Roping in a safe landing
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) trains pilots to be “thinking” pilots—equipped to make decisions in situations when they might not have all the information or technology available. One technique every MAF pilot must become skilled in is called the three pass Wind LASSO. Used when encountering a new or unknown runway, the […]
As the year draws to a close, we look back with gratitude at all the Lord accomplished through the ministry of MAF. Here are some of the highlights and key stories of the year.
• MAF staff organized “JESUS” film showings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique. Hundreds of decisions were made for Christ.
The call I received the other week was not unusual. It was a woman strongly opposed to abortion who wanted to know what stand MAF was taking on the issue—what this ministry was doing to halt abortion in the U.S.
Mission Aviation Fellowship frequently receives inquiries about our views and actions on various issues. Not just […]
“If a pig walks out on the runway … PORKCHOPS!”
“If a cow walks out on the runway … HAMBURGER!”
Chief Pilot Brian Shepson explained MAF’s landing procedures to a class of new MAF pilots in a way that simultaneously left my palms sweaty and mouth watering. These new pilots would be practicing these procedures on the […]
It’s not just for missionaries
Who do you admire, look up to?
Over the years I have come to see that many Christians tend to look up to missionaries—to put them on a pedestal as if they are a kind of Super Christian. Pastors and other Christian workers are part of this hierarchy too, although perhaps not […]
My name is Chris and I am new to MAF. I’m not a pilot. I’m not a mechanic. The only things I know about aviation, I learned from Top Gun. (I still have trouble working out in my head how a heavy thing made out of metal can get off the ground.) And while I’ve […]