Marks of Mission

MAF’s Mission Mandate

MAF’s mission mandate starts with God’s heart for mission - God’s unconditional love for mankind, the church, society and all of creation. Mission involves everything God does in establishing his kingdom in the whole world in all its fullness.  This means Mission is not primarily a human work; it is something that originates with God Himself.  

Vision Statement           To see isolated people changed by the love of Christ

Mission Statement        Serving together to bring help, hope and healing through aviation

MAF states that its vision is for people to be changed.  But it acknowledges that this change does not happen through human work alone.  Jesus’ love for humanity is the foundation for God’s work to bring about true change.

MAF states that its mission is to use aviation to bring help, hope and healing.  These three words (help, hope and healing) have a physical and a spiritual dimension and are mutually supportive and complementary. Bringing help, hope and healing involves meeting both physical and spiritual needs and is another way to embrace the concept of integral mission. 

 

Propeller graphic of MAF's integral mission

This element of MAF’s mission mandate is to respond to human needs by loving service, rescuing the hurting, feeding the hungry and healing the sick. MAF fulfils this element through:

Flights that support

  • urgent physical need, including medical evacuations and disaster response
  • long term health needs including support for hospitals and clinics, medical safaris and transporting medical staff
  • the provision of clean water
  • food security
  • training and equipping local people in hygiene, health and sanitation

Staff who

  • engage with their local community and assist them to meet needs
  • provide support and care for those in their circle of influence
  • enable compassionate ministry through technical solutions

This element of MAF’s mission mandate is to bring change to unjust structures and systems of society, to challenge violence and oppression, and to work for peace and reconciliation. This work is often accomplished through development projects.  MAF fulfils this element through:

Flights that support

  • the work of caring for the marginalised, including women’s ministry, prison ministry, children’s work and refugees
  • the financially disadvantaged, such as micro enterprise projects and enabling remote communities to sell produce
  • peace and reconciliation initiatives
  • trauma counselling and mental health work
  • those working against sex trafficking and slavery

Staff who

  • work ethically and honestly with officials, e.g., police and importation agents
  • adhere to MAF’s policies on bribery and extortion
  • bring justice through work with marginalised people, e.g., prison and reconciliation ministries
  • advocate for education and medical work in remote communities

provide technical support for remote communities

This element of MAF’s mission mandate is to see the good news of the Kingdom of God proclaimed and to bear witness to Christ’s saving, forgiving, reconciling love for all people.  MAF fulfils this element through:

Flights that support

  • evangelistic ministries, such as the Jesus film
  • Bible translation projects
  • Bible, audio Bible and Christian literature projects

Staff who

  • proactively look for and take opportunities to witness for Christ
  • distribute Bibles, audio Bibles and Christian literature
  • enable evangelism through technical solutions

This element of MAF’s mission mandate is to teach, baptize, and nurture new believers, building welcoming and transforming communities of faith. MAF fulfils this element through:

Flights that support

  • discipleship and equipping local churches
  • Christian leadership training
  • Bible schools and colleges

Staff who

  • engage with the local church
  • mentor and teach local Christians
  • enable teaching/discipleship through technical solutions

This element of MAF’s mission mandate is to safeguard the integrity of creation and to protect, care for, and renew life on earth.  MAF fulfils this element through:

Flights that support

  • agricultural training and development
  • wildlife conservation
  • work that addresses climate change

Staff who

  • proactively demonstrating a respect and care for God’s creation
  • adhere to internal policies that reduce MAF’s impact on creation, e.g., use of renewable energy to reduce its carbon footprint
  • use technical know-how to install green energy solutions