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Dennis and Rose Bergstrazer have been with MAF for 32 years—the last 14 of which have been at the MAF base in Timika, Papua, Indonesia. Currently, they are the only MAF family there—and the only missionaries in town!
“When we first opened the base [in 2003], we were also the only Westerners, so we […]
How many chickens can you fit in an MAF airplane?
I usually ride in to the hangar with my husband, Dave. That means that when he has an early flight, unless I can find another ride, I go in early as well. I don’t particularly enjoy arriving a couple of hours early, but on this particular […]
“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 […]