Flying for Life (July 2014)

Flying for Life July 2014

The quarterly magazine of MAF Australia

Special edition: Serving with MAF Be part of Something Bigger

Be part of an

ADVENTURE

Be part of

Hope

Watch the video and sign up for our online journey at:

maf.org.au/bigger

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Being part of something bigger F or more than 60 years MAF has been bringing help, hope and healing to the remote communities of the world. As we consider the needs of the remote communities we currently serve, as well as the many countries and communities that would love to have a MAF presence, we know we need to inspire an entire new generation of professionals willing to take up the call.

At the moment we unfortunately face a major hurdle with the majority of Christians around Australia.

They don’t know we exist, or do not understand the full depth and

breadth of what we, by God’s grace, are achieving. Similarly, some believe that we only need pilots and engineers to fulfil this mission.

With this in mind we are excited to launch our new recruitment initiative, ‘Be Part of Something Bigger’! We hope you are inspired as we unpack 5 facets of serving with MAF: Being part of an Adventure, Hope, a Movement, Transformation and Rescue.

God is using the mission of MAF to change lives every day. People all around the world are being physically and spiritually trans-

formed in Christ’s name through this work. We here at MAF Australia want to tell that story and encourage others to be part of it!

So please share this with your friends, family and church networks!

Make sure you check out our video at www.maf.org.au/bigger Michelle Dorey CEO MAF Australia

Meet Kuren Recruitment Manager for MAF Australia

How long have you been with MAF? I joined MAF 14 months ago and have been on an exciting journey since then.

What were you doing before MAF? Before MAF I spent 9 years in recruitment working with a wide range of industries. Most of my career was spent professionally consulting with organisations with the aim of attracting specific skills.

Why should someone serve with MAF? MAF is an organisation with a rich history spanning more than 60 years and the ministry of MAF is needed more than ever in the most remote parts of the world. Partnering with many organisations across the globe we can see help, hope and healing being brought to those who need it most. MAF allows millions of lives to be transformed, and I get to be part of it. So could you.

What are the highlights of your job?

You’d think that seeing someone enter the mission field would be a natural highlight. For me though, there’s an immense amount of excitement in seeing men and women show their initial interest in exploring the call of God in their lives.

What are you passionate about?

I’m not only passionate about seeing lives transformed in the remote MAF programmes around the world, but I’m also passionate about seeing the impact made in the lives of those answering the call to mission. We’d like to see mission families be encouraged by the process they follow to engage in overseas mission.

What are common misconceptions about serving on the mission field?

We’ve found that many people associate

MAF with the work done in Arnhem Land and Papua New Guinea however, MAF is a global movement with programmes in 25 different countries throughout Africa and the rest of the world as well. Another misconception is that MAF are only looking for pilots and engineers, when the reality is that MAF has a broad range of skills that are required at this stage.

How can people find out more about serving with MAF? We understand that finding out about serving on the mission field can be a very daunting task! So we’ve developed an ‘online journey’ - a series of 5 emails that unpacks the idea of serving with MAF. This is a great ‘first step’. Head over to www.maf.org.au/bigger to find it.

Alternatively, if you’d like to talk with me about serving with MAF, please call the office on 1800 650 169 or email personnel@maf.org.au.

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Be part of an

adventure

It is not always easy to leave your comfort zone and embark on an adventure to the mission field. But in following that call, our families are leaning on God, having unique and exciting experiences and are bringing help, hope and healing to the most remote. Here are three of their stories.

Brad Sinclair

Quality Manager, Kenya.

With wife Rachel.

Serving the Lord in MAF has been an adventure for our family. As a pilot couple in Arnhem Land in 2001, we experienced many new things including life in isolated areas and another culture. We learnt to trust God as He called us to Cairns for four years, to gauge the need for MAF in Timor-Leste amongst other tasks. He revealed there was a big need, and in 2007 we (now with a young family) moved there to commence a new MAF programme with many challenges, but witnessed the Lord at work. Four years later He led us to serve with MAF in Kenya and South Sudan. Another new culture, and more memorable experiences. What a blessing as a family to see together the Lord lead and provide with each season in His ongoing plan for us. Now as Quality Manager I’m not flying, and admittedly the views from my desk are less impressive than before. But we know it’s important in MAF, and we look forward to where He leads us next.

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Anna Walmsley

Serving in Arnhem Land with husband and Pilot Scott.

From freezing, understandable, orderly Melbourne to boiling, chaotic, out of this world Arnhem Land our journey to date has spanned just 12 months but already it’s been a wild ride.

Where else would my kids see flying to school as normal or bitumen roads as exciting? Where else would I have learnt how much food I can squeeze onto an Airvan headed for Ramingining? Where else would I have gotten to not only peak into, but live life next to people of an ancient culture so closed to the world that only a few hundred people get access every year? Nowhere else!

For whilst there have been times that I have been stretched to my limits, it is on this AMAZING ADVENTURE that I have had the privilege of living life to its full, right in the centre of God’s love and will over my life. So buckle up and come join me – I have a cuppa waiting!

Peter Higham

Technology Services and Communications, Arnhem Land.

With wife Tiina.

My journey towards MAF began at 11 years old! I had the privilege to live in Tanzania with my parents who at that time served with MAF. I left East Africa as a boy but with a dream in my heart to be a MAF Pilot. 17 years later after completing a Technology Diploma, attending Bible School, spending my

life savings on Flight training, getting married and raising financial support, I was ready to see the MAF dream become a reality. The destination was Arnhem Land, the call was clear until the door on flying was shut at the 11th hour.

As a couple we stood at a crossroads, with many questions but the passion for missions and serving God was greater than the circumstances we faced. We felt it was right to continue joining MAF but in a different unknown capacity.

Now, four years later I am excited about what God is doing in Arnhem Land through the Technology that is being

pioneered.

I now head up the Technology Services side of MAF in Arnhem Land and the goal is to use technology means to spread the gospel. With the help of mobile phones, wifi resource distribution, and electronic tablets, the opportunites are endless; and the gospel message has the possibility of going viral across Arnhem Land.

I handed the first donated Electronic Tablet over to an elder at the community of Gurrumurru and it brought a smile to my tired face and a sense of worth to what I do. The countless resources on this one device, has the potential to influence a whole community.

My name is Peter Higham and I am on an adventure with God and with MAF and it’s worth it!

Main photo by Smiley Pool

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Be part of

Hope

To countless communities around the world, the inbound MAF aircraft - just a tiny speck at first - is a symbol of hope. It may be medicine, or school supplies, or a recently translated bible. It may be the chance to get to hospital or to hear the gospel in your language. For those in Uror Country, it has come to mean the hope of food.

Story and Photos LuAnne Cadd

Main left Nyadieng Ruth with baby Nyayuni at Tearfund feeding centre in Pulchoul, South Sudan.

Main right Muot Duong, 29 months, and his mother Chul Malual, collect their Plumpy Nut supplement Far left At the remote airstrip of Motot, men unload 870 kilos of Plumpy Sup Far right Babies are weighed & measured. Malnourished children are put on a feeding program of Plumpy Nut or Plumpy Sup nutritional supplement until they are out of danger

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ednesday morning at Juba airport in South Sudan and the weight limit on the MAF Cessna Caravan is maxed-out with only one ‘passenger’.

White and orange boxes pack the pods underneath the plane as well as a few layers high inside. These boxes are filled with small packets of nutritional gold. It’s called Plumpy Sup, one of a few variations of a peanutbased supplement that has worked miracles on malnourished babies and small children.

About time Tearfund ran out of it in Uror County back in January and had been trying to get more there, with financial and political issues making that desire difficult. Finally, with the intense rainy season looming, the time had come that they could book MAF to fly two

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planeloads into Motot, a remote village about one-and-a-half hours north of Juba. The boxes are so heavy that the plane looks near enough empty, even though it is heavily laden.

Plumpy plane Pilots Andrew Parker and Ryan Unger land the plane on the 750m dirt airstrip, which is thankfully dry at the moment. They unload the 55 boxes with the help of Tearfund staff and take off to go and get the next 55. Each flight carries approximately 900kgs of Plumpy Sup. “In our current response we are targeting 38,429 pregnant and lactating women and children under five suffering from moderate or severe malnutrition”, Claudia Puschner, the organisation’s South Sudan programme officer, explains. “The supplies we transport are mainly Plumpy Nut and therapeutic feeding supplies. These programmes are possible due

to the generous support of MAF.” There are six feeding centres spread out around Uror County, each one open for one day a week. On this day, Wednesday, it’s in Pulchoul, a 30-minute drive from Motot where the airstrip and Tearfund office is located.

Tearfund’s area programme manager Victor Nthiga sits in the back seat of the truck on the way to the Pulchoul feeding centre. “For some months now we’ve been struggling to get supplies, so having these coming in is really a big thing for Tearfund,” Victor explains. “In most of the centres we’ve been turning away some of the women and children so it’s really a celebration today.”

Weighing in At 11.30am, the Pulchoul feeding centre is filled with women and children. Many have already come and gone. A large tree in the middle of the compound provides shade and a branch to hang a scale from. A crowd of

mothers gather around Tearfund’s nutrition supervisor Manyuon, waiting to have their babies weighed.

One baby breaks into terrified screaming as he is placed naked into the dark blue sling. The next baby sits placidly. Across the courtyard, other workers measure tiny arms and write on crumpled, dirt-smeared health cards, indicating how many food packets each baby will receive for the week. Mothers line up at the final station to collect their ration.

Changing lives Most have walked for over an hour to get to the clinic. Nyadieng Ruth carried her two-year-old in a basket on her head for 90 minutes. When she first brought baby Nyayuni to the centre two months ago, she was suffering from severe diarrhea, pain in her ears and was malnourished.

Nyadieng is still worried, but says the child is responding to the Plumpy Nut food and is getting better.

Chul Malual’s child, Muot, has improved dramatically in the month that she has been bringing him to the centre. He was two-years-old when she first brought him in, weighing 6.7kgs. One month later, he is up to 9.3kgs and eating the Plumpy Nut packets without help. Chul’s husband died four years ago, leaving her alone to care for four children.

It’s amazing to think of the many lives touched by this one flight. You too can be part of bringing hope to the remote! Head over to maf.org.au/bigger to find out more July 2014 Flying for Life 7

Spotlight: South Sudan

Be part of a

MAF in 2013

MOVEMENT

140 aircraft

1,400

Photos: Rich Thompson, LuAnne Cadd, Richard Hanson

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What started off as the dream of a few Christian airforce pilots some 60 years ago, is now a global movement. Here’s a look at MAF’s impact in 2013

staff

52,206 hours flown

199,267 passengers

2,000

organisations served

6.7 mil kgs of freight

25

countries

1,800

destinations

Arnhem Land

Timor-Leste

13

1

33

3

7,068

504

24,754

2,165

25,337

1,660

MAF’s service for the communities in Arnhem Land continued to be well sought after in 2013. Over 100 organisations were blessed by the 13,677 flights performed by this busy team. Staff also continued their involvement in outreach programmes which have seen many lives transformed in Jesus’ name.

Papua New Guinea

The addition of Pilot Michael Bottrell meant that the number of flights increased by 60% to 847. The funds were successfully raised for a second GA8 Airvan to expand and fortify MAF’s crucial presence in this country. The aircraft is scheduled to be delivered late 2014.

Bangladesh 1

18

16

120

523

6,471

2,544

31,243

29,177

1,745,836

Communities were transformed as the MAF team in PNG continued their vital ministry. The busy staff coordinated and performed a massive 12,995 flights in and out of around 273 destinations.

Although just a single aircraft operation, MAF has become a lifeline to many remote parts of Bangladesh. With 798 flights travelling over 62,000 nautical miles, MAF’s Amphibious Cessna Caravan has overcome many of the barriers faced in Bangladesh, a country regularly ravished by natural disasters.

Africa

CRMF

16 2,997 74 3,947 282

22 274 9,976 22,318 542,880

MAF has a presence in Chad, Kenya, South Sudan, Madagascar, Tanzania and Uganda. A total of 9,191 flights were made in 2013 to around 350 destinations. These flights saw MAF partner with over 1000 organisations.

Key:

Planes

Staff

Hours flown

Medevacs arranged

CRMF continued to provide a reliable means of communication and technical expertise to the remote communities of PNG. Theological training and biblical resources were also provided through CRMF’s Learning Technologies.

Passengers

Freight (kgs)

HF Radio comms

Bibles & Audiobibles distributed

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Be part of

transformation

MAF’s vision is simple: to see isolated people physically and spiritually transformed in Christ’s name. Here’s a small snapshot of it taking place in PNG.

Physical transformation

Main left The school building at Maramuni Top left Pilot Martin Koehler and teacher Michael Kaupa with the GA8 Airvan Bottom left The view from the school building

The description ‘remote’ somehow seems like an understatement for the community at Maramuni. Perched on the top of a mountain in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, the small community, scattered around the grass airstrip, seems so far from the rest of the world.

They are completely cut off up here. There is no electricity, so no TV, no telephone and no radio. There are no connecting roads either. As Pilot Martin Koehler explains, many of the people here have not even seen a car.

Teacher Michael Kaupa is a relatively new addition to Maramuni. Arriving in early 2014, he and another teacher were tasked with establishing a new school for the community.

It was not easy to build a school here. The place was covered in long grass. Using spades and bush knives, they cleared the area by hand to allow for a building.

Michael loves MAF. He smiles widely when he talks about his new school building, “Everything you see here, from the roofing iron down to the smallest nail came in on an

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MAF plane”.

He goes on to explain that in fact everything that cannot be grown in the village, is flown in – everything. Their medicines, their manufactured foods (like rice and tinned fish), the school desks, chairs, books, pencils, you get the point.

Right now, the community is thriving.

Michael explains that this village has had a very violent history, one of infighting and tribal conflict. But this new school, situated on a hill above the airstrip, has bought great hope and peace to the area. They have plans to make it a boarding school – where students from outskirts can come and learn too.

The transformation brought about through the partnership with MAF is one greatly treasured by the community. They have come to love Pilot Martin Koehler. Michael jokes, “If he does die out here, we want to have his graveyard here – we don’t want to send him home!... He has been very helpful to the people of Maramuni, not just this school, but for the whole community.”

Spiritual transformation MAF is partnering with CRMF Learning Technologies to place God’s word into the hearts and minds of the remote population of PNG. Since 2011, over 4000 bibles, 600 bible resources and 280 audio bibles have been distributed to communities desperate for bibles and bible resources in their own language.

And the demand is increasing. Within just the first 6 months of this year, the team have distributed the equivalent of 95% of the total distributed in 2012.

Pastor Matthew, who is physically blind, used a donated audibible to salvage a church that was being destroyed due to tribal fighting.

He started with 3 members and today has 30.

He continues to use the audibible to help his preaching along with his teaching of Religious Education in a community school.

The loading of bibles and the ‘Jesus video’ in Tok Pisin (Pidgin English) onto SD cards, tablets and phones is becoming a daily activity for the CRMF LT staff. Motivated by the belief (and seen evidence) that transformation

takes place when people come in contact with God’s word, the team is excited to be converting and loading audio onto various devices.

Currently they are also assisting Christian Union Mission and Summer Institute of Linguistics to spread God’s word in this format so easily accessed by a population that is almost 40% illiterate.

The ‘Jesus video’ outreach program has also made a huge impact. Recently, on Karkar Island in the Madang Province, 25 youths received Jesus as their personal Saviour. As a direct result of these outreach programs, more requests for bible and Jesus video downloads on SD cards, mobile phones and tablets are pouring in.

As they send out the word of God, CRMF and MAF are seeing Isaiah 55:10-11 played out before their very eyes. ​​“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven…, ​​​​​​​​so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it … succeed in the thing for which I sent it”

Main right A man listens to Genesis on his new audibible Top right CRMF LT staff assembling the audibibles Bottom right Pilot Andy Little demonstrating how to get it working

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Be part of

Rescue Over the years thousands of people have been rescued thanks to MAF medevacs. Often the most vulnerable people we serve are expectant mothers. Labour complications easily overcome in Australia, can be disastrous in remote communities

Madagascar At just 20 years-old, she was in grave danger.

Yvette’s pregnancy was not successful. The baby didn’t carry full-term. What’s worse is that attempts to deliver the stillborn child - for 72 hours – were unsuccessful.

Yvette (pictured right) was about 300 kms from the closest hospital. The scary reality is that she simply would not survive the hours upon hours of travel along arduous dirt roads carved through the jungle and around mountains. But that’s where we came in.

Within just 90 minutes an MAF plane collected Yvette and her father, and brought them to the hospital. God used MAF to bring hope into a situation where all hope had been lost.

timor-Leste Pilot Michael Bottrell was on the ground at Los Palos when the base received a call for a medevac from Same for an 18 year old woman in labour with complications (eclampsia).

She had very high blood pressure and convulsions - her life was in danger. Michael flew from Los Palos direct to Same, a 48 minute flight. 20 minutes later the patient and her family were loaded and the plane departed for the 22minute flight to Dili, where the ambulance was waiting to take her to the hospital.

All told it was an hour and a half from receiving the call to delivering her to the ambulance. Without MAF, this would have taken close to 9 hours.

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papua new guinea

South Sudan

It’s Friday morning at 11am when they receive the call. They have been asked to pick up a pregnant woman, Essi, who has been in a lot of pain since the first contractions on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the baby is lying crosswise in the abdomen. Sangera, where she lives, has no health centre or nurse to help her.

The flight from Wewak to Sangera is just over 20 minutes long. With a lot of help she gets into the plane. She twists her hair around and pulls some out, a cultural sign of distress, which seems to be her way of dealing with the pain.

On the way back to Wewak Pilot Mathias Glass is sweating profusely in the steamy lowland atmosphere. Will the ambulance be waiting at the airport? The base staff have called for it, but as they approach Wewak and fly across the hospital they see the ambulance still parked there at the hospital.

Knowing there is no time to loose, the ground staff prepare the MAF bus and as soon as they land, Essi is helped into the MAF bus. Even the drive to the hospital is exhausting. The road is full of potholes and the bridge is unsafe.

Today, a very thankful Essi and her baby are alive and well. The reality is that had she tried to deliver the baby in her village, they would not have survived.

When Nyandeang, a 16 year-old mother-to-be, entered a fourth day of obstructed labour, it was clear she needed to be in the country’s best hospital as soon as possible. A quick call to MAF was made and a flight diverted to collect her.

Medair staff in Juba sprang into action as soon as the plane landed, lifting her by stretcher into an improvised ambulance. Dodging traffic and potholes, the vehicle safely and swiftly brought Nyandeang to the hospital. “By this time, this child who was half my age was raging with fever and starting to show a lot of distress,” explains Stella, a Medair worker. “I crouched beside Nyandeang on the floor, feeling helpless. She looked terrified.”

Nyandeang was taken into the delivery room, screaming. The baby had already died, but the body was delivered successfully. Mourning for her lost child, Nyandeang is now back in her village and making a slow recovery.

“We know that if Nyandeang had not been transported to Juba she would certainly have died too,” says Stella. “The MAF team’s response and actions were fantastic”.

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MAF Australia

Serving with MAF at home

Chris Patten Advocacy Manager

As the Advocacy Manager my vision is to raise the public profile of MAF with the help of Regional & Local Advocates and a team of people who love MAF. I truly believe we can have local and global impact through serving in Australia with MAF.

MAF has an incredible story to tell. Stories of Hope, Adventure, Rescue and Transformation and I am honoured and passionate about seeing that story being told and known throughout Australia.

As you know, Australia is a large country and one person can’t do this job alone. This will take an army….a movement of people to arise. In the past we had state councils in each state that worked hard to promote MAF and we honour and appreciate all that they accomplished. With operations now coming under MAF International , the primary role of MAF Australia has changed to Prayer, People and Provision. The Advocacy team in Australia needs to grow stronger, regional based teams so that all Australians hear the story of MAF from its history to the present.

I believe the way to build these teams is through relationship and great communication. Out of relationship we will get to know strengths by resourcing and training individuals to be the voice of MAF

Australia. With prayer and the vision of a BIG God, we will succeed.

I would love you to get involved. We need a MAF Crew to promote the work of MAF in each region. My aim is to build a great team of partners to be Advocates and spread throughout Australia speaking in churches, running events, praying regularly, supporting Field staff and mentoring others.

If that sounds like something you can be part of then let us know and “Be a part of something BIGGER”. Whether you are young, semi-retired or just want to give back to God through missions, then we want to hear from you. The time you can give to being an advocate doesn’t have to be a lot but it will make a difference.

To get in touch with Chris, simply call our office 1800 650 169 or email her at chris.patten@maf.org.au

Riding for fuel On the 3rd of July at 4:30pm, 11 weary riders rolled into Byron Bay. After starting 6 days earlier at Manly Beach, these men rode 1000kms and climbed a total of 12000 metres. Their motivation? To fuel as many life-saving MAF flights as possible.

Thanks to the many generous donations, over $20,000 was raised! A big thanks to the guys and a thanks to all the churches who hosted them along the way!

If you’d like to host a fundraiser for the work of MAF we’d love to hear from you! Simply contact Chris (above) and we’ll be in touch.

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Contact

ISSN: 2202-0365 Editor: Rich Thompson Email: info@maf.org.au Printer: Dominion Print Group Flying for Life is the official magazine of Mission Aviation Fellowship and CRMF in Australia. Articles may be printed with acknowledgment.

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Serving with MAF on the field Current Vacancies IT Officer, South Sudan Based in Juba, South Sudan and accountable to the Programme Manager, the IT Officer will be responsible for supporting the programme’s internal IT systems and providing technology services to other ministry partners.

Mission Pilots, Various locations An International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) based Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) and a Single Engine Command Instrument Rating, 10 hours of night flying and appropriate aviation medical certificate is the minimum licensing requirement for all pilot positions. Pilots with less than the required experience are encouraged to express their interest. Applicants for ‘PNG’ are required to have a minimum of 3 years commercial flight experience and 500 hours total flight time. Although not essential having a Multi- Engine Instrument Rating & all ATPL subjects are preferred - CRITICAL

Mareeba Maintenance & Training Facilities Manager, Mareeba Australia MAF is looking for someone with at least 5 years aviation or management experience to take on the responsibility for general management of MAF Mareeba’s staff and infrastructure. This facility will soon include the MAF flight training centre adding to Mareeba’s current aircraft maintenance and engineering apprentice programme. You will be responsible for exercising spiritual leadership and pastoral care to this team while ensuring high levels of engineering service to the MAFI programs.

Programme Manager, Mongolia An exciting opportunity exists to lead and direct the MAF Mongolia Programme. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of the programme strategy, reviewing priorities and managing the operational services offered to customers. In addition this person will support the effective performance and physical and spiritual wellbeing of programme staff and develop partnerships with service users. This role is part of the Senior Management Team for the programme and involves external representation of MAF - CRITICAL

Operations Manager, South Sudan This person will be responsible for overseeing and managing the operations department in Juba. The job holder will be required to ensure the safe and efficient organisation and scheduling of MAF flight operations in South Sudan, ensure that the flight and ground operations comply with applicable standards, legislation and safety policies; manage the performance and development of the Operations team and develop partnerships with service providers and customers - CRITICAL

Quality Manager, PNG Based in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea, this individual will be responsible for maintaining a Quality Management Systems (QMS) for the Papua New Guinea programme in accordance with MAF International’s Quality Manual. The post-holder will be crucial in promoting a quality culture within the programme.

- CRITICAL

Finance Manager, (Various Locations) This person will be responsible for providing effective financial management including budgeting, reporting, performance monitoring and providing year end accounts for audit.

Other duties will include providing financial feedback to the Programme Manager and to departmental managers regarding the performance of their departments.

The role would suit a qualified accountant who is experienced in financial management, using MS Excel and financial software packages.

1 position for PNG & CRMF - CRITICAL 1 position in Cairns - CRITICAL 1 position in South Sudan – CRITICAL 1 position in Arnhem Land - CRITICAL

Experienced Aircraft Engineers An International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) based aviation maintenance licence is the minimum licensing requirement for all aviation maintenance vacancies. The post-holder must be able to demonstrate practical aviation maintenance experience.

They will work closely with the Chief Engineer as a part of the maintenance team working on single piston and/or

turbine engine aircraft.

3 position in Mount Hagen, PNG CRITICAL 1 position in Mareeba 3 positions in Arnhem Land 1 position in Liberia

IT Manager, PNG PNG is a country made up of exotic cultures, wildlife and pristine natural landscapes and intertwined is a remote and isolated Christian church that needs support and encouragement. MAF is strategically placed to be able to support this local church and peoples and our PNG team based in Mt Hagen are in need of an IT Manager to assist us in achieving our vision for PNG. This role requires someone with a successful background of at least 3 years in the IT field and official qualifications or training in IT from a certified training provider - CRITICAL

CRMF specialist, Sydney As the administration of all CRMF affairs are now done by MAF Australia in Sydney, we would like to have someone who can be the person whom people are referred to for answering queries regarding the exciting ministry of CRMF. This would be a paid position for one day per week.

Home School Support Teacher, Arnhem Land MAFI Asia Pacific is seeking a person who will be responsible for partnering with parents to create and implement pre-school and school aged curriculum.

This person will be able to assess and teach a wide age group of children

Tradesperson/Building Maintenance Assistant, Various Locations MAFI requires a trades qualified and experienced person with either carpentry, plumbing, electrical, tiling, airconditioning, gas fitting or construction licences to assist in trade specific building and other maintenance tasks.

In coordination with the Building Maintenance Manager you will also be responsible for general maintenance on our MAFI staff homes and servicing and care of MAFI owned tools and equipment.

** For further details of these and other MAF positions please visit www.maf.org.au/workwithus or email personnel@maf.org.au ** Successful applicants for the non-volunteer positions will need to meet the requirements for MAF International staff membership including raising prayer and financial support.

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Help us fill jerrycans of fuel this Father’s Day! It’s back! This Father’s Day we’ll once again be offering the chance to donate a jerrycan of fuel to MAF on behalf of your dad. In return you’ll get a jerrycan shaped card to give him.

To fuel as many life-saving flights as possible, we need your help in promoting this at your church!

It’s simple... MAF will provide a short video to play in church sometime during August... all you have to do is get approval from your pastor to show it and sell the cards we provide you after the service.

If you’d like to help fill

Jerrycans of Fuel in the lead up to this Father’s Day, please email info@maf.org.au or call us on 1800 650 169

MAF Australia

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