M A F - US FAC T SH EE T
OUR MISSION
Sharing the love of Jesus Christ through aviation and technology so that isolated people may be physically and spiritually transformed.
MAF-US SERVES MORE THAN 600 CHRISTIAN AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH:
AVIATION A fleet of 46 aircraft flying 2 million miles each year in the most remote regions of the world.
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Tools and services that enable communication and evangelism in remote areas, including VSAT broadband Internet access, HF/VHF radios, IT solutions, and mobile technologies.
EVANGELISM & CHURCH NURTURE
TRAINING Aviation training, technology training, security training, and other instruction to facilitate the spread of the Gospel.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
• Transport of missionaries, evangelists, and indigenous church workers to isolated villages
• Transport of staff and supplies for health and community improvement projects
• Support of scripture translation and distribution projects
• Development or support of village enhancements, including water wells and communication systems
• “JESUS” film presentations
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE • Medical emergency evacuations • Medicines delivered safely • Flying doctor services and other medical staff support 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
INDIGENOUS TRAINING • Technology and skills training • Flight training • Aviation maintenance
DISASTER RESPONSE • Transport of relief supplies and agency personnel to disaster areas • Delivery of food for the hungry • Emergency communications and logistics expertise
2017 IMPACT
600+
17
ORGANIZATIONS SERVED,
including Samaritan’s Purse, Cru, and Wycliffe Bible Translators
COUNTRIES OF OPERATION
EIGHT
countries with restricted access to western missionaries
total nautical miles flown
1,983,025
AROUND THE WORLD
MAF uses aviation, technology, and related training to minister to isolated people in Asia, Africa, Eurasia, and Latin America.
+ 400
Remote landing sites served by MAF-US.
6,881,686
POUNDS OF CARGO DELIVERED
passengers transported
65,955
254
years of travel time saved
61,359 days of travel time were saved over 12 months, redeemed for productive Kingdom work.
EVERY DAY... Some 19,000 pounds of precious mission cargo is delivered daily to build God’s Kingdom. A single MAF flight can haul one-half ton of supplies.
Each day, some 180 passengers are transported, including evangelists, teachers, medical personnel, indigenous pastors, relief personnel, children, and those who are critically ill or in need of emergency medical help.
Every flight hour FEB saves 5 days of travel by foot or slow, arduous ground transportation...greatly maximizing the ministry of missionaries and indigenous evangelists.
An MAF airplane is often the only safe and reliable means of transportation for ministry activities, reducing an all-day trek by foot to a mere 12-minute flight.
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Every 12 minutes, in some of the most remote places on earth, an MAF aircraft either takes off or lands.
Mission Aviation Fellowship P.O. Box 47 Nampa, ID 83653-0047 (208) 498-0800 1-800-FLYS-MAF (359-7623) www.maf.org maf-us@maf.org April 2018