NEWS Briefs Aviation art—a gift to MAF Well-known aviation artist Bryan David Snuffer (www.bryansnuffer.com) revealed his MAF-inspired painting at the AirVenture Oshkosh event in July. The Path of Saints depicts a KODIAK airplane flying over the Curaray River in Ecuador where five missionaries were martyred in 1956, including MAF pilot Nate Saint. A splash of yellow appears in the water below, representing the aircraft flown by Saint. The original painting is acrylic on masonite and measures 24” x 36”. It will be on display at MAF headquarters in Nampa, Idaho. Prints are now available for purchase at the MAF online store, www.mafgiftshop.org.
Getting ready to pour the slab for the new Haiti hangar location.
Making the move After being asked to relocate so a new terminal building could be constructed at the Portau-Prince airport, the MAF Haiti program moved to its new home just 200 yards away from the previous facility. A slab was poured for the hangar, and on August 3, the five shipping containers that house MAF’s shop, parts inventory, and office space were moved from one side of the ramp to the other. The structure of the hangar was torn down and reconstructed on the east side of the ramp—right next to the hangar belonging to the president of Haiti!
The latest on the KODIAKs Thank you to everyone who has given so generously to MAF’s KODIAK campaign. To date, enough funds have been raised to purchase a KODIAK airplane for service in Papua, Indonesia! MAF is now asking the Lord to raise up supporters to help send a KODIAK floatplane to Kalimantan. This will be MAF’s 10th KODIAK. To see the amount of gifts received or to contribute to the Kalimantan airplane, please visit www.maf.org/kodiak.
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Bryan Snuffer poses next to his painting, The Path of Saints, at AirVenture. Photo by Don Walker.
Download this! On August 26, MAF-Learning Technologies released Estante—a free digital library app. Created for isolated Christian pastors, Estante makes it easy to gain access to digital Christian training resources, without the need for Internet connectivity. This Android™ app works offline and allows isolated pastors and church leaders to easily store, view, and share digital Christian resources face-to-face, anywhere in the world. For more information or to download the free mobile app, go to www. maf.org/estante. For questions, please contact ltproducts@maf.org.
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