Your adopted airplane, the Cessna 185 floatplane, PK-MCB or “Charlie Brown,” has not been doing anything particularly glamorous lately, but what he has been doing is necessary in order to be an effective and safe ministry tool. And while he may not have enjoyed it too much, a major inspection was in order.

Charlie Brown’s wings were opened up and ailerons were removed (the flaps on the rear of the wings). Special attention was paid to the cabin area, the fuselage. Even his tail area with its pulleys and cables got a checkup.

The control cables were replaced. These connect the pilot’s steering yoke to the actual control surfaces on the airplane. And a patch of corrosion was fixed. This involved cutting out a section of the “skin” of the airplane and patching it up with a brand new skin. The team changed out the engine starter and even gave Charlie Brown a brand new pilot’s seat!

While time consuming and detailed work, it’s crucial to keeping him in the best shape possible. So when the emergency call comes or a pastor wants to reach a village that needs to hear about Jesus, Charlie Brown will be ready to go.

Along with the all of this maintenance work, the floating hangar had to get ready for a major government inspection. The Palangkaraya hangar is in the process of being registered as a private MAF water base, or airport, for float planes. This will enable MAF to meet government regulations and allow flights from this base well into the future.

So whether it’s maintaining the airplanes, or ensuring that the hangar meets all the necessary requirements, your support is a huge help.Thank you for adopting and caring for Charlie Brown, so he can carry hope to the people of Central Kalimantan.

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Eight Indonesian pastors arrived in Kalimantan, Indonesia, from Java recently on their way to encourage two German nurses who have been serving in the remote village of Marikoi for over 30 years.

MAF floatplane PK-MCB, “Charlie Brown,” has been serving on Borneo island as long as these nurses have! The Cessna 185 floatplane helped take the group of pastors to the closest village along the Kahayan River. The Dayak people whom the nurses serve are renowned for being socially reserved. So a visit from these warm and friendly pastors, who are of the same church denomination, must have been a breath of fresh air.

Charlie Brown has also been busy flying patients to the hospital, evangelists to remote villages to do outreach, elderly people, school kids, and a few very pregnant ladies.

Whatever the reason for flying, the floatplane is happy to have a role in bringing hope and encouragement along Central Kalimantan’s rivers—and leaving the love of Christ in his wake.

Did you know you can adopt Charlie Brown through a one-time or monthly recurring gift? By adding this airplane to your family you’ll be supporting flights like these and many others.

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At the dock, Pendeta (Pastor) Wilson and his wife, Mama Luli, waited anxiously. The dark day mirrored their pain. Mama Luli was miscarrying and bleeding profusely. She needed to get to the hospital in Puruk Cahu. A trip by car would have meant a grueling nine hours on a very rough road.

But God provided a way. Isaac was able to land PK-MCB. He transported Mama Luli to the hospital in less than an hour so she could receive the care she needed. Isaac didn’t know when he would see her next or what the outcome would be. All he could do was pray.

A little over a week later, Isaac was in church with his family in the city of Palangkaraya. He was surprised to see Mama Luli come forward to give a testimony. She praised God in the midst of her painful circumstance and told how He had opened up the clouds so the airplane could land. And Isaac saw that day, and how God had worked, from a whole new perspective.

Please remember this couple in your prayers as they strive to reach the people of Jujang with the love of Christ. And continue to lift up Charlie Brown’s pilots who daily maneuver through weather, changing water levels, boat traffic, logs and other obstacles to serve the people of Central Kalimantan.

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He’s taken a few trips to support local SIL International (SIL) Bible translators who are working on several different translation projects in the Dayak languages. Charlie Brown flew one SIL worker from Jakarta out to two different remote villages so he could do language checks. These four SIL ladies (top left photo) received a lift to the village of Muara Joloi so they could present and distribute Sunday school materials. Then the plane hopped “next door” to pick up an evangelist working in Naan and brought him to Joloi so he could get the training and material as well. (Naan to Joloi is only a 15-minute flight but is almost impossible by river or over land).

Other recent flights included transporting a pregnant woman to the hospital (top right), as she was having complications; taking two MAF families to minister and preach at a church in the village of Tumbang Olong; and bringing a young man who was injured in a motorcycle accident (bottom left) to get the care he needed.

You can see that PK-MCB keeps very busy and shares the love of Christ in a lot of different ways. Thank you for adopting Charlie Brown and making flights like these possible. Please pray for Charlie Brown’s pilots, and his passengers—the people of Central Kalimantan.

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