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 […]
It’s a small personal victory, hoisting the windsock pole over Matekane’s western end with a new windsock proudly unfolding into the brisk winter wind. The windsock pole weighs a ton! Something like my own personal Mount Suribachi for this former Marine turned missionary pilot. Replacing windsocks regularly keeps us safe though, despite the mission to […]
It seemed like the only “help” available for 12-year-old Masha’s painful infection on her shin was either an herbal remedy or a trip to the local witch doctor, neither of which would be considered a legitimate option outside of the developing world.
Masha with family members and American Baptist missionary Rita Chapman (left). Photo […]
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 […]
One of the hardest things to reconcile while living overseas in a developing country is the ever-present reality of suffering. One of the reasons we do what we do, and why MAF programs are located where they are, is to help ease this suffering. But often we see suffering and know we can’t do anything […]
How does it feel to function in God’s strength versus your own? God brought this question to mind one day as a friend and I were going on an outing to the local hotel. As we approached, I surveyed the parking situation. All the spots outside of the hotel were taken. As I turned in […]