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 […]
Medical evacuation flights really hurt during my first term. Once turned loose with an airplane in the jungle, I felt I had to be both counselor and pilot. During orientation phase I could busy myself preparing the airplane to receive the patient. The instructor pilot handled talking with the village, the family, and supervising gentle […]
UPDATE: Kees reports that both boys, Yonas and Ipes, have recovered and are doing well. Thank you for your prayers!
Routine flights make a lifesaving difference around the world
On this particular day, Kees filled his aircraft with six patients from three different villages. Their symptoms varied, from a broken arm to severe malnutrition. Yona was in the most […]
As a print shop coordinator at MAF headquarters, Atalie Snyder recently spent a week as a volunteer babysitter watching MAF children while the parents attended an MAF Africa Managers’ conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Afterwards she spent time at the Lesotho program and got a firsthand look at the work of MAF. Atalie shares […]
How MAF helped save a young girl’s life
For Mission Aviation Fellowship pilot Kevin Borror, patience isn’t just a virtue––it’s a decision that forever changed the course of one young girl’s life.
Maria was an orphan and a sponsored child through the Compassion International program. Borror received a request to pick her up and take her to […]
You are saving hundreds of little lives through MAF medical flights
“I’ll never, ever forget that day as long as I live. Joshua’s temp was 105, and during the flight, his eyes rolled back in his head. I thought I had lost him. Over the drone of the engine, I cried out, ‘Can’t this thing go […]