About Jenn Wolf
Jenn Wolf is a member of the Ministry Advancement Group at MAF headquarters. Her role as Resource Coordinator keeps her on the hunt for stories from the field.If you have any MAF stories to share or would like to contribute to our blog email her at jwolf@maf.org Flying with Heavy Hearts in East DRC
These flights are always hard. Charred villages. Eerie silence. It’s a solemn greeting at the airstrip.
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Croc in the Cockpit
From the Logbook of Paul Bergen Papua, Indonesia (then called Irian Jaya) – 1990 Villagers learned there was a healthy demand for crocodiles, so they began raising them until they were big enough to sell to a croc farm. But getting crocodiles to the city in a speedy manner required something more than weary foot [...] Read the Rest »
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From the Log Book of Jim L. Harris
Papua, Indonesia (then called Irian Jaya) 1980–1983 While he was stationed at the Wamena base in Papua on his first term, Jim Harris had many adventures as an MAF helicopter pilot. Looking back, some of them seem comical, almost surreal. Like the time he landed the helicopter at Vakabuis for a second contact with this [...] Read the Rest »
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Physical and Spiritual Healing in Ethiopia
On his recent trip back to Ethiopia for the Talking Bible dedication (see FlightWatch, Spring 2011, “The Secret Was MAF” – PDF), Denny Hoekstra was approached by two men that he had flown years ago as an MAF pilot. One man had had his leg amputated and now wore a prosthetic. The other man had [...] Read the Rest »
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Breaking the Ties that Bind
In 1997, Harry and Willie Berghuis temporarily replaced a furloughed pilot in Boma, Papua. Willie was approached by a man who wanted her to hold on to some money for him. When Willie asked why, the man told her he was saving to buy formula for the baby that was on its way. The man [...] Read the Rest »
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Laughing Then Crying Then Laughing Again
Last Friday, as I was getting ready to leave, I picked up the Kleenex scattered around my desk. It had been a near-tears kind of day . . . week, actually. There were extra Chapels, with regional directors sharing, board reports, and a special devotional message. And then, there was a new set of prayer [...] Read the Rest »
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