Wings for Missions c o n tin u ed
Deep in the back country of Southern Mexico M A F pilots fly missionaries to work among the primitive Lacandon Indians. In the Chiapas area of Mexico last year M A F flew 68,000 miles. About a third of the flights are for carrying personnel; remainder to bring in supplies so missionaries can stay for longer periods in remote areas.
The bitter struggle for a meager existence is mirrored in the face of this Mexican mother and her two children.
Denominational mission boards and such independents as W ycliffe an lavish with their praise for the heroic men who pilot M A F planes. No
In areas where M A F doesn’t operate, a sick missionary is ex posed to a dangerous jungle trek to reach medical assistance.
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