On a recent trip to Papua New Guinea (PNG) for MAF, I watched the freaked-out reaction of several first-time fliers. ...
Kenya From the Air
I have a lot to write about, but right now can only manage a few pictures of the scenery on a MAF flight from South Sudan to Kenya, passing over Lake ...
Enjoying the Fireworks
It’s easier than you might think to become indifferent or lose that first-time magical wonder about the world when you see wondrous things almost ...
In the Land of 800 Airstrips
Bangladesh is a country filled with endless airstrips…if you’re a floatplane. There’s no better bush plane you could have. With over 800 ...
Waterworld
If you asked for one word to describe Bangladesh, it would have to be “water.” It’s everywhere, more than any place I’ve ever seen, and not exactly ...
The Bible Man
I have rarely met anyone so passionate about the Bible. Meet Jean-Claude, an African from the Ivory Coast, whose enthusiasm seems unquenchable. Whose ...
Congo Cathedral
Today I flew with MAF on a path that took us over the Ituri Forest. As we were heading home to Bunia from Isiro, the pilot, Joey Martin, suddenly ...
Goma Plane Crash – 4 March 2013
This post is primarily for my Goma friends who may want to see more details on the location of the recent plane crash. On Wednesday, I joined a MAF ...
Flying in Congo
Flying in Congo seems to be in the category of a life-threatening adventure your mother would plead with you to avoid. Like sky-diving, riding a ...
First Flight
I’m back in Congo for about a month to do a story on Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) here in Bunia. Lucky for me, my brother and sister-in-law (Jon ...