Editor’s Note: Dan Lenz is a former MAF pilot. This is taken from a letter written in 1992 to his supporters while he was serving in Indonesia that underscores the difficulty — and adventure — MAF pilots face on a daily basis.
I could see them coming and instinctively fumbled with a rebellious shirttail that was […]
A common question I get asked as an MAF pilot serving in Kalimantan, Indonesia is “What do you transport in your airplane?” A really short answer would sound something like “I transport people and stuff.” However the “stuff” part of that response can be as varied as the countries we serve in. Often times it […]
Editor’s note: John and Margie Fairweather served with MAF for 40 years, spending most of their time on the field in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). John recently shared about his experience of working with an isolated village to build an airstrip.
One year, the local Bible school we worked with quite often took a […]
Editor’s Note: John Miller is a missionary with MAF and today’s post is from one of his letters from the early 1990s when he was serving in Indonesia.
About five years ago the national missionary Gerinok Elabi trekked in to Luban with his family. Just like any foreign missionary, they had to learn the language, battle […]
Nancy and Jim Smith, with Jim Hulse, Towers for Jesus, in the middle.
MAF is privileged to partner with Laban Ministries International (LMI) and Jim and Nancy Smith in their mission: “to train nationals in the heart of Africa, to reach the hearts of Africa.” MAF has been serving them since 1978, when they […]
Editor’s Note: Pilots love their planes, sometimes so much so that they become like another member of the family. Twenty years ago, former MAF pilot Dan Lenz recalled one of MAF’s then-ageing airplanes, PK-MPQ based in Indonesia, and his relationship with this once-proud legend in the sky.
By Dan Lenz
“Well, you’ve been dynamite today!” I complimented […]