“The love of God is deeper far / than tongue or pen can ever tell…”*
The words of this hymn were recently illuminated to me. A few weeks ago, we took the visiting U.S. team that comes to do our yearly MAF Family Conference to the village of Nipsan so they could get a taste of […]
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. —1 Thessalonians 5:11
Moving overseas, there were many new things to get used to. Having someone to come and help me with house cleaning duties was one of them. Ibu Ning became a part of our household our […]
For missionaries, goodbyes are brutal. Each time I say goodbye to loved ones, on either side of the world, I wonder if it will be the last goodbye.
Last summer, I stood in the hot Georgia sun and said goodbye to my sweet mother-in-law, Faye. A few weeks before, she received word from her doctor that […]
Story by Jeremiah Hartin, an MAF pilot in Papua, Indonesia.
Normally, you’ll find Jeremiah in his element–at the controls of a KODIAK airplane. But even when he’s not flying, God brings opportunities to minister.
What do you do when alone, miles outside of town in the jungle, and an angry looking fellow appears with a machete […]
Story by Brian Marx, an MAF pilot in Papua, Indonesia
One hundred miles east of us is an immense jungle area known as the Mamberamo. One weekend Yesaya was hunting for wild boar with his buddies. They were closing in on an animal down by the river when suddenly the hunters became the hunted. Waiting in […]
A unique perspective on MAF Missionaries and what is often misunderstood about missionary service.
“There is this assumption that missionaries are more spiritual or somehow more holy,” said Robyn Coffman, a licensed Christian counselor. “That is really dangerous.”
Stories of “missionary heroes” dot the shelves of church libraries, pastors’ bookshelves, and Bible college classrooms. It is hard […]