• MAFbroughtmedicinestoeasternDRC,workingwithMedairtosupplymissionhospitalsandclinicsfightingdeadlyoutbreaksofmalariaandEbola.

• Dozensofbabiesweredeliveredsafely;burnvictims,strokevictims,andmanyotherssurvivedthankstoMAFmedicalevacuationflightsandtheLordwatchingoverthem.

• ThelivesofsevengirlsweresavedaftertheywerecriticallyinjuredbyarunawaydriverinthevillageofThaba-Tseka,Lesotho.Threepilotsprayedovertheirpreciouspassengersthatday;Godansweredandprovidedsevenmiracles.Threemonthslater,Nteboheleng,themostcriticalofthegroup,wasthelastonetoreturnhomebyMAFplane.

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Thank you so much for bringing us the medicines yesterday. We have seen a lot of malaria in all the clinics, and most were about to run out of supply, so it came at a good time.

–Ellen Stamhuis, Project Manager, Medair

• MAFsupportedfiveSIL International projectsinMozambique,threeofwhichcompletedNewTestamentslastyear––theMakonde,Kimwani,andSenatranslations.IneasternDRC,progresswasmadeon10translations.

• MAFfloatplanesbeganservingfourhard-to-reachareasofPapua,Indonesia,inordertospeedtheworkofIndonesianevangelistslaboringtoreachthelost.

• TheMAFchaplaininLesothosharedChristwithcountlesspassengersandhelpedthemontheirjourneytoknowGod.

• Thousandsviewedthe“JESUS”filmasitwassharedinremotevillagesthroughouteasternandwesternDRC,Lesotho,Mozambique,andMali,andmanypeopleheardaboutJesusforthefirsttime.

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FLIGHT MILES DEDICATED TO EVANGELISM

Papua 30,246 (NM) Western DRC 35,758 (NM)

Eastern DRC 63,828 (NM) Haiti 89,521 (NM)

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Forpeoplelivinginisolatedareas,MissionAviationFellowship(MAF)signifiesthathelpisontheway–creatingaccesstoGod’sWordandlife-sustainingresources.Helpforlife-threateningemergenciesbringshopetodesperatesituations.HelpforindigenousChurchleadershipmeansdiscipleshipandincreasedfaith.Helptoreachtheunreachedmeansthat

thelightofJesusbreaksthroughthedarkness.Andtruly,yourfaithfulpartnershipmakesallthedifferenceinthislife-givingministry.Pagesandpagescouldnotcontaineveryounceofimpactyourgiftsandprayershaveaccomplishedin2012.Butconsiderthefollowingsummaryofhighlightsandbeencouraged!

• MAFsupportedandencouragedisolatedpastors,makingitpossibleforthemtostayindifficultareas,oftenamidstpersecution.

• TheKikongo Pastoral School,DRC,receivedMAFflightsforahigh-qualityleadershiptrainingtoequipfuturechurchleadersintheBandunduandBas-Congoregions.

• MAFstaffconductedoralstrategiesworkshopsinSierraLeone,CostaRica,Mexico,andtheU.S.,trainingChristianworkerstosharetheBiblethroughstorytellingmethods.

• Estante,acutting-edgemobileapp,developedbyMAF-Learning Technologies,wasreleasedtoaselectgroupofpastorsina“closed”MiddleEasterncountry,allowingthemtosafelycarryandshareawholedigitallibraryofChristianresources.

• Nearly600missionariesandnationalChurchworkersaroundtheworlduseMAF’ssecureemailandwebbrowsingservices.

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”If we had to wait for roads to be built, we would have missed the best opportunity to take the Gospel to the remote groups of Papua.

–Paul and Jeannie Burkhart, missionaries with Christian and Missionary Alliance in Papua, Indonesia, since 1968

FLIGHTS SUPPORTING THE CHURCH

CHURCH SUPPORT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Kalimantan 565 flights

DRC 402 flights

Papua 1,173 flights

• MAFdonatedflightstoSamaritan’s PursefordeliveryofshoeboxesfortheirOperation Christmas Child campaign.

• Severalshort-termteamsreceivedMAFflightstoandfromJacmel,Haiti,toworkwiththeChildren’s Hopeorphanage.

• InCentralAsia,MAFbeganservicetoanewhigh-altitudeairstripthatwillbringdevelopmentprojectsandaidtonearly2,500peoplestrugglingtosurvive.

• MAFrefurbishedabuildingandconstructedaflightsimulatortouseinanewflightschoolthattheministryopenedinanareawithnootherin-countrytrainingoption.

• InKalimantan,Indonesia,MAFflightssupportedthoseconstructingschools,hydroelectricprojects,anddrinkingwatersystemsforremotevillages.

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