Professional flight training creates confident pessimists. We fly confident that our skill brings us safely to our destination. But we practice for calamity as well. Instructors demand we repeat, with neither hesitation nor doubt, the steps for situations like aborted takeoff, fire in-flight, electrical failure, or landing with a flat tire. We inscribe the six […]
Aviation Ministry Flying in Doctors, Critical Vaccines, Medical Supplies
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo – As cholera and measles sicken thousands in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is providing desperately needed flight services to assist medical agencies in their efforts to combat these deadly diseases.
Mission Aviation Fellowship delivers a load […]
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This is the first in a three-part series of posts about MAF and disaster response.
While MAF maintains ongoing operations in countries all around the world, its ability to respond immediately to disasters is critical […]
“I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” —Matthew 25:40 NIV
When I speak publicly about the work of MAF, I often use a phrase that captures the heart of what MAF’s ministry is all about: “Demonstration and Proclamation.” And […]
Airplane that flew the generator into Zappallo Grande
As the small pickup backed towards the plane, my confidence wavered. The truck’s rear springs compressed completely. The tires rubbed wheel wells at every bump in our grass ramp. In its bed a diesel powered generator hunched like a docile beast whose size and weight substituted […]