How one flight helps change lives thousands of miles away
Scott, middle, with friends and family, and pilot Jason, front right.
Scott Atteberry was wheeled into the chapel at MAF headquarters by his wife, Deana, as friends and family waited. Blue skies stretched above the high deserts of Idaho and a light breeze brushed across […]
A flight to help restore power to a major city leads to a conversation about the Highest Power
Story by Amy Embleton, an MAF missionary in Mozambique
On a Saturday at 6:00 a.m., my husband Kent received a call from a familiar client. It was the booking agent from the titanium mine that we fly for very […]
Story by Jeremy Toews, an MAF pilot in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
As I walked out to the little red and white airplane loaded floor-to-ceiling for my first solo flight as an MAF pilot in Borneo, I found it hard to believe the day had finally come. My first assignment was to deliver 730 pounds of supplies to […]
By Karin Allrich
Doug and Karin Allrich are MAF missionaries who are serving as a pilot/mechanic family in Papua, Indonesia.
We sometimes get asked, “What’s a typical flight day like there in Papua?” It’s a great question, and because we have lots of typical days here, allow us to share our answer with all of you.
Some […]
MAF flights bring trainers to remote villages to teach culturally relevant Bible story-telling methods
“It doesn’t get much better than this.”
Brad Hopkins, our MAF pilot—and my husband—pointed at the clear blue sky out of the floatplane window. I glanced at my notes: Kuala Kurun—that’s the name of the jungle town to which we were headed.
“Just a […]
As we were finalizing this story and getting it ready to post online, we were saddened to learn that Byron Clingerman had passed away in an auto accident last week and is now in the company of his Savior. Byron has been connected with MAF for 40-plus years—as a supporter, friend, MAF Advocate, and volunteer. […]