Field Stories

Retired ... And Still Serving Him

Three experienced machinists regularly volunteer at the MAF hangar in Nampa.

"I was trained at Boeing for over 30 years just for this volunteer opportunity," Steve Brougham jokes. Ed Rehberg managed Hewlett-Packard's tool and die shop, and now has his own machine shop at home.

Posted on 9/2/2010

MAF Martyr Nate Saint's House Set for Restoration

Ecuador Home to Serve as Office, Training Center, Residence

SHELL MERA, Ecuador—06-16-10—The house in Shell Mera, Ecuador, that MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) missionary martyr Nate Saint built in 1948 still stands, but it’s crumbling from termites and the daily inch of rain that deluges the eastern Andean foothills.

Posted on 7/29/2010

MAF, Operation Blessing Working Together for Haiti Relief

Ministries Deliver Aid, Get Medical Help to Quake Victims

NAMPA, Idaho—02-04-10—For years, MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) and Operation Blessing (OBI) have served together in disaster zones around the world. Now, once again, MAF is assisting the Virginia Beach, Va.-based evangelical relief ministry’s efforts following one of the worst earthquakes to hit the Western hemisphere.

Posted on 7/29/2010

MAF Assists Harrison Ford Humanitarian Trip

MAF Pilots Brief Acclaimed Actor, Provide Airstrip Chart

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—02-18-10—MAF pilots recently provided acclaimed actor Harrison Ford with an airstrip chart of the Port-au-Prince airport and offered him a personal briefing at the MAF hangar.

Posted on 7/29/2010