Stories
We hope these stories, told by MAF staff, our partners and supporters, will both inform and encourage you
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In my father's footsteps
MAF pilot Timon Kundig is a 'chip off the old block'! He inherited his passion for flying from his dad Emil.
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A Father's Day Job
Emil Kundig is an MAF pilot, Country Director as well as a dad and a grandad. His eldest son Timon is a pilot serving with MAF in Timor-Leste. Photos...
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The exam papers haven’t arrived yet!
As exam season the UK comes to an end - to the relief of children and parents alike - Glenda Giles shares how students in Tekin,...
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A place of sanctuary for disabled children
Imagine this: you are only five years old, and you have been left in charge of your baby brother. But you get distracted,...
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A Long Awaited Delivery
Earlier this year, MAF's brand new Cessna Caravan was flown to Papua New Guinea from Mareeba. But the ferry flight to reach Mareeba took 9...
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Women for Women
A team from WomenforWomen, who specialise in plastic surgery on burn victims, operates on 53 women and children at the Friendship Hospital ship in...
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Helping a nation to heal
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) builds a mental health system from the ground up in two counties of Liberia. Story Susy Matthew
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Faithfulness without answers
Daniel and Damaris Loewen-Rudgers describe what life is like with their six year-old daughter Samara, who suffers from multiple health...
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An interview with Dr David Mills
Kompiam Rural Hospital in Papua New Guinea is at the end of a road, inaccessible except by walking or flying, to the people it serves....
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Care in the jungle
After months of an untreated infectious wound on her leg, a young girl called Masha was at risk of losing her limb – then MAF stepped in to help.
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Dating in the Fishbowl
What's it like to date on the mission field in a culture drastically different to your own? British Siobhain Dales and Canadian Ryan Cole...
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Getting back on your feet
Our partner in Nepal, Mountain Child, together with MAF recently helped a man get back on his feet after severe frostbite left him unable to...
