This month,
the Christian organisation that we are supporting and focusing on is the
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF).
At the end
of World War II, God Amazingly put this same thought simultaneously into the
minds of Christian airmen in the UK, USA, Australia, and South Africa: “Aircraft
have been so powerful in spreading death and destruction during the war. Why
can’t they be used to bring life and hope in peace time?” “‘Let’s seek to use
small planes to bring help to needy people in the inaccessible areas of out
world.” They didn’t know each other at
first. Connecting later, each group took the common name of Mission Aviation
Fellowship.
That has
grown from small beginnings to a dynamic Christian organisation operating more
than 130 single or twin engine light aircraft in around 25 countries in the
developing world. Flying across hostile environments, MAF reaches the world’s
most isolated people. It partners with over 1,000 organisations to bring
physical and spiritual care to those who need it most.
One of our
own members, Keith Waddell, who is an eye surgeon in Uganda has frequently used
MAF planes to transport his Eye Teams into remote areas, such as Southern Sudan
and areas made inaccessible by road by rebels such as the Lord’s Resistance Army.
