The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in Africa by land size and the fourth most populous. MAF has served in this massive country—roughly half the size of the eastern US—since 1961, when the country was Zaïre.
The DRC consistently ranks near the bottom of the UN’s ranking for health, education, and development. The average life expectancy is 59 years and the majority of the people only receive around six years of education. There are still many in this country who have never heard the gospel and the young Congolese churches are still finding their footing and identity.
Because of you, MAF can provide vital aviation and communications services to Congolese churches, Christian missions, and non-government organizations (NGOs) ministering in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
MAF missionary families, with the help of over 50 Congolese staff members, fly and maintain seven aircraft serving in the DRC. MAF is committed to supporting ministries of healing, reconciliation and Biblical community development, as well as Congolese missionaries who are taking the Gospel to refugees along the country’s northern border. Other mission groups and humanitarian agencies utilize MAF services to help alleviate suffering and allow for health services in remote villages, facilitate Bible translation projects, and bring biblical training to isolated pastors.
Stories
An Airplane Named Sandy
By Kim van Veen Most MAF airplanes don’t have nicknames, but “Sandy” does. And that’s because her journey to join the MAF fleet was full
A Last-Minute Gift
The MAF Cessna Caravan landed at the Vanga airstrip in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). I disembarked and wondered what I would
Cleared for Takeoff
By Kevin Mills An airstrip overhaul reestablishes a vital lifeline for a remote African village As he stood at the edge of the abandoned airstrip
One Pilot’s Jungle Trek
An MAF pilot jumps at the chance to spend two weeks in the jungle doing outreach with local missionaries. When he approves the opening of a new airstrip and the MAF plane arrives to pick up his group, he’s reminded of the difference an MAF flight can make in the remotest parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Flight Bookings
Book a Flight in East DRC
Bunia and Nyankunde:
Email: edrc-bookings@maf.org
Phone: +243-998-606-006 or +243-815-890-002
Emergency Phone: +243-997-095-218 or 243-818-352-232
Book a Flight in West DRC
Note: Flight bookings are for in-country travel only.
From Kinshasa:
Office: 76 Ave de la Justice, Gombe Kinshasa
Hangar: Ndolo Airport, Kinshasa
Email: wdrc-bookings@maf.org
Phone: +243-851-578-573 or +243-821-829-291
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