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2013 fact sheet

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A one page overview of Mission Aviation Fellowship programs and the impact that they have worldwide
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Transport of missionaries, evangelists, and indigenous church workers to isolated villages Support of scripture translation and distribution projects Learning tools and support “JESUS” film presentations Medical emergency evacuations Medicines delivered safely Flying doctor services and other medical staff support Distance education and leadership development Technology and skills training Transport of relief supplies and agency personnel to disaster areas Delivery of food for the hungry Emergency communications and logistics expertise Transport of staff and supplies for health and community improvement projects Development or support of village enhancements, including water wells and communications systems Thank you for bringing the medicines yesterday. We have seen a lot of malaria in all the clinics, and most were about to run out of supply ... Ellen Stamhuis, Project Manager, Medair MAF-US serves more than 600 Christian and humanitarian organizations through: A fleet of 57 aircraft flying 2.7 million miles each year in the most remote regions of the world. Communication services to isolated areas worldwide, including email, HF/VHF radios, VSAT broadband Internet access, and networking solutions. Mobile technology, support, and strategic distance learning tools to help meet the critical need for biblical resources and training for isolated and remote Christians. EVANGELISM & CHURCH NURTURE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DISASTER RESPONSE INDIGENOUS TRAINING MAF-US Fact Sheet 2013 Sharing the love of Jesus Christ through aviation and technology so that isolated people may be physically and spiritually transformed.
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• Transportofmissionaries,evangelists,andindigenouschurchworkerstoisolatedvillages

• Supportofscripturetranslationanddistributionprojects

• Learningtoolsandsupport

• “JESUS”filmpresentations

• Medicalemergencyevacuations

• Medicinesdeliveredsafely

• Flyingdoctorservicesandothermedicalstaffsupport

• Distanceeducationandleadershipdevelopment

• Technologyandskillstraining

• Transportofreliefsuppliesandagencypersonneltodisasterareas

• Deliveryoffoodforthehungry

• Emergencycommunicationsandlogisticsexpertise

• Transportofstaffandsuppliesforhealthandcommunityimprovementprojects

• Developmentorsupportofvillageenhancements,includingwaterwellsandcommunicationssystems

Thank you for bringing the medicines yesterday. We have seen a lot of malaria in all the clinics, and most were about to run out of supply... –Ellen Stamhuis, Project Manager, Medair

MAF-US serves more than 600 Christian and humanitarian organizations through:

A fleet of 57 aircraft flying 2.7 million miles each year in the most remote regions of the world.

Communication services to isolated areas worldwide, including email, HF/VHF radios,

VSAT broadband Internet access,

and networking solutions.Mobile technology, support, and

strategic distance learning tools to help meet the critical need for biblical resources and training for isolated and remote Christians.

EVANGELISM & CHURCH NURTURE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

DISASTER RESPONSE

INDIGENOUS TRAINING

MAF-US Fact Sheet 2013

Sharing the love of Jesus Christ through aviation and technology so that isolated people may be physically and spiritually transformed.

Everyseven minutes, insomeofthemostremoteplacesonearth,anMAFaircrafteithertakesofforlands.

Everyflight hour saves three daysoftravelbyfootorslow,arduousgroundtransportation...greatlymaximizingtheministryofmissionariesandindigenousevangelists.

AnMAFairplaneisoften the only safe and reliable means of transportationforministryactivities,reducinganall-daytrekbyfoottoamere20-minuteflight.

Eachday,some290 passengersaretransported,includingevangelists,teachers,medicalpersonnel,indigenouspastors,reliefpersonnel,children,andthosewhoarecriticallyillorinneedofemergencymedicalhelp.

Nearly25,000 poundsofpreciousmissioncargoisdelivereddailytobuildGod’sKingdom.AsingleMAFflightcanhaulone-halftonofsupplies.

IMPACT 2012

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countries with restricted access to western missionaries

ORGANIZATIONS SERVED, including Samaritan’s Purse, Cru, and Wycliffe Bible Translators

NEW AIRSTRIPS, including some that were hand-dug by villagers using picks and shovels in order to help MAF begin service to new areas

Redeemed for productive Kingdom work, 61,623 days of travel time were saved over 12 months.

MAF uses aviation, communications, and learning technologies to minister to isolated people in Asia, Africa, Eurasia, and Latin America.

passengers transported

years of travel time

saved

DEC

Around the World 40

ministry organizations supported by MAF-Learning Technologies

Mission Aviation FellowshipP.O. Box 47

Nampa, ID 83653-0047

(208) 498-0800 1-800-FLYS-MAF (359-7623)

[email protected]


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