Category Archives: Disaster Response

Not Done Yet

Your continued support of MAF brings hope in Hurricane Matthew’s wake.

HAITI – Imagine how much the world has changed since October, 2016. With the constant barrage from news outlets and social media, even last week feels like a distant memory.

Disasters like Hurricane Matthew that struck Haiti in October prompt quick action. Disaster response teams from […]

MAF and ADSE Assessing Needs Following Ecuador Earthquake

SHELL, Ecuador — April 17, 2016 — Alas de Socorro del Ecuador (ADSE), the MAF affiliate organization based in Shell, Ecuador, is assessing needs and ready to respond following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred Saturday, April 16, on Ecuador’s coast.

On Sunday, an ADSE medevac flight carried two children to medical care. According to David […]

A Chance Meeting

Airport meeting gives insight into what British Charity CAN is doing in Nepal

Doug Scott, CBE, made the first British ascent of [the south-west face of] Everest in 1975, and since then has wanted to help the mountain people of Nepal.  He founded UK based charity, Community Action Nepal (CAN).  Since CAN started operation in 1994 […]

The Salvation Army Delivers Solar Lamps and Food in Nepal

Betsy Baldwin (Technical Advisor – Disaster Relief and Recovery for the The Salvation Army World Service Office) reports on the Salvation Army’s recent flights in the Nepal earthquake relief effort:

May 15, 2015 – Visit to Sambung, Sindhupulchok

The Salvation Army delivered food and solar lamps to Sambung in Sindhupulchok.

The Salvation Army made a second […]

MAF Assessing Disaster Response Needs in Nepal

April 27, 2015 – Mission Aviation Fellowship Disaster Response personnel have arrived in Nepal and are assessing how the ministry can best help in the country following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the nation on Saturday.

“Our hearts are hurting for the people of Nepal in the wake of this tragedy,” said John […]

After the Tsunami

Ten years later, Mission Aviation Fellowship Reflects on the Crisis in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — On December 26, 2004, the ground shook and the ocean rose, engulfing the western coast of the Aceh region of Indonesia. An estimated 170,000 people died, 550,000 were displaced, and communities were forever changed.

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) was one of […]