By Kees Janse
His name is very applicable: Selamat. Which is an Indonesian word used as a greeting, but it also means “saved” or “rescued.” That indeed has happened in his life.
On Thursday, October 12, 2014 he was with his mother in the family’s hut in a small village in the highlands of Papua. That day […]
“A man’s discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression.” —Proverbs 19:11
MAF pilot Nathan Fagerlie got the request for a medevac flight over the radio while he was en route to a remote airstrip in Papua, Indonesia. A young boy had fallen from a tree and was impaled […]
Watch how you are helping make it possible for life-changing medical care to reach those in the deepest parts of the DRC.
There are so many things we take for granted in the developed world—reliable transportation, quality medical care, being connected through the Internet, to name just a few. In places like the remote parts of […]
Because of you, MAF is delivering vaccines throughout the Congo
It’s only been since 2015 that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared polio-free (UNICEF Annual Report 2015). The last outbreak occurred in 2010, prompting a vigorous vaccination campaign. Today vaccines are still vitally important in keeping this disease, and others, from crippling or […]
What happens when the only floatplane in all of Papua can’t fly?
When a retired missionary couple returned to visit their former mission station in the swampy lowlands of Papua, Indonesia, MAF pilot John Dalton flew them in PK-MAO—the only amphibious plane in all of Papua.
As he was about to takeoff and leave them there, the […]
One pilot’s incredible experience highlights God’s care for the isolated.
There is an ebb and flow to how God speaks and moves. It’s clearly seen throughout the story of Scripture. There are times—like in Exodus—where His hand can very clearly be seen. Yet there are other times—as in the book of Esther, some of the prophets, […]