people from all over the valley were on their way to the village, armed, threatening the workers, and planning to set fire to the hospital – their own future hospital! Apparently, the Indonesian workers had hired some villagers to help with the construction. One of them fell ill and died within a very short time.

Sahateza is a village of new settlers from the jungle of the Marolambo region, located just half an hour’s flight southeast of the capital, Antananarivo. An elderly couple have given these settlers access to their extensive land. In return, the villagers are honoring them by building them a house. 

I spent a good week in India in February. Together with our representative, Simon, we visited the aviation authority in Delhi and a maintenance company for aeroplanes and helicopters. Things are progressing in small steps.

In Madagascar, it is quite common to see smoke in the air, especially during the dry season. However, on one particular day several unusually thick smoke plumes rising from near the Ambilorano mission base caused the cheerful mood in the helicopter to immediately change to one of concern. Smoke like that could mean trouble of some kind. 

Six years ago, I, Matt, and my fellow pilot Micha were in Karawura for a ceremony to lay the foundation stone for a future building.

Small planes are cheaper to operate than helicopters. Per passenger, a plane is three times cheaper. That is why we use helicopters for...

A while ago, I was assigned a flight to take a delegation to a church conference in Yalmeby, picking up a patient in Urop on the way back. 

Exceptionally heavy rains caused a dam in Sikkim, in the North of India, to burst.

Earthquakes and cyclones hit the Philippines time and again. However, the Filipinos never seem to lose their cheerful nature. 

A while ago, I spent three-months in Madagascar. I worked with a French organization in a dispensary near the capital Antananarivo. 

Once again, we had an assignment with the HVM Hospital in Mandritsara.

A while ago we received a flight request to a new area called Uesumba. This little village is located near Wana, a few miles from Padalempe.

In March, I had a scheduled flight to transport a hydroelectric system. The day before I was told that a child had fallen from a tree in...