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MAF Headlines http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news MAF Playing Critical Role in Haiti Food Distribution http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-playing-critical-role-in-haiti-food-distribution <h3>Ministry Response Transitions to Rebuilding</h3> <p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—<i>03-10-10</i>—Nearly two months following the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) must continually redefine its role in Haiti. What began as crisis management shifted to food distribution to the Haitian people. </p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-playing-critical-role-in-haiti-food-distribution Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:23:25 -0600 First MAF 2010 KODIAK Tour Stops Announced http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/first-maf-2010-kodiak-tour-stops-announced <h3>Next-Generation Bush Plane in Phoenix March 6, Tucson March 7</h3><p><b>K<span class="small">ODIAK</span> Playing Critical Role in Haiti Quake Relief Efforts</b></p><p>NAMPA, Idaho—<i>02-26-2010</i>—MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) has announced the first two stops on the 2010 tour of its revolutionary new K<span class="small">ODIAK</span> aircraft.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/first-maf-2010-kodiak-tour-stops-announced Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:52:05 -0600 MAF Assists Harrison Ford Humanitarian Trip http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-assists-harrison-ford-humanitarian-trip <h3>MAF Pilots Brief Acclaimed Actor, Provide Airstrip Chart</h3><p>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. </p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-assists-harrison-ford-humanitarian-trip Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:31:44 -0600 Personal Reports from MAF Staff in Haiti http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/personal-reports-from-maf-staff-in-haiti <p><i>02-11-10</i>—MAF remains at the center of international rescue, relief and recovery efforts following the Jan. 12 earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince. The following are first-hand accounts from the front lines:</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/personal-reports-from-maf-staff-in-haiti Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:14:22 -0600 MAF, Operation Blessing Working Together for Haiti Relief http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-operation-blessing-working-together-for-haiti-relief <h3>Ministries Deliver Aid, Get Medical Help to Quake Victims</h3><p>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.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-operation-blessing-working-together-for-haiti-relief Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:21:51 -0600 (Updated) MAF Responds, Assists International Relief Effort http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/updated-maf-responds-assists-international-relief-effort <h3>Personal Reports from MAF Staff in Haiti</h3> <p>MAF remains at the center of international rescue, relief and recovery efforts following the Jan. 12 earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince. The following are first-hand accounts from the front lines: </p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/updated-maf-responds-assists-international-relief-effort Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:38:07 -0600 New MAF KODIAK Aircraft Goes Right to Work in Haiti Relief Effort http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/new-maf-kodiak-aircraft-goes-right-to-work-in-haiti-relief-effort <h3>Local Haitian Boy’s Aid Delivered to Orphanage</h3><p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Since its arrival Saturday in Port-au-Prince, the new MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) KODIAK airplane has been in continual daytime use as an air ambulance, delivering victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake and doctors from around the world to undamaged hospitals in rural Haiti.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/new-maf-kodiak-aircraft-goes-right-to-work-in-haiti-relief-effort Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:22:21 -0600 MAF Responds, Assists International Response to Haiti Earthquake http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-responds-assists-international-response-to-haiti-earthquake <h3> Reports from MAF Staff in Haiti </h3> <p> MAF remains at the center of international rescue, relief and recovery efforts following the Jan. 12 earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince. The following are first-hand accounts from the front lines: </p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-responds-assists-international-response-to-haiti-earthquake Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:24:10 -0600 MAF Sends New KODIAK Aircraft, Crew to Haiti Relief Effort http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-sends-new-kodiak-aircraft-crew-to-haiti-relief-effort <p>NAMPA, Idaho – MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) has deployed a new KODIAK airplane and four crew members to join its fleet of three aircraft already serving the relief effort following the massive earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12.</p><p>The deployment marks the first-ever use of this specially designed airplane in disaster relief work. </p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-sends-new-kodiak-aircraft-crew-to-haiti-relief-effort Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:46:13 -0600 MAF Opens Critically Important Satellite Communications Center http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-opens-critically-important-satellite-communications-center <h3>Facilitating Work of Relief Agencies Hampered by Loss of Local Telecommunications Networks</h3> <h3>MAF Pilots Resume Flights since Devastating Quake; Bringing Aid to Outlying Towns</h3> <p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti â€“ MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) missionaries have set up a Port-au-Prince airport communications center connected to a GATR VSAT satellite system, supplying direly needed high-bandwidth communications to workers from at least 16 international aid groups that have arrived since the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-opens-critically-important-satellite-communications-center Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:57:00 -0600 MAF Coordinates Delivery of Vital Aid to Devastated Haiti http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-coordinates-delivery-of-vital-aid-to-devastated-haiti <p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) hangar at Port-au-Prince's small international airport is playing a vital role in facilitating dozens of relief flights into devastated Haiti that otherwise would be turned away. </p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-coordinates-delivery-of-vital-aid-to-devastated-haiti Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:53:31 -0600 MAF Disaster Team Ramps Up Relief Efforts in Haiti http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-disaster-team-ramps-up-relief-efforts-in-haiti <h3>Ministry's History in Haiti and Knowledge of the Land, Culture and Language Invaluable to Outside Groups Bringing Aid</h3><p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The MAF presence in the devastated nation of Haiti has transitioned into full disaster response mode, as the team began working with Samaritan's Purse to provide relief to the suffering people.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-disaster-team-ramps-up-relief-efforts-in-haiti Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:22:46 -0600 One Indigenous MAF Worker Feared Dead Following Earthquake http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/one-indigenous-maf-worker-feared-dead-following-earthquake <h3>All Missionary Staff Safe; Non-Essential Personnel Withdrawing MAF Sets Up 'Haiti Disaster and Recover Fund'</h3><p> NAMPA, Idaho (Jan. 14, 2010) â€“ One indigenous MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) worker is feared dead and two are missing following the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, but none of the ministry's missionary staff in Haiti were injured, according to Ron Wismer, crisis team manager at MAF headquarters here. </p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/one-indigenous-maf-worker-feared-dead-following-earthquake Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:30:30 -0600 Massive Earthquake Hits Haiti http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/massive-earthquake-hits-haiti <p>All MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) missionary staff in Haiti are uninjured following a devastating earthquake that measured 7.0 on the Richter scale.</p><p> â€œWe are grateful to God for his protection of our missionary staff,â€ said John Boyd, MAF president and CEO. â€œWe do not yet know the status of our Haitian staff members, and ask for your prayers for all the people of Haiti during this time of great sorrow.â€</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/massive-earthquake-hits-haiti Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:21:57 -0600 Astronaut Completes Journey of MAF Plane Part from Space to MAF http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/astronaut-completes-journey-of-maf-plane-part-from-space-to-maf <h3>Patrick Forrester Took Part of Nate Saintâ€™s Piper PA-14 on Shuttle Discovery</h3> <p>Nampa, ID—<i>12-02-09</i>—MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) celebrated an astronautâ€™s return of a relic from missionary history, hosting a day of activities commemorating the occasion and remembering the five Christians martyred in 1956 by Waodani Indians in Ecuador. Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester aimed to honor MAF missionary pilot, Nate Saint, Saintâ€™s family â€œand all missionaries around the worldâ€ when he carried the Piperâ€™s battery box on the space shuttle â€œDiscoveryâ€ for its two-week orbital mission that started Aug. 25 to equip the International Space Station. </p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/astronaut-completes-journey-of-maf-plane-part-from-space-to-maf Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:08:36 -0600 MAF Receives Second Straight 'Passion Award' http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-receives-second-straight-passion-award <h3>Aviation Ministry Recognized for Excellence</h3><p>Overland Park, KS—<i>11-10-09</i>—MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) was awarded a 2009 “Passion Award” by the Servant Christian Community Foundation (SCCF) last evening. This is the second consecutive year MAF has been recognized by SCCF for its commitment to excellence in ministry.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-receives-second-straight-passion-award Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:13 -0600 Shuttle Astronaut Returns to Earth with Piece of Missionary History http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/shuttle-astronaut-returns-to-earth-with-piece-of-missionary-history <h3>Patrick Forrester Took Part of Nate Saint’s Piper PA-14 on Discovery</h3><p>Available for Interviews (see info below).</p><p>Nampa, ID—<i>10-05-09</i>—After a two-week journey of more than 5.7 million miles around the earth, astronaut Patrick Forrester and fellow space shuttle Discovery crew members landed safely on Sept. 11 at Edwards Air Force Base in California with a piece of missionary history. Forrester is available for interviews about the shuttle mission and his heart for Christian missionary service. </p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/shuttle-astronaut-returns-to-earth-with-piece-of-missionary-history Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:12 -0600 MAF Completes Earthquake Relief Flights in Indonesia http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-completes-earthquake-relief-flights-in-indonesia <h3>Commercial Jets Get Through; MAF Returns to Its Missions Work</h3><p>Nampa, ID—<i>10-07-09</i>—After commercial jets were able to get through, MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) has halted its emergency relief and assessment flights to Indonesia’s city of Padang, which was devastated by a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-completes-earthquake-relief-flights-in-indonesia Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:12 -0600 MAF Responds to Massive Earthquake in Indonesia http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-responds-to-massive-earthquake-in-indonesia <h3>Aviation Ministry Transports Relief and Assessment Teams Amid Devastation</h3> <p>Nampa, ID—10-01-09—Responding to Indonesia's massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake, MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) has flown in an assessment team to the devastated city of Padang, in the coastal region of western Sumatra. </p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-responds-to-massive-earthquake-in-indonesia Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:11 -0600 Mission Aviation History to Hitch a Ride on the Space Shuttle http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/mission-aviation-history-to-hitch-a-ride-on-the-space-shuttle <h3>Astronaut Taking a Piece of Nate Saint’s Piper PA-14 on ‘Discovery’ </h3> <p><a title="Download the pictures included in this news story" href="http://www.mafgiftshop.org/MAF/maf-shuttle-pix.zip"><img class="icon" border="0" src="/extras//fileIcons/zip.gif" /> Download Photos. </a> </p> <p>Cape Canaveral, FL.—08-24-09—Proving that space flight is not the highest calling for a pilot, astronaut Patrick Forrester is taking a bit of missionary history onboard space shuttle “Discovery,” which is scheduled for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in the early morning hours of Aug. 28. The aim of the two-week orbital mission is to equip the International Space Station.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/mission-aviation-history-to-hitch-a-ride-on-the-space-shuttle Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:10 -0600 MAF to Tell Its Story at World's Largest Air Show http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-to-tell-its-story-at-worlds-largest-air-show2 <p>Oshkosh, WI—<i>June 15, 2009</i>—MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) will be telling its story to the world at 2009 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh, the largest show for general aviation enthusiasts in the world, which will take place here July 27-Aug. 2. </p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-to-tell-its-story-at-worlds-largest-air-show2 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:10 -0600 First MAF KODIAK Missionary Bush Plane Makes Public Debut http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/first-maf-kodiak-missionary-bush-plane-makes-public-debut <p><a href="/kodiaktour"><img class="icon" border="0" src="/extras/fileIcons/zip.gif" /> Download the Press Kit</a></p> <h3>Next-Generation Missionary Aircraft on Display June 12 at Jean’s Flight Training at Gillespie Field in El Cajon; Additional Stops in El Monte and Redlands.</h3> <p>El Cajon, CA—<i>06-04-09</i>—Inaugurating a new era in missionary aviation, MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) will unveil its first KODIAK aircraft to the public on Friday, June 12, from 3-5 p.m. at Jean’s Flight Training at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, before deploying it for service to Papua, Indonesia.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/first-maf-kodiak-missionary-bush-plane-makes-public-debut Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:09 -0600 MAF Recipient of 2008 'Passion Award' http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-recipient-of-2008-passion-award <h3>Presented by Servant Christian Community Foundation at Thurman Mitchell Servant Leadership Celebration</h3> <p>Overland Park, KS—<i>11-04-08</i>—MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) was awarded a 2008 “Passion Award” by the Servant Christian Community Foundation (SCCF) last evening for its outstanding commitment to furthering the Gospel.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-recipient-of-2008-passion-award Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:08 -0600 May 2 Celebration Will Feature Dedication Service and Afternoon Activities for Visitors NAMPA, Idaho—04-09-09—MAF will publicly dedicate its first KODIAK 100 aircraft on May 2 at its headquarters in Nampa. http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/may-2-celebration-will-feature-dedication-service-and-afternoon-activities-for-visitors-nampa-idahomdash04-09-09mdashmaf-will-publicly-dedicate-its-first-kodiak-100-aircraft-on-may-2-at-its-headquarters-in-nampa May 2 Celebration Will Feature Dedication Service and Afternoon Activities for Visitors NAMPA, Idaho—04-09-09—MAF will publicly dedicate its first KODIAK 100 aircraft on May 2 at its headquarters in Nampa. MAF is a faith-based, nonprofit ministry that serves missionaries, Christian and humanitarian organizations, as well as isolated people around the world with aviation, communications and learning technologies. The new KODIAK 100 is the first of the next-generation bush planes to be produced under a visionary arrangement between MAF and the manufacturer, Quest Aircraft Co. of Sandpoint, Idaho. http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/may-2-celebration-will-feature-dedication-service-and-afternoon-activities-for-visitors-nampa-idahomdash04-09-09mdashmaf-will-publicly-dedicate-its-first-kodiak-100-aircraft-on-may-2-at-its-headquarters-in-nampa Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:07 -0600 MAF Takes Delivery of its First KODIAK 100 http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-takes-delivery-of-its-first-kodiak-100 <p><a href="http://www.mafgiftshop.org/MAF/MAF-KODIAK-Press-Kit.zip"><img src="/extras/fileIcons/zip.gif" align="abs-top" border="0"> Download the Press Kit</a><br> <a href="/news/news2/maf-takes-delivery-of-its-first-kodiak-100"><img src="/extras/fileIcons/swf.gif" align="abs-top" border="0"> Watch Video</a> <br> <a href="/kodiak-photos"><img src="/extras/fileIcons/jpg.gif" align="abs-top" border="0"> View Photo Gallery</a></p> <h3>Next-Generation Bush Plane Manufactured by Quest Aircraft Co. through Visionary Arrangement</h3> <p>NAMPA, Idahoâ€”03-19-09â€”MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) today took delivery of its first KODIAK 100, the first of the next-generation bush planes to be produced under a visionary arrangement between the ministry and the manufacturer, Quest Aircraft Co. of Sandpoint, Idaho.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-takes-delivery-of-its-first-kodiak-100 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:05 -0600 MAF Featured on Major TV Network Starting Feb. 9 http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-featured-on-major-tv-network-starting-feb_-9 Nampa, ID—02-06-09—During the month of February, the Christian Television Network (CTN) will televise an international program featuring the ministry of MAF in Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the island of Borneo. The 30-minute episode of "All Over the World," which will air on local stations and by satellite (See local listings), highlights the ongoing efforts of MAF missionaries to improve the lives of the residents of Kalimantan, and to reach them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-featured-on-major-tv-network-starting-feb_-9 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:04 -0600 MAF Pilot Awarded First Place in Photography Competition http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-pilot-awarded-first-place-in-photography-competition Darrell Ash, Missionary Pilot and Amateur Aviation Photographer, Honored in Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Photography Contest NAMPA, Idaho—01-09-09—Darrell Ash, an MAF missionary pilot, recently was awarded first place in the aircraft category in a photography competition sponsored by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Ash was one of 15 finalists and won for his photograph of a Cessna 185F landing on the remote Kahayan River to deliver supplies to Indonesia’s Tumbang Marikoi clinic. http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-pilot-awarded-first-place-in-photography-competition Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:03 -0600 MAF Dedicates Aircraft Destined for Service in Lesotho http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-dedicates-aircraft-destined-for-service-in-lesotho NAMPA, Idaho - 11-05-08 - MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship), a Nampa-based aviation, communications and technology ministry serving more than 1,000 Christian and nongovernment organizations worldwide, today dedicated an aircraft destined for service in Lesotho (Le-soo-too), Africa. http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-dedicates-aircraft-destined-for-service-in-lesotho Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:02 -0600 MAF Recipient of 2008 'Passion Award' http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-recipient-of-2008-39passion-award39 <p style="font-weight: bold;">Presented by Servant Christian Community Foundation at Thurman Mitchell Servant Leadership Celebration</p> <p><b>OVERLAND PARK, Kansas</b>â€”<i>11-04-08</i>â€”MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) was awarded a 2008 â€œPassion Awardâ€ by the Servant Christian Community Foundation (SCCF) last evening for its outstanding commitment to furthering the Gospel.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-recipient-of-2008-39passion-award39 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:01 -0600 MAF Assists in Relief Work in Congo as LRA Pillages Villages and Forces Children to Join Ranks as Soldiers http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-assists-in-relief-work-in-congo-as-lra-pillages-villages-and-forces-children-to-join-ranks-as-soldiers <p><b>BUNIA, D. R. Congo</b>â€”11-03-08â€”MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) is assisting several relief agencies in delivering food and medical supplies to refugee camps in the northern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in response to the Lordâ€™s Resistance Armyâ€™s (LRA) raids on villages there.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-assists-in-relief-work-in-congo-as-lra-pillages-villages-and-forces-children-to-join-ranks-as-soldiers Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:21:00 -0600 Situation Improving in Haiti as MAF Continues to Provide Aid http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/situation-improving-in-haiti-as-maf-continues-to-provide-aid <div class="donate_btn" style="border: 3px double rgb(136, 46, 46); margin: 5px; padding: 3px; float: right;"><div align="center"><a class="button" id="btn_donate" href="/donate?goMotiv=VVH9-N000&DONATION_DESIG=7581"></a><br> <b>toward this critical need!</b> </div></div> <ul> <li><a href="/video/haiti-flood">Watch a video of some of the devastation in Haiti.</a></li> <li><a title="Opens in a new window" target="_blank" href="http://www.thepath.fm/cyberradio/media/pathasx.cfm/fp_20080929.asx">Listen to Radio Interview with MAF pilot Will White</a><br> </li> <li><a href="/haiti-relief-photos">View our photo gallery.</a></li> </ul> <p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haitiâ€”<i>09-29-08</i>â€”MAF continues to bring relief to those who lost their homes and possessions, following four storms that created widespread damage in Haiti.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/situation-improving-in-haiti-as-maf-continues-to-provide-aid Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:20:59 -0600 MAF to Dedicate First KODIAK 100 http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-to-dedicate-first-kodiak-100 May 2 Celebration Will Feature Dedication Service and Afternoon Activities for Visitors NAMPA, Idahoâ€”04-09-09â€”MAF will publicly dedicate its first KODIAK 100 aircraft on May 2 at its headquarters in Nampa. MAF is a faith-based, nonprofit ministry that serves missionaries, Christian and humanitarian organizations, as well as isolated people around the world with aviation, communications and learning technologies. The new KODIAK 100 is the first of the next-generation bush planes to be produced under a visionary arrangement between MAF and the manufacturer, Quest Aircraft Co. of Sandpoint, Idaho. http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-to-dedicate-first-kodiak-100 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:20:58 -0600 MAF Dedicates Its First KODIAK Missionary Plane http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-dedicates-its-first-kodiak-missionary-plane <p><a href="/kodiaktour"><img src="/extras/fileIcons/zip.gif" border="0"> Download the Press Kit</a></p> <h3 align="center">Next-Generation Missionary Aircraft on Display June 12 at Jeanâ€™s Flight Training at Gillespie Field in El Cajon</h3> <p>EL CAJON, Calif.â€”<i>06-04-09</i>â€”Inaugurating a new era in missionary aviation, MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) will unveil its first KODIAK aircraft to the public on Friday, June 12, from 3-5 p.m. at Jeanâ€™s Flight Training at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, before deploying it for service to Papua, Indonesia.</p> http://www.maf.org/news/maf-news/maf-dedicates-its-first-kodiak-missionary-plane Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:20:57 -0600