Rebecca is active in the community, and enjoys being a friend to Muslim women. She volunteers at a local, free, monthly clinic for women and children. She also sometimes teaches English in her home to neighborhood children, and often visits the sick patients in the hospital whom Brad flies in from interior villages. She also enjoys caring for their young son, Evan.

Brad and Rebecca live in Tarakan, a predominantly Muslim town of about 100,000 people on a tiny island off the coast of Borneo. In many ways, it is a normal town with roads, stores, restaurants, and hotels. But cultural differences run deep, so they continue to learn how Indonesians there work and live with unique values, beliefs, and mindsets.

Brad and Rebecca believe God used each of their personal histories, dreams, and experiences to bring them to this point of serving in Indonesia. Brad grew up in Indiana and became a Christian at a young age. He always had the dream of flying, but wanted to fly with a purpose. He served in the Army for five years after high school, hoping to pursue a career in military aviation. But after learning of mission aviation, he decided to attend LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas, earning his degree in Aeronautical Science, with the hope of becoming a missionary pilot.

Rebecca was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She grew up all over the United States, as her father was in the military, and the family moved frequently. Rebecca became a Christian at a young age. She developed an interest in missions as a teenager, after going on a couple of short-term mission trips, and being involved in community ministry. Rebecca attended Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania, earning her degree in Political Science with minors in Religion and Communications. She has since worked as a newspaper reporter, writer for a university, and part-time flight follower.

After marrying in 2000, Brad and Rebecca lived in Texas, and Alaska, before moving to Indonesia, in 2005. Their son, Evan, was born in 2008.

Brad and Rebecca rely on a team of financial supporters who generously give to the ministry of MAF. This team is critical to the work MAF does in Indonesia. They also depend on people to pray for them and the people they serve through MAF.

Please continue to pray for:

• Safety for Brad as he flies
• Opportunities for Brad to encourage the people he serves
• Opportunities for Rebecca to share God's love and truth with her Muslim friends
• Unity and love in their marriage
• Unity and love among the MAF team
• Energy and good health as we live in this hot, humid climate, in a developing country
• An intimate relationship with God