MAF employs 290 local workers to fill administrative and technical roles at its overseas flight programs. Compare that to the 127 expat staff stationed around the world and it’s obvious these workers are greatly needed to help each program run smoothly and efficiently.
Photo by Tripp Flythe.
In western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), […]
One of my favorite activities here in Nampula is teaching a martial arts class at a local Christian orphanage. I had already been teaching classes to the expat community when one of the leaders of the orphanage asked me if I would consider teaching there as well. Before the first class, I was a little […]
Joy hanging laundry at her current mission assignment in Indonesia
During my teens I went on several mission trips. Each prepared me in some way for living overseas, but there are definitely some differences between those short trips and the life I now lead. For example:
I don’t travel much. Traveling is an innate part […]
When you start packing to move overseas, you begin by selecting the sentimental “stuff” that you think you can’t live without. For my husband and me, our favorite sports caps were a clear choice. He loves Notre Dame football, and I love the Boston Red Sox. The sports caps made it on the list to […]
I know you have all been waiting with bated breath to hear what happened since the last Thursday Flyer blog post. Well, I survived the training flight I got to tag along on—not without a few scares orchestrated by the pilots as a part of the training. The next few posts will detail our trek […]
This is the first of several blog posts regarding the part that culture plays in the missionary experience.
I thought I knew cultures. Born in Scotland, raised in Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe), lived and worked in South Africa, travelled extensively … I had seen and experienced many ways of life. But I was unprepared for the […]