A Heart for the Delivery of Basic Needs

Thank you for letting us know about what you’re interested in. We’re excited to share more with you about the ways MAF is supporting the delivery of basic needs in the year ahead. To get you started, below you can read an introduction to what we’re doing in this area. Around the world a MAF […]

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A Heart for Emergency Rescues and Disaster Response

Thank you for letting us know about what you’re interested in. We’re excited to share more with you about the ways MAF is supporting emergency rescues and disaster responses in the year ahead. To get you started, below you can read an introduction to what we’re doing in this area. A partnership with Miyalk Domestic […]

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A Heart for Education

Thank you for letting us know about what you’re interested in. We’re excited to share more with you about the ways MAF is supporting educational flights in the year ahead. To get you started, below you can read an introduction to what we’re doing in this area. Story and Images by Janne Rytkonen The busy […]

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Rhonda’s crucial connection with Yolngu people

Meet MAF Arnhem Land’s friendly local voice helping Indigenous people to travel for essential needs As a proud Yolngu woman with deep family connections to Arnhem Land, Rhonda Yunupingu has special reasons to care about the service MAF provides. Rhonda works with MAF’s operations team at the programme’s Gove Airport base, dealing with bookings and […]

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New aircraft’s busy role serving Indigenous communities

The latest addition to MAF Arnhem Land’s fleet was quickly put to work in the program, making a big difference in the lives of Indigenous Australians in remote communities. The Cessna 208 Caravan VH-MFD landed at Gove Airport after a five-hour journey from Cairns, which included a refuelling stop at Normanton before crossing the waters […]

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Creating a ‘Garden of Eden’ for the rural Women of Papua New Guinea

A group of NGOs, including Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), are uniting to end violence against women in some of the most isolated parts of Papua New Guinea [PNG], where it’s believed a woman is physically assaulted every 30 seconds.

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Effective Partnership for Delivering Help, Hope and Healing in Papua New Guinea

For nearly four years, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and PNG Sustainable Development Program (SDP) have worked together to deliver an innovative primary health care service to remote communities in Western Province. In 2017, MAF began surveying remote areas of PNG, to learn about the areas of greatest need. As part of that process, MAF reached […]

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MAF Tanzania on the Frontline of the Polio Vaccination Drive

Following recent outbreaks of the deadly wild poliovirus in neighbouring countries, MAF Tanzania has played an important part in transporting vaccines and health workers to protect children. The Tanzanian Government has rolled out a campaign of supplemental polio vaccination to tackle the spread of wild polio after cases in nearby Malawi and Mozambique earlier in […]

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Princess Anne flies with MAF to see refugee initiatives in Uganda

The Princess Royal has flown with Mission Aviation Fellowship on her visit to highlight projects to support refugees in Uganda.

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Dedication of New MAF Aircraft Maintenance Facility

MAF’s new Mareeba hangar in Queensland, Australia, was officially opened on 24th June 2022 The purpose-built facility is the base for MAF International’s aircraft maintenance operations in the Asia Pacific region. Aircraft from MAF programs in Arnhem Land, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste are all serviced through the Mareeba workshops. Members of the Mareeba […]

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MAF’s First Flight in Guinea as New Program is Launched

First passengers have been praying for an air service in the country for over ten years. Words by Claire Gilderson, edited by Emily Davies On Saturday 23 April 2022, MAF conducted its premier operational flight in Guinea, West Africa, following many months of hard work to launch an air service in the country. Pilot Roy […]

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New Shuttle Flights launched between Dili and Atauro Island – MAF in Timor-Leste

𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗿-𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲. Praise God for the opportunity to be involved in this initiative to help the local people of the area and to encourage new local business opportunities for one of Timor-Leste’s most poorly developed areas. Please pray that the shuttle […]

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MAF flying doctors to remote areas of PNG

MAF Australia’s Jeroen and Diana Zwijnenburg have been serving in Papua New Guinea since August 2021. Jeroen serves as MAF’s Projects & Finance Manager while Diana is seconded from MAF to work as a doctor at the Kompiam hospital.

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‘I took the road to Foya and it took 20 hours!’ – with MAF Liberia, it takes an hour.

Nurse Amy Beyer has been working in Liberia since 2014. With less than 7% of the roads paved outside of Monrovia (source: USAID), and a monsoon season which lasts six months of the year, attempting a road trip in the hardiest of 4x4s is not for the faint-hearted. Amy tells MAF pilot, Steven Biggs, why […]

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Uganda to Guinea Ferry Flight

On Wednesday 26th January MAF’s Guinea-bound aircraft, N2114G, began a five-day journey from Uganda to Guinea. The aircraft has had a number of adjustments and is now ready for service. Pilot Roy Rissanen – who used to fly the same aircraft in Mongolia – accompanied by Guinea Programme Developer Emil Kundig, left Kajjansi and flew […]

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Flying for Life Around the World: October 2021 Update

South Sudan Focus on Partnership: Tearfund in South Sudan. ‘Recently, I flew 1178kgs of vegetable seeds to Pieri for Tearfund,’ shares Pilot Wim. ‘The seeds included eggplant, amaranthus, okra, and collard greens. Four different types. I spoke to the TearFund team on the ground and they told me they are going to plant then in […]

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Opening of the Mibu Airstrip, Papua New Guinea

The 14th of October was a day of joy as the Mibu airstrip in the Madang province was reopened after many years of hard work. Pilot Brad Venter did three test landings, and the airstrip is now opened to serve the community and the missionaries in the remote area of Finnisterre mountains. This is the […]

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Reopened Airstrip Brings People Together

Singing people, dancing in their most festive clothing expressing their joy and appreciation was the scene that welcomed pilots Richie Axon and Paul Woodington as they brought in the first aircraft after 22 years of isolation into Yalum. The airstrip was closed due to civil unrest, but the need and longing for an open door […]

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The First Yolngu Pilot

Yingiya Guyula was the first Yolngu to train as a pilot. Read about his journey with MAF in Arnhem Land here.

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3 Minutes to Spare – South Maasai Safari, Tanzania

“I waited an hour for the team on the ground, and it was becoming obvious that if they did not arrive soon, we would run out of daylight hours to complete the safari. We gave them until 1pm to get there. They came with three minutes to spare.”

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