Stories
We hope these stories, told by MAF staff, our partners and supporters, will both inform and encourage you
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Remember Peggy?
‘What can be more special than walking through the front door of your house and being leapt on by a nine-year-old girl and given a great big hug?'
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Better toilets for Bangladesh
A crude ‘public toilet’ sits about 30 meters back from the Rupsa Ghat boat dock in Khulna. It’s a tiny corrugated-iron shack with three...
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The last call of the day
The Gove Operations Team were closing the office for the weekend when the call came in. A Yolngu lady, Djurambil Munungurr, had been stung by a...
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On cloud nine when I became a ‘co-pilot’ with MAF
Long-time Mission Aviation Fellowship supporter and journalist John Butterworth and his wife Jan spent two...
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A road to peace
Bishop Taban Paride's inspirational vision for Holy Trinity Peace Village Kuron shows where the road to peace may lead in South Sudan.
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Stanley’s story
There have been many stories of tragedy from Sulawesi, Indonesia. MAF's Rick Emenaker reminds us there are also stories of hope.
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Fighting poverty in Marsabit
In Marsabit, where MAF has a base, 80% of the population are pastoralists, moving from place to place with their livestock in search of...
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In just one day
Monday 8th October was a busy day for the pilots and ground staff in Palu Indonesia.
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Cut off
The impact of the Earthquake was felt well beyond the coastline of Sulawesi. The people in the village of Kulawi are left isolated between multiple landslides...
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The beautiful game for girls
In just 3 years, a new sport has exploded across the schools and neighbourhoods of Juba and Maridi where 60 community teams and 30...
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Sister medev-act in Uganda
The Sacred Heart Sisters help Uganda's most vulnerable and impoverished and MAF was honoured to assist when one of their own was struck...
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Facing The Grizzly in memory of Dad
MAF Supporter Laura Perratt will face the kind of conditions MAF flies to overcome when she runs The Grizzly endurance race to...
