Category Archives: Spiritual

The Story Behind The Picture

A picture is worth a thousand words. That’s only true if you know the story behind what you are seeing. A few days ago, while flying home from Mamit, an airstrip perched on a mountainside in the heart of Papua, I saw this young man reading his Bible. It’s not an incredibly remarkable picture in […]

You Never Know Who May Be Watching

When I was a child, my parents taught me the importance of kindness. They were not believers, but they did believe in treating others with thoughtfulness and respect. So even before I became a Christian at age 38, this was an important part of who I am.

When I learned about Jesus and His love for […]

Grace & Glory

When I was preparing to move to Lesotho I sat down with some women who have all served overseas as missionaries. In our time of fellowship there was one thing every one of them told me would be most important for my longevity and success…

How true I have discovered this to be. While I love […]

A More Excellent Way

Dan and Sylvia Rogers are finishing up a two-month assignment with the MAF affiliate in Suriname, where they served in years past. Dan is completing a 1,000-hr. inspection and installation of a new engine for NAV (November Alpha Victor). The Rogers submitted this story, as told to them by MAF Suriname staff.

MAF-Suriname generally offers flight […]

An Amazing Grace Kind of Day – Part 1

This is a special guest post from Sylvia Rogers, who has returned to Suriname with her husband Dan for a two-month assignment at the MAF affiliate program there. Dan is completing a 1,000-hr. inspection and installation of a new engine for NAV (November Alpha Victor).

It was 6:15 a.m.; time for coffee! After breakfast, Dan left […]

First Term Reflections

As I write this, we are just four weeks from departing on our first furlough. It is impossible to condense everything that has happened to us, and within us, into one small article. Here are a few things that stand out to me right now.

Three Things I Have Learned About the Congo:

There will always be […]