An MAF plane visited four destinations in one day, bringing partners to remote communities.
United by a passion to serve the people of Guinea, representatives from Mission Philafricaine, Pioneers Bible Translators, City of Refuge Ministry and the Association for Education of Children of Guinea flew with MAF from the capital Conakry.
The mix of missionaries were delighted to be flying with MAF for the first time.
Alexandre Weiss, from SAM Global, had travelled from Switzerland to work with a clinic in Nzérékoré.
“I am here with my director to learn everything that SAM does. Seeing the work at the clinic and medical level will help us to see future partnerships,” he said.
“I’m very much looking forward to continuing to discover this beautiful country. I thank MAF for this beautiful trip.”
Prophet Rey Felix, senior ministry leader at City of Refuge in Conakry, travelled for evangelism.
“The ministry mainly went to preach to Muslims,” he said. “The gospel is my ministry in Guinea, it is my mission and what I do.
“I was always going in the context of evangelization. To preach the Gospel and announce the Good News to those who do not know the Lord.
”But there is also the social side. We went there with a few clothes that a sister brought us from the United States. We planned to distributed them to those who need them in Kissidougou.
“This is my first time with MAF. It’s an exceptional experience and thanks to MAF today, we were able to travel by plane.
“Usually, I always leave Conakry at 4am in my car and that’s it. With the bad roads, we would arrive in Kissidougou around 4pm. Lots of accidents happen, too. But thank God. Today, MAF is a blessed organisation of the Lord that helps us make our jobs easier.
“We left Kissidougou around 1 pm and here we are. Only a 1 hour 15 minutes flight, it’s exceptional.”
Leane traveled from Switzerland in September 2023 to teach the children of missionaries. The 20-year old was beginning her journey home with MAF.
“I was here for nine months and now I’m going back home. I’m still lucky enough to be able to fly with MAF from N’zérékoré to Conakry.
It’s very convenient, takes much less time, is very pleasant and the company is friendly. Thank you.
“I appreciated the culture and the kindness of the people, their welcome was so open. It was so beautiful to be welcomed like that by people. I learned a lot; a lot more than I could have imagined.”
Guillermo Wettstein from Mission Philafricaine flew to visit hospitals and give engineering training. MAF transported him from Conakry to the town of Beyla.
“The flight with MAF was perfect, very good,” he said. “It was a very nice experience.
“I hope we will have some meetings here in this area.”
STORY & PHOTOS / JOEL CONTE
This story was originally published in "Flying for Life - Autumn 2025". To view the full magazine, click here.