Stories
We hope these stories, told by MAF staff, our partners and supporters, will both inform and encourage you
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Manuela’s malaria miracle
Manuela needed to be flown to a hospital in Juba when she became seriously ill with cerebral malaria. Story and photos by Thorkild Jørgensen.
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Caring when it counts
As the MAF plane lands in Mount Hagen, Communications Officer Mandy Glass is there to meet the patients and help with the hospital transfer.
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Sharing their sorrow
Pilot Steven Eatwell flew a medevac and earthquake relief flight to the remote communities of Huya and Bosavi. He brought relief supplies and...
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Bringing help in their hour of greatest need
MAFs Nawi Mabo flew to bring help to earthquake stuck communities in Papua New Guinea and describes what he saw.
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Samaritans Purse Bring help in Democratic Republic of Congo
On Wednesday 28th February MAF carried Samaritan Purse’s Francis Houghton, Regional Director for West...
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Our Father in heaven, hear our prayers for peace
Pope Francis has invited all men and women, regardless of their religious denomination, to join a special Day of...
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Celebrating learning in the Sahara
Daza academic Mohamed Abakar and linguist Rivers Camp flew to Bardai for a celebration of language and literacy in the Sahara.
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Witnessing MAF’s Impact from a Front Row Seat
Recently in Papua New Guinea, short-term Swiss staff member Remo Ruegg's plans for the day took a different turn...
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Gospel in the airwaves in Timor-Leste
MAF flew a team to Lospalos to install a new Christian radio service that will help to reach 30,000 people with the Gospel.
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Khatoum to Kenya - the final leg
Stuart and Jack fly back to Khartoum before continuing south across Sudan. Extreme heat and the challenges of navigating featureless...
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Prepared for disaster in Bangladesh
The German Red Cross and Red Crescent conducts a simulation on Hatiya Island using a new process called Forecast-based Financing...
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A gateway to healing and hope
When MAF’s Media team visited Restoration Gateway in Uganda they witnessed a blossoming of hope in a place where once there was terror...
