Have you seen any Fruit

Today at MAF was Chapel Day ! Every Wed is Chapel Day here at the MAF Headquarters. But today was a very special day as we had two missionaries that we had served for many years on the Indonesian island of Papua. A very remote village by the name of Korapun with a one-way airstrip on the side of a mountain in a small valley. MAF has served the missionaries living there for over 30 years. I was one of the many MAF pilots that made many flights to provide them food, supplies, a hydro-electric water system and so much more over the years. During those many years the missionaries were translating Gods Word into the language of the Kimyal people of that valley. 15 years of labor so that they now have and can read His Word in their own language. I am just a pilot and mechanic but I am also a part of the Body of Christ and todays Chapel brought into focas all that we do as a ministry within MAF and Missionary Aviation.

Each of us in the Body have a special gift and ours is a very technical one but MAF has been a very important part in bringing Gods Word to the Kimyal people today. A eternal gift to them. As tears ran down my face this morning, I understand the need for all the parts and how they work together, yes even pilots and mechanics. The years of training, raising support, living in a different cultural, seperation from our families in the States for long periods yet all of that and more was worth every minute to see the faces of the Kimyal people see His Word for the first time ever in their lives. We have always had the Bible. I have 7 at home and even in different translations in my language and yet do I think each time I open His Word how wonderful we have it, is it that same joy that I saw this morning with the Kimyal people each time we do ???
Today was why I am in MAF and if I had another 35 years I would do it all again. Capt Hook