WELCOME TO THE
FLIGHT CREW
Feet on the ground. Heart in the clouds.
Welcome video from MAF Senior Engineer, John Hermanu
Thank you!
As we look back on 2025, our hearts are full. Your prayers, partnership and generosity have carried hope, healing and the love of Christ to some of the world’s most isolated communities.
Before the year ends, our CEO Chris Barnes has recorded a special message to personally thank you for the difference you’ve helped make in countless lives this year.
As we wrap up the year, we’re celebrating the many lives transformed through your generosity. Below are four more powerful stories from across the MAF world – snapshots of hope, resilience and God’s provision in some of the most remote places on earth.
Each one represents a life changed, a community reached, and the real difference your support has made this year.
As we approach Christmas and reflect on the birth of Jesus, the true source of hope, our prayer is that His peace, light and love surround you and your loved ones. May the joy of Christ fill your home, and may the year ahead be one of blessing, encouragement and renewed faith.
Merry Christmas and God bless you.
Hope Takes Flight in Madagascar: MAF Helps Bring Healing to Little Armane
In the remote rice fields of Madagascar, a little boy named Armane was born with a cleft lip, a condition his mother, Roseline, had never seen before. For three long years, she faced judgment, fear and sleepless nights caring for her weak son, praying that one day he could receive the surgery he needed.
That hope became reality when MAF partnered with Mercy Ships to help bring medical volunteers and patients together. MAF flights made it possible for families from isolated areas, like Roseline and her children, to reach the Africa Mercy hospital ship, where free, life-changing operations are performed.
After a long and difficult journey, Armane finally received surgery to repair his cleft lip, restoring not only his smile but also his family’s hope. “Now that he has had the surgery, I’m so happy – so happy!” Roseline said through tears of joy.
When they returned home, their whole village came to see the transformation, amazed that something once thought “unfixable” had been healed. Thanks to the partnership between MAF and Mercy Ships, love and healing reached even the most remote corners of Madagascar, carrying the hope of Christ skyward and home again.
Hope Takes Flight in Madagascar: MAF Helps Bring Healing to Little Armane
In the remote rice fields of Madagascar, a little boy named Armane was born with a cleft lip, a condition his mother, Roseline, had never seen before. For three long years, she faced judgment, fear and sleepless nights caring for her weak son, praying that one day he could receive the surgery he needed.
That hope became reality when MAF partnered with Mercy Ships to help bring medical volunteers and patients together. MAF flights made it possible for families from isolated areas, like Roseline and her children, to reach the Africa Mercy hospital ship, where free, life-changing operations are performed.
After a long and difficult journey, Armane finally received surgery to repair his cleft lip, restoring not only his smile but also his family’s hope. “Now that he has had the surgery, I’m so happy – so happy!” Roseline said through tears of joy.
When they returned home, their whole village came to see the transformation, amazed that something once thought “unfixable” had been healed. Thanks to the partnership between MAF and Mercy Ships, love and healing reached even the most remote corners of Madagascar, carrying the hope of Christ skyward and home again.