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A Lesson In Contrasts

Living in Kinshasa, DRC (a city of about 10,000,000 people) we can sometimes forget that MAF’s vision is for isolated people. There are always people crowding the streets, jamming the market places, and flooding entire areas that were once wide open. It was one of the biggest shocks when we arrived, to be overwhelmed by […]

Homeward Bound

Waiting to board an MAF flight out of Bunia to Entebbe, on their way to the MAF program in Kinshasa, our resource team encountered this traveler who had a change of heart.

The young man stands in the shade of the wing of the MAF airplane. The airport ramp is hot and dusty. He waits in […]

When Does MAF Respond to Disasters?

 

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This is the first in a three-part series of posts about MAF and disaster response.

While MAF maintains ongoing operations in countries all around the world, its ability to respond immediately to disasters is critical […]