New to the MAF Palangkaraya base in Kalimantan, pilot Aaron Hoffman just completed his first solo flight after the last few months of on-site training. That means he has now been released to fly by himself without another MAF pilot in the airplane. Here he is returning to the base.
After “parking” at the floating hangar, […]
I have the privilege of spending much time visiting MAF’s friends and supporters, and recently the question came up, “How can I tell if a nonprofit organization is worthy of my support?”.
This is a very good question! If you are like most of us, you likely receive a lot of mail—both snail mail and email—from […]
Gravity charges a high price for defiance. All aircraft, whether space shuttle, jet airliner or jungle Cessna cost a lot to operate. They need energy to get off the ground, then demand more to stay aloft until they reach their destination, be it International Space Station, Chicago, or the next jungle strip.
NASA spends $450 million […]
You probably know that Mission Aviation Fellowship flies missionaries, doctors, pastors, and relief workers to many of the most remote parts of the world. While you won’t find reference to it in our name, MAF also has quite an extensive IT ministry. In many of the remote places we fly there is also a lack […]
MAF pilot Nick Frey recaps some of the happenings at MAF’s West DRC base in Kinshasa.
Flight strip in Malebo, Congo
We are going through a mini “dry season” in this part of the world (West D.R. Congo). It’s a time when Congolese utilize the intense heat and direct sunlight to burn sections of […]
Iglesia Comunidad Cristiana del Vaupés Bible Storytelling Workshop
One of the amazing things I’ve discovered is the wisdom displayed by indigenous men and women as they unpack spiritual insights after listening to Bible stories.
Iglesia Comunidad Cristiana del Vaupés in the Amazonian basin of Colombia, South America, invited MAF-Learning Technologies to come and train indigenous […]