Hati MAF: A Journey of Partnership

It began with a troubling concern: Church leaders deep in the interior villages of Kalimantan were overwhelmed by the complex needs of their people. Hurting families, struggling marriages, deep brokenness.

It moved to a question: How could MAF help? We had the strategic expertise. We had the aircraft. We had the means through our National Church Subsidy funded by donors for opportunities such as this.

It blossomed into a ministry: Through prayerful discernment with a team of passionate and gifted local believers, the discipleship ministry of Hati MAF (“Heart of MAF”) was born.

Key Hati MAF leaders:

Top: Esther Adam, denominational head of children and youth ministries. Middle: Bob Lopulalang and wife Sery, (not pictured) are active in children and youth ministry. Bottom: Rindu Siahaan, MAF office manager with background in children’s literacy.

God-Ordained Connections Hati MAF:

Early 2019

• Pastor Musa, head pastor in Long Pujungan, implores Esther for help with discipleship.

• Esther shares Pastor Musa’s request with the MAF team.

• Soon after, Hati MAF is born.

Fall 2019

• MAF begins flying Esther, Bob, and Sery for weekend trips to Long Pujungan.

• They teach biblically-based classes for Sunday school teachers, parents, and teens.

2020-2021

COVID-19 restrictions and a government runway project suspend flights into Long Pujungan. Early 2022

• Hati MAF trips resume.

• Rindu recruits volunteers from local churches to help with new early childhood literacy classes in Long Pujungan.

2022 And Beyond

• Pastor Sadung, church leader in Long Belaka, urges Hati MAF to serve in Long Belaka.

• The team visits and sees profound need. They are now eagerly waiting on the Lord for guidance about next steps in Long Belaka and elsewhere.