Stories

Activity Report – Well Drilling Project in Mali

Published: November 5, 2025

Year 2025 – Water and Life in Jesus Christ “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will...

Buying Bibles from the back of the plane

Published: September 18, 2025

In remote Karimui, there are no roads to connect people to the rest of Papua New Guinea. There are no bookshops. So, how can people buy Bibles? We talked to Pastor Kimin Mauwe to find out. Story by Matt Painter “God’s Word has...

Meet Joseph Tua: MAF PNG's first national floatplane pilot

Published: September 15, 2025

“I believe it’s timely. God Himself ordained this. In my human capacity, I couldn’t have planned it,” said Joseph Tua, reflecting on his milestone as PNG marks 50 years ofindependence in 2025. Joseph’s journey to this historic...

Media Release: MAF in Papua New Guinea

Published: September 15, 2025

Celebrating 50 Years of Papua New Guinea’s Independence and a Lifesaving Partnership with MAF This week, Papua New Guinea (PNG) marks 50 years of independence - a milestone for the nation and its people. Across its rugged mountains,...

‘MAF is the lifeline’ for isolated clinics

Published: September 15, 2025

Paul Isilawa has dedicated over two decades to healthcare and he says patients in communities like Mougulu would not survive without MAF flights. Story by Mandy Glass Life in Mougulu is marked by isolation and the absence of roads....

How MAF enabled BBC’s 1984 ‘Biblical famine’ report from Ethiopia

Published: August 27, 2025

Inside Alamata Feeding Camp in northern Ethiopia (credit: Keith Ketchum) 40 years ago on 23 October 1984, Sir Bob Geldof saw the BBC’s landmark report from famine-ravaged Ethiopia. As a result, he co-founded ‘Band Aid’ and released...

More than just radio: MAF Technologies’ growth and innovation

Published: August 4, 2025

As we celebrate 80 years of Mission Aviation Fellowship around the world, we take a moment to reflect on the legacy of the MAF Technologies team in Papua New Guinea – and their vision for the future. Story by Matt Painter In April 1946, a...

Baby boy finds relief after MAF medevac

Published: August 4, 2025

Suffering from severe fever and diarrhoea, baby Raiyan was evacuated by MAF from Suai, on the southwestern cost of Timor-Leste to Dili, the capital on the north coast, where he successfully received intensive care. Story by Lobitos de Jesus...

Airlifted in 24 minutes: Shimbil saved by floatplane medevac

Published: August 4, 2025

MAF’s amphibious Cessna Caravan was already at Boboa, on the waters of Lake Murray, when the call came through to bring a pregnant woman to hospital for emergency treatment. Sadly, the baby could not be saved but the mother received...

80th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service

Published: May 23, 2025

MAF Celebrates 80 Years of Serving the Isolated at a Thanksgiving Service in Canberra On 20 May - exactly 80 years since Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) was founded - a special thanksgiving service was held at the Presbyterian Church of St...

MAF’s vital link for flooded Arnhem Land

Published: August 4, 2025

In East Arnhem Land, record-breaking April rains have transformed red dirt roads into impassable rivers, isolating more than 550 people across 25 Laynhapuy homelands. Cut off by relentless wet season downpours and flooded river...

Update on PNG Fuel Crisis

Published: April 8, 2025

April 2025 Over one year on from the Fuel Crisis that impacted MAF's operations in Papua New Guinea so significantly, some good news has now come from the team (see below). Join us in praising God for a resolution to this situation!...