Staff stories
Whether flying into the remotest jungles or working to make it happen, our staff around the world have stories well worth a read.
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Staff spotlight - Patrick and Olivia Keller
Patrick Keller is a pilot for MAF in Madagascar, and the family has been in Madagascar for over 10 years.
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Rebuilding 5X-BIL
Engineers Dave Waterman and Andy Swanson spent three months in the Uganda hangar rebuilding Cessna Caravan 5X-BIL. Follow BIL's transformation...
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World Book Day
World Book Day is all about helping young people to talk passionately and confidently about the books they love. We asked some of our younger MAFers to...
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Cold weather protocol
MAF Pilot Roy Rissanen shares some fascinating insights into cold weather operations in Mongolia. Here's how you keep a plane flying when the...
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Epaulettes for cancer awareness
Dressed in a blue shirt and cargo trousers, MAF pilot Mel Laird looks just like any other pilot in the Arnhem Land team. If you look...
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Running for Life
When Support Raising and Training Manager Adam Pope began running, he could barely make the end of the street. Six years, and thousands of miles later...
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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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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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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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Lulu the lost dog
When fighting broke out in Juba, South Sudan, in July 2016, MAF was forced to evacuate its team of international staff and families.
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Meet the Dillinghams
Becki and Matt Dillingham serve with MAF in Chad along with 6-year-old Bethan and 1-year-old Luke. We caught up with them recently to find out...
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MAF is where I'm from
Best friends, Lise Barendse and Rahel Schlatter, graduated from Secondary School in Uganda in June. They will embark on the next stage of their...
