Tag Archives: training

A Mother’s Blessing

An MAF pilot flies his mom and their ministries converge to bring life-saving medical training to Congolese doctors and nurses.

 

Photo by Stephen Hale.

“Mom, this is surreal. How does this happen?” said MAF pilot Stephen Hale to his mother, who was in the co-pilot seat next to him in the Democratic Republic of the […]

August 24 – 30, 2015

“The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them. ” — Proverbs 20:7 (NLT)

Priorities for Prayer

Monday, August 24
Please pray for the MAF missionaries around the world that they would walk with integrity as they face unique challenges and common temptations.
Tuesday, August 25
Some 1 million people in the UK learned about MAF’s work in Papua through […]

Transitions

Since joining MAF we have learned that a missionary’s life is one of constant transition. Initially, we thought it was a transition from one career to another and from one country to another. But that was just the beginning. We transitioned from training to fundraising. Then we moved from the United States to Africa and […]

How To Convince Yourself It’s Safe To Fly

Talking myself down … or up, rather.

I’ll admit it—I get a little nervous flying.

I’m not scared of flying per se, but every time a plane I’m on starts to make its descent, I start going over everything I know about physics (which is not much)—thinking about how fast we are going, how high we […]

Preparing Leaders

For any organization to have sustainable momentum there must be extensive training and preparation of its leaders. I firmly believe that MAF—like all ministry organizations—must provide consistent leadership training if we are to accomplish the vision that God has given us.

Mission Aviation Fellowship makes a long-term investment in our staff through extensive training prior to […]