In June, I was travelling with Philibert and his team for three days. Each team member had a specific task – among other things, a children’s program took place and a doctor provided medical help. In Australia and New Zealand, many Christmas parcels were assembled for children in Madagascar. The […]
Medical Operations
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During a mission on the Bemaraha plateau which lasted several days, we found we were no longer welcome in the village of Befosa. So we flew straight on to the next village. However, we were very concerned about this rejection since, over the years, we had invested a lot of […]
Our local pilot Maichel and I had a flight to the southern lowlands to install an antenna for the HF radio in Lukun, and then to pick up a woman who was having childbirth complications and bring her to the hospital. It was a long flight and we had to […]
On a Tuesday morning, we were asked to fly a seriously injured forest worker from the west coast to the capital. The man had several serious injuries to his head, upper body and leg and needed oxygen. In this condition, he could not be transported long distances by car. Helimission […]
Dyro and I were scheduled for a flight to bring in some church leaders to a celebration marking the completion of a church building project. On the morning before the flight we were informed of a medical evacuation in the area, but we were unclear as to the seriousness of […]
For some time now, I have carried a vision in my heart that different organizations would work together to provide practical help and thus be a testimony of God’s love. When we as pilots fly with teams in Madagascar, we often see people who need medical help, but whom we […]
On a Wednesday, Helimission was contacted for a medical emergency flight in the Southwest of Madagascar. It was for a pregnant midwife who was expecting her first child and now had complications in the 30th week of pregnancy. It wasn’t only the tiny baby who was at risk; the mother […]
”Of my last five flights, the flight to save a small baby with severe burns means the most to me,” reported pilot Maichel. During a funeral service at Kerabuk, a small village in the lowlands, a little baby had fallen asleep in a grass hut and rolled into the fire. […]
This year, we, Katja and Nick, have been married for 15 years. We normally celebrate together with our family, but this time, it turned out differently. At the start of the week, we received news at the Helimission office that a pastor’s wife was having trouble with one of […]
The success of an aviation business depends on its economic efficiency. Profit is generated with many hours of flying, which is why you need to fly as often as possible. Here at Helimission it is exactly the opposite. Every hour of flying time costs money. That is why we want […]
We heard about a diarrhea epidemic in Kubiyalar and therefore organized a medical response. My flight instructor Micha accompanied me on this flight. We first flew to Dekai, where we picked up the necessary medicine and medical personnel. In addition, a missionary doctor accompanied us. The weather was not good […]
Treasures from The Pioneer Era, reported by Ernie Tanner: In those days in the 1970s, it was virtually impossible to get any weather reports in Africa. For example, I once asked the meteorological office in Douala, Cameroon, to show me the weather map and I noted down the data. When […]
