Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere. If you want to know what might be swirling around in my head with regards to missions, aviation and the role MAF is playing in all of it, this is the place to visit. I hope to shed some light on the opportunities MAF has to serve God and the amazing things He is doing around the world.I have served as the president of MAF since 2007 and have worked with this wonderful organization in some capacity since 1991. I’ll try to provide context for what MAF is doing through its strategic initiatives and share interesting pieces of information regarding where the organization is headed. That is what I hope to accomplish through this blog. I invite you visit regularly.I recently read through year-end reports about MAF’s work in 2012, and had to stop and praise God for all that He has accomplished in the past year. It is quite thrilling to see how the Lord is using the men and women of MAF, along with the many faithful servants we partner with around […]
NOTE: This is the first in a series chronicling some portions of my journey with Christ.
Life is a transformational process, one in which our Lord is always calling us. He may be calling us to Him for the first time, or He might be drawing us into a deeper relationship with Him, and a greater […]
Another year has come and gone with the Lord continuing to bless Mission Aviation Fellowship with newly opened doors and opportunities to share the good news through the missionaries and pilots that fly around the world.
MAF President and CEO, John Boyd, shares highlights of 2012, and hopes for a blessed new year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5HiIry8rng&w=500
After moving from Scotland at age 3, I began my world culture immersion in Rhodesia (modern day Zimbabwe). Since then, I’ve lived in South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Kenya, Canada, Haiti and the United States. However, when Christmastime arrives each year, I revert back to my Scottish roots.
I can attribute this mostly […]
As we near end of the year, many people take time to reflect on what has happened in their lives and dream about the future.
It’s no different at MAF. In reflecting over the past year, I see how MAF still faithfully responds to the vision God gave this ministry many years ago: to help meet […]
Whenever we hear the word “give,” we almost immediately default to hearing “give money.” But on #GivingTuesday, let’s think about the broader picture of what it means to give.
So often, we are presented with opportunities to make financial donations. We assume that we have something to give and “those poor people” don’t.
The truth is, […]