How your partnership is introducing a remote, primitive tribe to Jesus
When Petrus Giay, an Indonesian missionary, finally found the Weserau tribe deep in the mountainous interior of Papua, Indonesia, he wasn’t welcomed with open arms. It was obvious by their primitive garments made of bark, and their fear, that this tribe had little contact […]
You are helping a Haitian ministry transform a remote community.
“It’s long enough, but it will never happen,” said MAF pilot John Munsell as he surveyed an area for a possible airstrip.
It seemed unlikely that this patch of land could ever be more than the impossible wall of thorn bushes confronting him. But the people were […]
Life-changing facial surgeries in the DRC
Nzapa and her granddaughter, Lidia, experienced God’s healing because of your support of MAF. Photo by Kurt and Linda Lindquist.
The theories ranged from absurd to ominous: a lizard bit her lip, her mother looked at a camel while giving birth, an ancestor or evil spirit had been angered, […]
With MAF’s help, an American fighter works to free an enslaved people
After carrying a 120-pound bag of charcoal attached to a strap wrapped around her forehead through the jungle for three miles, the woman held out her hand to receive her wages, her food for the day—a small square of goat fur. One man worked […]
How an inflatable can impact a disaster response effort
It looks like an eight-foot beach ball. But when a disaster strikes—like an earthquake or typhoon— this inflatable device is much handier than its simpler cousin.
In fact, it can be a game changer.
When a major disaster occurs, like Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines or the 2010 Haiti […]
With MAF’s help, a once-primitive tribe shares the Gospel in the Papuan jungle
MAF Cessna 185 preparing to take off from the rocky airstrip of Mulia. Photo by Dick Martin.
When the MAF airplane first soared over the small village of Mulia in Papua, Indonesia, back in 1958, only the Dani chief was brave enough […]