Category Archives: Country

“What Can I Do About So Many People?”

How you spread the love of Christ, and hope, through MAF in the wake of violence

 

In the aftermath of tragedy, Jesus went up to a remote place to be with His Father. Soon He was surrounded by people in need. He went over to them and healed them. As the day turned into night, His […]

Always Praising the Lord

Staff Profile:  Lilas M.R. Upoy, Booking Officer for MAF in east DRC

 

Story by Annaleis Woodsum, an MAF missionary preparing to serve at the base in Nyankunde, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

 

Relationships are paramount in Africa. For this reason, building up the national staff and strengthening relationships are high priorities for MAF.

One of […]

Greener Pastures

Jaclyn serves with MAF in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Here, she shares how a visit to another MAF program caused the green-eyed monster to raise its ugly head.

 

No way. What?!

You have uninterrupted electricity for weeks . . . sometimes MONTHS at a time?!

It gets cool enough that you actually get to put on […]

MAF is on the List

An MAF staff member discovers how God’s provisions have included MAF throughout one pastor’s life.

 

Just five minutes into the interview with Yusmanto Luis, a local pastor, and his wife, Elvina, and I already see a list forming in my notebook.

The supplies for the orphaned and at-risk kids’ rooms that are in the process of being […]

When Every Breath Counts

When a young boy couldn’t breathe, you made a difference through an MAF flight.

 

“Sadrak came down with a respiratory virus and it turned into a respiratory emergency,” said Trevor Johnson with HeartCry Missionary Society. “We thought Sadrak was going to die.”

Trevor and his family live among and minister to the Korowai tribe in the village […]