MOUNT HAGEN, Papua New Guinea – Feb. 27, 2018 — Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has mobilized its disaster response team to provide assistance following a devastating earthquake in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Monday morning, Feb. 26, the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG) […]
MAF supporters and key partners make for great teamwork when it comes to helping people recover from deadly storms
The succession of storms that recently hit the Caribbean islands echo Hurricane Matthew’s assault on Haiti nearly one year ago.
MAF staff at the Haitian base waited anxiously as Irma passed by their recovering country earlier this month. […]
Hurricane Maria Leaves Destruction Across The Caribbean, Mission Aviation Fellowship Providing Assistance
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Sept. 21, 2017
Hurricane Maria has ripped apart homes and caused destruction across Dominica, Barbuda, and other islands already reeling from the effects of Hurricane Irma earlier this month. As families in the Caribbean struggle to recover, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) […]
St. Maarten – Sept. 13, 2017
MAF disaster response staff are on the ground in St. Maarten, an island nation in the Caribbean that has been devastated by Hurricane Irma. They are assessing the situation to determine how MAF can use its aviation and communication services to best help those in need. An airplane from MAF-Suriname […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Sept. 8, 2017
This morning the MAF team in Haiti completed an aerial survey over the northern part of the country, which was hardest hit by Hurricane Irma. Although they observed water in some fields and other places it shouldn’t have been, the team saw little damage.
John Munsell, acting program manager for MAF […]
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 […]