Category Archives: Spiritual

Hidden Labor

A Shuar man holds the first complete Shuar Bible in Makuma, Ecuador – Aug. 2010. Photo Credit by Chad Irwin.

Revenge cycles tortured Shuar Indian lives for centuries. The father of a sick child asked the witch doctor only one question, “Who put this curse on my son?” Then dad and friends stalked and […]

What Are Your Ministry Tools?

Typically, the husband’s role in the ministry of MAF is obvious, but the wife’s role is more vague. My husband uses tools and airplane parts every day in his ministry with MAF. My ministry tools include things like spatulas and potato peelers. People often ask me what my ministry is here or […]

My First Prayer

NOTE: This is the first in a series chronicling some portions of my journey with Christ.

Life is a transformational process, one in which our Lord is always calling us. He may be calling us to Him for the first time, or He might be drawing us into a deeper relationship with Him, and a greater […]

The Master Weaver

Food distribution at the MAF hangar on February 22, 2010, for airport personnel & volunteers.

I’m so grateful for a God who loves to mold, shape, and especially create. Into all of our lives, there are threads woven by our Master Designer. Some are bright threads, words of encouragement that nurture our spiritual growth. […]

While Shepherds Keep Their Watch

The heartbeat of MAF Lesotho is certainly assisting our fellow missionaries who live up in the mountains and touch the isolated, forgotten Basotho. Merrill and Bekah are two such missionary women working with Africa Inland Mission (AIM). They made the bold decision to move from their village home of many years to another, more isolated […]