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.When new candidates enter MAF’s training program, one of the questions that always comes up is this: “How much support do we have to raise?”
It’s an important one for more reasons than you might think.
While MAF has a team dedicated to raising financial support for our operations, each individual missionary family is responsible for raising […]
Last week Mission Aviation Fellowship observed its Worldwide Day of Prayer. It’s a day when the entire MAF world pauses to lift up the people, places, and partners that we serve around the world.
The theme of the day was Followership and I’ve been pondering that topic. One hears so much about what it takes to […]
When I stop and think about how much we do at MAF, it begins to overwhelm me.
Coordinating flights with partner ministries and other organizations and government officials is no easy task. Maintaining safety in the midst of all the busy work that consumes the time of our staff doesn’t happen without great attention to detail. […]
It’s been 20 years since MAF introduced its current logo … the burgundy-and-gray emblem with the dove. Since that time…
The Internet came into our lives
MAF installed its first satellite communication link
Zaire became the DRC (again)
MAF began its Mali well-digging project
The MAF-Learning Technologies division was created
MAF began and completed Operation ACCESS! —a major research project that […]
The last week of July is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s when I am able to rub elbows with aviation enthusiasts from around the world at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, affectionately know as “Oshkosh” to flying fans. It’s the world’s largest aviation exhibition, and they say that some 500,000 flying fans pass […]
When I reflect on my life, I realize many of the big dreams God planted in my heart that have come to pass. One of those dreams late in my life was to fly for MAF — and that dream eventually came true.
But there are also the little dreams, the things that don’t seem super […]