Jill Holmes and her husband Dave, a pilot/mechanic, serve in Mozambique, Africa. Jill works at the office and teaches martial arts. To learn more about the Holmes family, visit maf.org/holmes
I recently went with my husband, Dave, to MAF’s Africa Region IT (information technology) conference in Kampala, Uganda. Situated on Lake Victoria, we were able to enjoy God’s creation while tinkering with technology.
Famous Crowned Crane of Uganda.
Though labeled an Africa Region conference, there were also folks from the United States, Europe, Indonesia, and […]
How many chickens can you fit in an MAF airplane?
I usually ride in to the hangar with my husband, Dave. That means that when he has an early flight, unless I can find another ride, I go in early as well. I don’t particularly enjoy arriving a couple of hours early, but on this particular […]
One of the hardest things to reconcile while living overseas in a developing country is the ever-present reality of suffering. One of the reasons we do what we do, and why MAF programs are located where they are, is to help ease this suffering. But often we see suffering and know we can’t do anything […]
I recently had the opportunity to train with MAF’s Disaster Response team in order to be prepared when such events arise. There is very little time for decision makers to determine if MAF is equipped to meet the specific needs of a particular disaster response. Once the decision has been made to go, speed is […]
Back in 2008, both my husband and I felt God calling us out of our current careers and into overseas missions work. When we put the pieces together and realized God was calling us into mission aviation, and specifically to MAF, I was a bit confused as to how God would use me overseas. I […]
One of the things I love about living in Africa is how we frequently come across things that you just don’t see in the United States. Sometimes it is as simple as being cut off by a herd of goats while jogging, or seeing a man somehow manage to dangle multiple live chickens from the […]