Linda and her husband Dave have served with MAF since 1997. They have three children, Hannah Joy (who preceded them to heaven in 2002), C.J., and Ryan. Dave and Linda have worked in Kalimantan, Indonesia, at MAF headquarters in Nampa, and are currently serving the people of Papua, Indonesia. Linda enjoys caring for her family, being involved in ladies’ Bible study, reading, and writing (when she gets the chance!). Learn more about the Ringenberg family and their life in Indonesia serving with Mission Aviation Fellowship.
Educating the whole child in remote Papuan villages
By Linda Ringenberg
Ibu Liza and I carefully picked our way around muddy patches of ground as we headed from the Siloam Clinic toward the Lantern of Hope School in the remote Papuan village of Nalca. Ibu Liza (Ibu means Mrs. in Indonesian but is used before the first […]
By Linda Ringenberg
Linda is an MAF missionary serving in Papua, Indonesia, who had the chance to fly with her husband, Dave, to visit the remote village of Nalca recently.
As we stepped out of the MAF Kodiak onto the green grass of the Nalca airstrip, nurses from the Siloam Clinic took turns presenting each […]
“The Lord sits enthroned over the flood” — Psalm 29:10a
That Saturday night seemed like any other. It began raining around 5:30 p.m., like it had for many weeks during this extreme rainy season. Even though I had a scary experience with running into some flooding while taking a friend back up to school around […]
“For the LORD will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.”
—Isaiah 52:12b
One perk of serving with MAF in Papua, Indonesia, is the beautiful beaches. We don’t go often, since getting to our favorite beach requires bouncing over potholes for an hour, scaling narrow heights as the road winds […]
“But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving.” —Jonah 2:9a
Thanksgiving has just slipped by silently in Indonesia. MAF doesn’t take Thursday or Friday off because Thanksgiving is not celebrated here. This year we gathered with several MAF families on Friday evening for a traditional feast, replacing turkey with chicken. For […]
I don’t like letting go. I would much rather hang on to things or people for as long as possible. But sometimes God requires us to let go. Like with our kids. We are facing one of those big letting-go moments at the end of this school year when our oldest son C.J. will graduate […]