October 6, 2000
Dear Reader,
When Jesus said to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth, he had in mind
places like Irian Jaya.
Totally cut off from civilization...a seething, hot, humid
region overrun with all kinds of horrendous diseases. People suffer from deadly
malaria, typhoid--even leprosy.
Add to that the extreme oppression of rampant witchcraft that
terrorizes the people into submission. Top it off with warfare and even cannibalism.
Truly this is a place of spiritual darkness.
In this hostile environment, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has discovered
14 unknown tribes in the dense jungles of Irian Jaya, Indonesia's easternmost
province, that live like Stone Age people.
These remote tribes have never had contact with the outside world. One isolated
group sent the following message through a chain of four translators: "We wish
for peace. Our area is full of hardness. Our life is horrible. We need help.
We want help. We don't want to wait long."
Worst of all, they and millions of other unreached peoples have never heard
the name of Jesus Christ or His life-changing message of salvation. But
we're determined to change that.
Since 1945 MAF has been helping to accomplish Christ's Great Commission to reach
all peoples by flying missionaries and national evangelists into the most remote
areas of the world--reaching people others can't.
Today, more than 500 mission organizations worldwide depend on MAF and our fleet
of almost 70 airplanes. Last year alone we flew almost 99,000 people and over
eight million pounds of cargo.
We also fly medical evacuation flights and deliver rush
shipments of food and supplies to victims of war and national disasters.
And we provide remote e-mail and radio communications services for missionaries.
No one else is doing what we're doing.
But we don't stop there. Wherever remote and isolated people live around
the world, we want to help them.
Without our help...
With your help...we'll be able to follow Jesus' command to go to the ends of the earth, making disciples of all people.
Your gift can literally make a difference between
life and death--both physically and spiritually--for people no one else
is able to reach. Please help now. And God bless you.
Yours in Christ,
Gary L. Bishop, President
P.S. Your gift will help provide missionary flights so God's love
can penetrate even the most remote areas of the world.
[Donations can be sent c/o Mission Aviation Fellowship, POST OFFICE BOX
3202, REDLANDS, CA 92373-0998 ] To visit Mission Aviation Fellowship
online and get a visual image of what they're all about, log onto: http://www.maf.org
. Mission Aviation can be reached by email at: maf-us@maf.org