January 2009
Pilot flies stormy course to work with MAF-LT
Submitted by bfaller on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 14:12Bob Dontje’s missionary zeal appeared early in life.
“The idea and appeal of missionaries was always in front of me,” Bob recalled. As a youngster, the book Jungle Pilot captured his attention when it told the story of five missionaries murdered in Ecuador by Auca Indians. He was further encouraged by his boyhood, mission-minded church in Ledyard, Iowa, as well as teachers, friends and family who supported his interest in missions.
Later in life, when newlyweds Bob and Neva faced financial challenges while he attended Moody Bible Institute, his church provided support so Bob could concentrate on Bible school and aviation training.
Soon after joining MAF, Bob completed flight and maintenance orientation. Then, the Dontjes headed to Indonesia for language school and field checkout. They thought they were going to a one-year, temporary assignement to Kalimantan, Indonesia before heading to their permanent base in Iraian Jaya (today called Papua). That turned into 12 years service in East Kalimantan and Sulawesi.
MAF-LT Loans Pilot Back, Discovers Orality
Submitted by bfaller on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 15:23“LT (Learning Technologies) has sent a pilot back out into the field,” is how Bob Dontje describes his return to Lesotho, Africa last year.
From May to November 2008, Bob logged 267 flight hours during which he spent considerable time helping to put the God’s Story Project (an MAF-LT ministry partner) into Lesotho’s language—a benefit to the residents of that country’s mountainous regions where English is not the primary language.
As testimony to the excitement generated by LT, Bob recalled a simple exchange as he and two pastors walked together following a funeral. The pastors wanted to better lead their church members. They wondered how to get an education when they could not afford to leave.
MAF-Learning Technologies Launches New Interactive Website
Submitted by jmanley on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 16:41Welcome to our new website.
We work with partners scattered all over the planet. This blog format will help connect us. After all, we discern the Holy Spirit’s leading most clearly in community. Unlike traditional websites, blogs change frequently – just as our Learning Technologies (LT) ministry does. So, you’ll find a couple of pages still under construction and, the established ones will change from time to time.
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