What does the MAF president do?
Someone recently asked me this question, which made me wonder about the perceptions that people hold of those in nonprofit leadership positions, versus the reality.
John speaking at AirVenture.
The title President and CEO sounds quite glamorous. One might imagine that the leader of a global organization like MAF spends […]
A view of Bunia, DRC from above on a radio tower during some antenna work.
Taking a boat ride on the Nile during a family vacation to Jinja, Uganda.
Hiking to a pygmy camp near Epulu, DRC.
Flying past the rim of a volcano near Goma, DRC on the way […]
When we came to MAF, I, the professional pilot, joined a cutting edge team. Missionaries needed me to reach their ministry sites. The national church needed me in support of their pastoral work. Community Development groups needed me to move engineers. Doctors needed me to deliver them to remote villages. Villagers needed me to take […]
When we train isolated church leaders on how to share Bible stories with others, we often bump into worldviews that get challenged by the Word of God.
Manuel
Manuel, a national missionary was visiting an indigenous community in Costa Rica when he noticed a particular rooster was tied up to a tree and not allowed […]
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 […]
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 […]