MAF pilot Kevin Lynne immediately noticed the sick man upon landing at the remote village of Koserek in Papua, Indonesia. The man’s abdomen was visibly bloated and he seemed to be in a great deal of pain. He was clearly in need of medical attention.
He told Lynne that he did not have any money for […]
This is an add-on to the August FlightWatch story. If you did not receive a copy in the mail, please read it here first. We wanted to give you more of the story and share these lovely pictures. All photos are by Agung Fauzi of Seize The Day Photography, unless otherwise noted.
At 6 feet […]
As I gripped the sides of the skinny dugout canoe and shut my eyes, I wondered if our jungle adventure was going to come to an end in the swirling brown river.
A lot of times when Kelly and I are explaining what MAF does, we’ll say something like, “In some of the most remote areas […]
Here are also some short stories demonstrating the difference the helicopter facility is making:
Lakpa and Sanatan, Nepali Volunteers
Lakpa and Sanatan survived the Nepal earthquake intact in Kathmandu, but felt desperate to help their fellow countrymen who were suffering. Through friends and a Facebook plea for volunteers, they and many others began contacting their foreign friends […]
With MAF’s help, an American fighter works to free an enslaved people
After carrying a 120-pound bag of charcoal attached to a strap wrapped around her forehead through the jungle for three miles, the woman held out her hand to receive her wages, her food for the day—a small square of goat fur. One man worked […]
On a recent flight to the small village of Long Sule, MAF pilot Steve Persenaire told me a little bit about the people who live there. Unlike most of the villages in Kalimantan, in Long Sule the women do much of the hard labor. Whenever a plane comes in, ladies are there waiting to help […]