This cold has me reflecting on the importance of MAF and their ministry of reaching the isolated. I tried to imagine this morning what it would feel like to be isolated--something that wasn't too hard to imagine on a cold day like this, where I don't want to leave my home or start my car.
How encouraging would it be to see an MAF plane land in the isolated village where you and your family serve as missionaries, bringing encouragement from other Canadians and comforts of home?
How exciting would it be to see family you haven't seen in years coming off of an MAF airplane?
How relieving would it be to see food, water, and basic living supplies coming from the cargo hold when your community is in the middle of an awful famine or terrible drought?
How thankful would you be if an MAF plane brought in supplies, food, and hope in the midst of a terrible natural disaster that has left you isolated and terrified?
How crucial would it be to your son or daughter's health if they could get a life-saving flight to a "nearby" hospital (200 miles away) after a terrible accident?
These are just a few of the important reasons MAF exists. These are just a few of the ways MAF ministers to isolated people.
I'd like to end by re-posting a couple cool photos from the MAF-US blog that show some of the work MAF staff do every day to help the isolated. Some of these pics are pretty cool and worth a scroll!!
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| A medevac flight for a miner with a head injury in Mozambique. Photo by Jill Holmes. |
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| A joyful reception of 1000 Zandi language bibles along the CAR/Congo border. Photo courtesy of John Cadd. |
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| South Sudan flight for amputees getting prosthetic limbs. Photo courtesy of John Woodberry. |
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| The village of Kiwi comes out to greet passengers arriving. Photo by David Holsten. |
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