Mission Aviation Fellowship

MAF is a not-for-profit team of aviation professionals providing air transport in places of deepest human need - remote places where flying is not a luxury, but a lifeline. For almost 60 years, MAF has flown over jungles, mountains, swamps and deserts to bring thousands of men, women and children medical care, emergency relief, long-term development and Christian hope.

NEWS HEADLINES

  • NEWS | 29 January, 2012
    The MAF team in Western Provence (PNG) recently had a new GA8 aircraft join its fleet. To give you an idea of the valuable work being done over there, pilot Nick documented the first 3 days of the planes service. Strap yourself in... it's a pretty wild ride! Day 1 Loaded up all of my family in MEW and headed to Rumginae to provide a week of coverage in the area for a pilot on leave. After the trip to Rumginae I headed back to Muluma airstrip to bring another mother with a retained... Read more
  • NEWS | 24 January, 2012
    ‘We have to fly on Saturday!’ Six simple words send chills down my spine. There are only two main reasons we fly on Saturdays. One, the governor needs a special charter. Two, the LRA. The LRA. The Lord’s Resistance Army. One simple acronym whispered in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and an entire village will flee in terror. Mentioning the LRA makes stomachs churn, blood run cold and silences conversation. Some time ago, this rebel group from northern Uganda had... Read more
  • NEWS | 19 January, 2012
    On the 12th of January 2010, to the shock of everybody within MAF and the world in general, a massive earthquake struck the small Caribbean island nation of Haiti. Measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, the quake killed over 150,000 people and flattened thousands of buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince and outlying areas. Initially it was necessary for some MAF families to be evacuated. At the same time, it became clear that a small team of strategic staff was needed in Haiti as soon as... Read more
  • NEWS | 13 January, 2012
    It’s Thursday December 15th 2011, and Jenni Bottrell (our MAF Operations Coordinator), has asked me to be the MAF representative at the opening of an airstrip the following Monday. I’m about 20th on the list of MAF VIP’s that would “open airstrips”. I’m very excited and grateful for another opportunity to connect with people ‘out there in the bush’. Megau (pronounced with an ‘ng’ sound), has been 14 years in the waiting and making.... Read more
  • 3 busy days in PNG!
  • The Saturday Phone Call
  • MAF in the Midst of Rebuilding Haiti
  • "Cut the Sugar Cane Ribbon" - a new airstrip opening!

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Norwest Business Park, Bella Vista NSW 2153.

PO Box 7187 Baulkham HIlls 2153
MAF@maf.org.au
Phone:  +61 2 8014-6450
Fax: +61 2 8014-6459
 

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