THANK YOU FOR PRAYING FOR THE WORK OF MAF

This section is updated weekly with new prayer items from our field workers.

POTHULA, Prabhu & Christina

Abigail. Pilot, Arnhem Land. 

As Christmas approaches, the other MAF family that lives in this community with us prepares to leave for America on home assignment! Please pray as we spend three months by ourselves in this community. Also pray that we can use this time to find fellowship with the local people here

Monday

MAF INTERNATIONAL

There is an urgent need for pilots in Liberia, PNG and South Sudan. Pray that these roles will quickly be filled by the right people.

Tuesday

AUSTIN, Peter & Avrienne

Team Leaders, Tree Tops Lodge, Cairns. 

Please pray for us as we often have to say goodbye to missionary families who have been with us for several weeks, and it is often hard to farewell people who have been good friends during their stay at Tree Tops.

Wednesday

HUNT, Benji & Jess

Elliott. Aircraft Engineer, PNG. 

Praise God for an incredible 2019 during which we were able to make our calling a reality after so many years of preparation! We have been so blessed by the friendships we have made and are thankful that God is always in control, even in the chaos!

Thursday

MAF NEW ZEALAND

Please pray that, even over the upcoming Christmas season, people will feel called to apply to join MAF and fill some of the urgently needed key positions overseas. Pray that the right people will be led by God to join the staff at Tree Tops Lodge in Cairns, Australia. 

Friday

HARDING, Bill & Angela

International Development Director, Cairns. 

Bill has promotional events in the Philippines and Singapore this month. He particularly asks for prayer that Singaporean Christians will engage with MAF’s activities in Myanmar as we develop the programme there.

Saturday

McINTOSH, Colin & Rosemary

MAFI Maintenance Support Specialist–Turbine Aircraft, NZ based. 

Colin & Rosemary are excitedly awaiting the arrival of their first grandchild this month. Pray that the delivery will go smoothly for Theresa and pray for Theresa & Chris as they welcome their first child into their family.

Sunday

BE INSPIRED

Jerrycans Of Jet Fuel

Over the years we have been amazed at God’s mercy and compassion for even the most marginalized and how, by working together, we have been able to bring God’s love to isolated people in places ofRead more

We’re coming to Matamata!

This is a chance to meet the MAF New Zealand’s CEO and chat with some of the staff, who will be on hand to share insights into the work of MAF around the world. On site will be MAF New Zealand’sRead more

The Greatest of These is Love

Francis Wayambo and his family moved to Australia from Papua New Guinea two years ago. Francis serves as a Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME) in the MAF Arnhem Land programme. They live inRead more

A Girl With A Broken Arm

Mission Aviation Fellowship has been serving the remote areas of Papua New Guinea for over 60 years. Recently Mark Fox, the CEO of MAF New Zealand, had the chance to see first-hand the difference MAFRead more

We’re coming to Gisborne and Masterton!

This is a chance to meet the MAF New Zealand’s CEO and chat with some of the staff, who will be on hand to share insights into the work of MAF around the world. On site will be MAF New Zealand’sRead more

A Privilege To Help

In Western countries medical emergency needs are addressed through a country-wide call centre. In Germany for example, an ambulance should reach you within 15 minutes. The ambulance itself is furnishRead more

Dodomona HF Radio Install

MAF sponsored six HF Radios’ to be installed in six different remote areas last year. Five of the six HF Radios were installed by our installation team in five remote communities in Edwaki, Kabori,Read more

A Redbird Helps Pilots Prepare

In a milestone for the flight training department in PNG, the recently installed Redbird Flight Simulator was dedicated to enhance and improve in-house training on Caravan aircraft. On Thursday, 22Read more

Connect, Equip, Send - Our Highest Priority

We can have the aircraft, the fuel, the teachers, pastors and medical teams that urgently need to reach isolated areas. We can have the landing strips, the building supplies and educationalRead more

It’s Time To Celebrate!

In 2020, MAF around the world will celebrate 75 years since New Zealander Murray Kendon’s vision for using light aircraft to enable missions became a reality. Seventy-five years later, we are stillRead more

What a Difference a Vaccine Fridge Makes!

Late last year our technical team installed a High Frequency (HF) Radio in Kabori, a remote village in PNG. The HF radio was installed in a local pastor’s house, part of which he dedicated to serveRead more

Working Together in Bible Translation

It is 2019 yet there is still a long way to go to complete translating the whole Bible to Yolngu-Matha, the heart language of the Yolngu people. The encouraging news is that there are both indigenousRead more