Mission Aviation Fellowship was founded by a group of World War II pilots who wanted to use their skills to overcome physical barriers to the gospel. Many people know MAF from the story of Nate Saint and Jim Elliott's martyrdom, whose killers eventually came to know the love of Christ. Their story sparked a huge movement in international missions and the rapid growth of MAF. (You can read about it here.) Families have been missionaries with MAF for decades, and it's exciting to be a part of such an incredible legacy.
Before we joined, we didn't realize that there are actually more than one MAF organizations. We are part of MAF-US, but there is also MAF-Canada and MAF-International (Europe). It's a huge organization! As a whole, MAF partners with over 1,000 organization in 42 countries around the world to reach isolated people with practical assistance and the message of Christ. What we love about MAF is its big picture approach to Kingdom ministry. MAF essentially provides the infrastructure for a variety of mission and humanitarian organizations to do the work that they do: hunger aid, medical aid, well digging projects, community development projects, Bible translation, evangelism and church nurture, and much more. Here's a great three-minute video about MAF's approach to missions through partnerships:
Before we joined, we didn't realize that there are actually more than one MAF organizations. We are part of MAF-US, but there is also MAF-Canada and MAF-International (Europe). It's a huge organization! As a whole, MAF partners with over 1,000 organization in 42 countries around the world to reach isolated people with practical assistance and the message of Christ. What we love about MAF is its big picture approach to Kingdom ministry. MAF essentially provides the infrastructure for a variety of mission and humanitarian organizations to do the work that they do: hunger aid, medical aid, well digging projects, community development projects, Bible translation, evangelism and church nurture, and much more. Here's a great three-minute video about MAF's approach to missions through partnerships:
MAF isn't all airplanes, either! Its other two big arms are information technologies and learning technologies. For example, after the tsunami in Indonesia in 2006, MAF not only provided the transportation for aid workers, but also the satellites for their communications. The learning technologies wing offers services such as internet-based education for indigenous church pastors, which allows them to stay in their own communities.
The more we get to know the organization and the people of MAF, the more excited we are about the work God is doing through this ministry. If you'd like to learn more about MAF, visit their website, and be sure to check out our family page. If you're interested in partnering with us, please visit the "partnership" tab on this blog.
The more we get to know the organization and the people of MAF, the more excited we are about the work God is doing through this ministry. If you'd like to learn more about MAF, visit their website, and be sure to check out our family page. If you're interested in partnering with us, please visit the "partnership" tab on this blog.
