Missionary Air Group has a new Headquarters facility at the Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport. This facility is the new home for our US-based administrative, development, flight training, and aircraft maintenance departments, which will strengthen our ability to deliver “Help and Hope by Air” through our international field programs.
Pastoral Training on the Nicaraguan Frontier
In July 2016, MAG Director of Pastoral Ministries, Pastor Carlos Paz, was joined by Honduran Pastors Pastor Esaú Nuñez Sosa and Roman Lopez Chow on a mission to provide biblical training to 60 pastors from the Miskito people group – 40 pastors in Waspan, Nicaragua and 20 pastors in Suhi, Honduras. This is part of the ongoing effort of Missionary Air Group to strengthen the local church by bringing needed pastoral training to this remote part of the Nicaraguan frontier.
MAG - Africa Impact!
In February 2016, Sean Donelly (MAG CEO), Alace Straw (MAG Member Care Specialist), and Steve Straw (MAG Chief Pilot) met with the national leadership of the C&MA (Christian & Missionary Alliance) churches in Libreville, Gabon. The Straw’s established the mission aviation program in Gabon, known locally as “Aviation Médicale de Bongolo”, in 2008. The service provides critical transport needs to national church efforts, especially the Bongolo Hospital, a 160-bed full-service hospital in the remote south of Gabon. The Cessna 207 aircraft (N207FD) is owned by MAG, who has become the sole “aviation partner” of the Bongolo Hospital and the C&MA National Church of Gabon.
2015 Year - End Ministry Summary
In This Issue:
- Claudia’s Story – A Double Miracle
- Eduardo’s Story – A Life Twice Saved
- In Africa: Spreading the Gospel By Air
- Urgent Needs and Project Updates
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Dr. Tom Gelhaus, part of this year’s IHS (International Health Service) Team performs the first restorative dentistry in our upgraded dental clinic at the Rus Rus Hospital. This smile tells the whole story!
An Atypical Inspection
An annual inspection for an airplane, like a car, can either be fairly quick and easy, or it can come with the need for significant investment of time and money. This year, the latter was the case for MAG’s N9719Z, or “One Nine Zulu” as it is commonly called. One Nine Zulu is the plane currently in use in Rus Rus, Honduras. Given its location, the inspection and repairs would normally take place in Rus Rus. But this was no normal annual inspection.
MAG Extends Service to Africa
Missionary Air Group has recently expanded its medical aviation services to Africa by forging a strategic partnership with “Aviation Médicale de Bongolo” (AMB). Operating since 2008 under the stewardship of Air Calvary, another US-based non-profit, the AMB program and Cessna aircraft will now move forward as part MAG.
IAMA Conference Promotes Collaboration
On May 11, 2015, several of MAG’s staff members joined together in Coshocton, Ohio to attend the 4-day International Association of Missionary Aviation (IAMA) annual conference. This year the conference was hosted by Missionary Maintenance Services (MMS), a partner organization which provides maintenance services for MAG aircraft.
Extreme Makeover - Rus Rus Edition
In early May, MAG’s Director of Pastoral Ministries Carlos Paz led a team of five to Rus Rus, Honduras to complete some much-needed work on both the hospital and Guest House. The Guest House improvements will pave the way for current Rus Rus resident missionaries, Wes and Denise Wiles, to move in, making room for 2 new missionary couples to join the field. Both the Moras (David and Hannah) and the Braxtons (Joel and Abrielle) are in preparation for field deployment and will be taking up residence in the Main House/Duplex currently occupied by the Wiles’.
2014 Year - End Ministry Summary
In This Issue:
- President’s Note
- Additional Medical Team Lands in Rus Rus
- Making a Difference That Goes Beyond the Numbers
- First Operational Flight for Guatemala Field Program
- Progress Slow but Steady on Guatemala Air Ambulance
- New Training Aircraft Arrives
- Road to Mission Service Passes Through Burlington
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MAG Pilot Westley Wiles prepares to take-off from Rus Rus to fly a trauma patient out to a larger hospital. The patient, a young pregnant woman, was pulled from a collapsed mine, then carried to Rus Rus for eight hours on a blanket. The flight saved the her life and that of her unborn child.
2014 Mid-Year Ministry Report
In This Issue:
- Delivering Help and Hope to the Honduran Frontier
- Vacation Bible School Brings Gospel Hope to More than just Children
- Mennonite Mission Assists MAG in Launching Guatemala Air Ambulance
- Project Update – Honduras Truck
- Project Update – Guatemala Aircraft
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