August 1 (friday)
Please keep praying for more doors to open to allow us to engage with new audiences and churches, sharing encouraging news of our work overseas, and bringing the hope of Christ to many.
August 2 (SATURDAY)
Management team (pg. 13) – Please pray for wisdom, unity and discernment for our management team as they guide MAF in Australia through important decisions and lead with vision, integrity and a heart for service.
AUGUST 3 (SUNDAY)
Give thanks to God for His provision through our end of financial year campaign. We are so grateful for the generosity of our supporters who continue to believe in the mission of MAF. May each gift be multiplied for His glory.
August 4 (MONDAY)
Mark and Jodie Simmonds (pg. 6) – Please pray for wisdom for Mark and Jodie, as all the children will be studying in Townsville from September. Together with MAF, they are considering how best to support the kids, while continuing to serve in their roles.
August 5 (Tuesday)
Marketing and Communications team (pg. 13) – Pray for creativity and clarity as the team continues to share powerful stories of MAF’s impact. Ask God to use their work to inspire, inform and mobilise supporters across Australia.
August 6 (Wednesday)
Pray for the staff in Arnhem Land as they go through a season of adjustment and rebuilding.
August 7 (THURSday)
Please pray that God will bring more people with the necessary skills and expertise to fill the positions that are still needed in programs across the globe.
AUGUST 8 (FRIDAY)
Jacob and Eliza Jasch (pg. 12) – Pray for people to partner with them financially. They are currently at around 58% of what they need. Pray that God would provide the support necessary to continue the work He has called them to.
August 9 (SATURDAY)
As we mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we give thanks for the rich culture, wisdom and resilience of Australia’s First Nations Peoples. Pray for healing, reconciliation and justice across Australia, and for meaningful partnerships with Indigenous communities. Lift up the MAF Arnhem Land team as they serve alongside Yolŋu people.
August 10 (SUNday)
Fundraising team (pg. 14) – Pray for the team as they steward generosity and raise vital support for MAF’s work. Pray for open hearts among donors and for God’s provision through every campaign.
August 11 (MONday)
Michael and Naomi Lindsey (pg. 10) – Please pray for Michael and Naomi as they prepare to relocate to East Arnhem Land in March next year. Michael will be serving as a line pilot, while continuing in his role as safety manager for the Australian AOC. Pray for God’s peace, guidance and provision as they prepare for this significant transition as a family.
AUGUST 12 (TUESDAY)
This International Youth Day, we give thanks for the passion and energy of young people around the world. Pray that God would rise up a new generation with hearts to serve, give and go, especially to the hard-to-reach places. Ask God to inspire youth across Australia and beyond to catch the vision of MAF and be part of bringing help, hope and healing through aviation.
AUGUST 13 (WEDNESDAY)
There’s a huge shortage of engineers in the aviation sector. Pray that Christians with a heart for engineering and mission will discover MAF and feel God guiding them along this path.
August 14 (THURSDAY)
Relationships team (pg. 14) – Pray for the team as they connect with churches and businesses. May their conversations spark partnerships that bear fruit and spread awareness of MAF’s mission to bring help, hope and healing.
August 15 (FRIday)
Please pray for Peter and Fleur Boal. After arriving in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea, a few weeks ago, they’ve been busy with orientation, language learning, and getting used to daily life. Praise God for the warm welcome they’ve received from the MAF community and local church. Please pray for their upcoming move to Ukarumpa, that they would quickly connect with students and build a supportive, Christ-centred home. Pray also for more teachers for UIS (Ukarumpa International School), and for ongoing adjustment, strength and joy as they continue their cross-cultural journey.
AUGUST 16 (saturDAY)
Ethan McMaster (pg. 4) – Please pray for Ethan as he begins his home assignment this month. Ask for times of refreshment, meaningful connections with supporters, and opportunities to share what God is doing through MAF in Arnhem Land. Pray for rest, encouragement and clarity as he reflects on his time in the field and prepares for what’s next.
AUGUST 17 (SUNDAY)
Education team (pg. 15) – Pray for the team as they engage schools, youth and educators across the country. Ask that they would effectively plant seeds of mission and inspire the next generation to be part of God’s work.
August 18 (MONday)
Please pray for the MAF team at AgQuip over the next few days as they connect with visitors and share about the work of MAF. Pray for meaningful conversations, strong engagement, and that God would open hearts to support the mission of MAF.
August 19 (TUESday)
This World Humanitarian Day, give thanks for the many ways MAF is able to bring help, hope and healing to people in hard-to-reach places. Pray for strength and protection for all MAF staff and their partner organisations serving in challenging environments, and that their efforts would continue to reflect God’s love to those in greatest need.
AUGUST 20 (WEDNESDAY)
Andrew and Myfanway Little (pg. 11) – Please pray for the Littles as they reach the six month mark since their move back to Papua New Guinea. While they’re feeling more settled, they’re also experiencing the mental and emotional fatigue that comes with cultural adjustment. Pray for strength, rest and clarity.
AUGUST 21 (THURSDAY)
People and Culture team (pg. 15) – Please pray for our people and culture team as they support staff well-being, recruitment and development. May they be guided by grace and wisdom as they care for the MAF family.
August 22 (FRIday)
Praise God for all the churches who are partnering with MAF through the Fuel for Father’s Day campaign this year. Pray that each congregation would be encouraged by the impact they have made reaching isolated people with the love of Christ. Ask God to bless these churches for their generosity and to continue growing a heart for mission within their communities.
August 23 (SATURday)
David Chandler (pg. 4) – Please pray for David as he steps into some new roles and has more responsibilities now. Pray that He would know the Lord more and lean on Him in every area of his life. Pray for rest and encouragement as well, as this year has been very challenging.
AUGUST 24 (SUNDAY)
Praise God for last month’s major systems transition at MAF Australia. We’re thankful for His guidance through the process and for the incredible strength, perseverance and dedication of our systems team. Pray for continued stability, learning and efficiency as we move forward with these new tools in place.
AUGUST 25 (MONDAY)
Administration and Finance team (pg. 16) – Pray for the team as they manage the behind-the-scenes operations that keep everything running smoothly. Ask God to bless their diligence and attention to detail.
AUGUST 25 (MONDAY)
Administration and Finance team (pg. 16) – Pray for the team as they manage the behind-the-scenes operations that keep everything running smoothly. Ask God to bless their diligence and attention to detail.
August 26 (TUESDAY)
Recruitment team (pg. 15) – Please pray for perseverance for those discerning a call to mission service with MAF, and for our recruitment efforts, both in person and online.
August 27 (WEDNESday)
Matt Kaye (pg. 11) – Give thanks for Matt who completed his first solo flight in Papua New Guinea last month – a major milestone after months of training. Pray for Matt as he settles into his new base in Balimo and begins serving some of PNG’s most isolated communities. Ask for safety, confidence and continued growth as he flies people, supplies and the love of Christ to places that can’t be reached by road.
AUGUST 28 (THURSDAY)
Systems team (pg. 16) – Pray for the team (all one of them) who works tirelessly to keep our tech systems running well. Pray for strength, wisdom and supernatural problem-solving as they juggle a complex and essential workload.
AUGUST 29 (FRIDAY)
Please pray for God’s peace for international staff who have made the difficult and significant decision to return to their passport countries. Pray for them to finish well and return in the knowledge that God’s not done with them and will continue to lead them, even though the path ahead is not always clear.
August 30 (SATURday)
Papua New Guinea Country Director, Dom Sant, leads an ever-expanding program that still has many vacancies. Pray as he seeks to maximise the work with limited resources. Pray for people to take up positions in management, maintenance, teaching and finance.
August 31 (SUNday)
MAF in Australia team (pg. 13-16) – Please pray for sustained energy and divine wisdom to carry us through the second half of 2025, especially as it is expected to be a busy and demanding season. Pray for God to strengthen us to persevere with clarity, courage and focus, trusting in His guidance every step of the way.
A Little note
By David Chandler, Pilot in Arnhem Land
Broken Things
Planes break, people break, sometimes they can be repaired and sometimes they cannot. With planes, even after repairs are completed, the stress and damage done usually leaves behind weak points or strained areas that need to be monitored carefully henceforth.
We all have had moments where we’ve been damaged. Without aid or support, the damage can fester and worsen within us. With the support of our friends, family, medical workers, pastors and mental health professionals, we are often able to heal our wounds and prevent further damage from being done. MAF flies people who are broken, to the care they need. MAF flies help, hope and healing out to the broken, who can’t or won’t come to receive the help that they might not know they need.
We know that human means might be able to stop the bleeding or prevent infection, but it is only healing by the Spirit of God that can truly overcome the brokenness in our lives. I have flown people who were dying, people who were desperate for help and people who didn’t think that they had a need in the world. All of them broken, all of them in desperate need of Jesus.
Therefore, we do what the Lord calls us to do, to love those around us, to go out and take care of the widows, the orphans, the downtrodden, and the isolated. We faithfully follow the leading of the Spirit, and trust that the Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is working in the lives of the broken, working to bring them to a place of surrender, to the only One capable of providing true healing.
True and complete healing that leaves no weak points, no stress marks, comes only through the blood of Jesus, and transforms us forever.
Praise the Lord, He sees all our brokenness and doesn’t leave us broken, but invites us to be redeemed.