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Growing Faith in The Amazon

mafus — Mon, 06 May 2024 18:36:19 +0000

Deep in the Amazon of Ecuador, MAF staff members Sixto Quiñones and Wilson Cuvi are discipling residents of the small village of Panintza. MAF airplanes have been taking them into the jungle once a month for the past two years, so they can teach God’s Word and help the people grow in their faith. Everything is different for them since they accepted Christ as their Savior.

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Their Hope is in Jesus

mafus — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 08:15:00 +0000

In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), MAF staff are ministering to their neighbors in three camps for displaced people on the outskirts of Bunia. Hundreds of thousands have fled violent attacks by militia groups in northeast DRC. The three camps where MAF is working hold around 150,000 people. In this video, you’ll get a glimpse of what life is like in the camps and meet some of the MAF staff who are teaching vocational skills, counseling the traumatized, and sharing the love and hope found in Jesus Christ.

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One Pilot’s Jungle Trek

mafus — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:01:06 +0000

An MAF pilot jumps at the chance to spend two weeks in the jungle doing outreach with local missionaries. When he approves the opening of a new airstrip and the MAF plane arrives to pick up his group, he’s reminded of the difference an MAF flight can make in the remotest parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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The Kids Action Network

mafus — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:19:00 +0000

Meet Kennedy Fumba with Kids Action Network as he shares about his calling to bring the gospel to children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). MAF flights make it possible for him to reach remote villages throughout the DRC, where he leads Sunday school teacher workshops and kids’ clubs.

*Created for MAF’s Flight Crew community of monthly givers. Learn more at maf.org/flightcrew.

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A Lasting Impact

mafus — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

How one flight helps change lives thousands of miles away

Scott, middle, with friends and family, and pilot Jason, front right.

Scott Atteberry was wheeled into the chapel at MAF headquarters by his wife, Deana, as friends and family waited. Blue skies stretched above the high deserts of Idaho and a light breeze brushed across this chilly February morning … perfect weather for flying.

Minutes before he arrived, Jamie Slippy, one of Scott’s longtime friends, shared some information about the Quest KODIAK. Jamie moved from Boise, Idaho, to Sandpoint, a town in the northern part of the state, to help design the KODIAK—an airplane that would better serve missions organizations. Jamie joined Quest in 2002 to help make this airplane a reality.

Scott and Jamie met at a Bible study through their church and remained in touch after Jamie moved to northern Idaho with Quest. Even before his cancer diagnosis, Scott had a strong interest in taking a flight in a KODIAK. However, due to his health, it looked as though that was a fleeting possibility. Well, that is, until Mark Olsen, came into the picture.

Mark is a member of Thrivent Financial, a Christian financial group, who found out about Scott and Jamie, and, with the help of generous donors, organized and funded a flight for the two friends.

Once the flight was funded, Thrivent continued to raise money, donating it to MAF to help fund medical flights all around the world. Because of this, an impact was not only made locally with Scott and his family and friends, but also in lives around the world. Through this one flight, through this one wish being granted, hope was delivered in Nampa, ID, and in isolated locations thousands of miles away.

Scott, second row right, with Jamie, front right, and friends and family on the KODIAK.

“Today was so special because we were able to provide a meaningful experience to a family that is getting ready to say goodbye to a loved one,” said Holly Syreen, MAF’s Giving Programs Coordinator, “While also raising funds for critical medical flights in remote communities around the world.”

The impact of that day will long outlast the hour flight that was provided.

It will continue on in the lives of the many isolated people around the world who will be saved by the money raised.

Your partnership with MAF means that you can help change lives all around the world through medical flights. These flights save lives and deliver hope to isolated people all around the world.

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