David & Patricia Carwell

David and Patricia Carwell are missionaries with Missionary Flights International serving at their base in Fort Pierce Florida.  Their ministry multiplies the effectiveness of the indigenous churches and foreign missionaries by providing safe and reliable air transportation from the United States into the Carribean countries of Haiti, Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.  David serves as the Vice President and Director of Operations overseeing flight, maintenance and logistical operations.  The Carwells use their decades of experience living in Haiti to communicate with and minister to Haitians living in the area, to those traveling with Missionary Flights, and to those still in Haiti.  Patricia is a full-time homemaker caring for Nathan, Naomi, and Noah and is an ambassador for Christ in their neighborhood and supports David in ministry through MFI. 

David was born and raised in Paris, IL. At the age of five, he was challenged through a Sunday morning message to think about heaven and hell. He asked his mother how he could get to heaven, and after she helped him understand John 3:16, he accepted Christ as his Savior. Because David's parents regularly corresponded and supported missionaries, he grew up with an awareness of missions. David served with MAF from 1993 to 2025 in various capacities, but mainly as a pilot/mechanic and then as country director in Haiti.  He attended Moody Bible Institute and received his B.S. in Missionary Aviation. He holds commercial and instrument pilot ratings and is an A&P mechanic.

David shares that Romans 8:28 has been a comfort for him in difficult times, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."

Patricia was born in Tehran, Iran. She immigrated to the U.S. with her family in 1979. They settled in Morton Grove, IL. The movie A Thief in the Night was the evangelistic tool that God used to draw Patricia to Himself. "I questioned, at eleven years old, what my destiny would be after death. I wasn't sure if I would rest in God's presence. In His love, God opened my heart to Himself and at that time, gave me the faith to believe and be assured of eternal life with Him." Patricia became aware of missions through her local church and the missionaries they supported as a congregation. She graduated from Loyola University in Chicago, IL with a B.S. in Applied Industrial Psychology.