Alerted over the radio by M.A.F. pilot Gordon Fairley (Reminders of Algeria’s internal war abound on every hand) rescue Mr. and Mrs. Eisher and Miss Bremond. (Picture was taken at the side of second M.A.F. plane.) fA \S«S \oW *2 - C_oV\ | % ^ ^ * > * * Congo Missionary Airlift
“npHE A cts of the A postles in a Twentieth Century -li- setting!” That’s how one missionary leader has described the fuller reports now coming from the Congo — detailing the climactic events of late January and early February when organized bands of disillusioned Congolese youth suddenly emerged from secret bush training areas to terrorize Kwilu Province. Detailed reports reaching the headquarters of Mis sionary Aviation Fellowship in Fullerton, California, tell of beatings that did not hurt, shots that missed and other remarkable deliverances. But, as widely reported in the press, God had other plans for Irene Ferrel and Ruth Hegge. Missionary aviation and radio played significant
roles in evacuating well over 100 missionaries from the troubled area. The missionary radio network had been in operation for only a little over a year. Yet al ready MISSAVIA was becoming a household word on mission compounds. This two-way radio set, especially designed for interstation use, is made available to evan gelical missions by MAF on a subsidized basis. “ Everyone agrees that radio communications played an outstanding role in the evacuation,” writes MAF pilot Wes Eisemann. “Our MISSAVIA was on from 6:30 in the morning until 10:00 every evening and played the role of coordinating much of the evacuation operation. During those days of crisis, not only the missionaries used the network but also the United Na-
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