Manx Radio's Praise

This week's PRAISE podcast has extra value - it includes a much longer version of a fascinating conversation I had with two members of Mission Aviation Fellowship - the charity that quite literally is 'flying for life' A team from MAF visited the Island this weekend - they came to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the donation of a Kodiak plane by Ramsey-based AFD Software, to the charity - I talk with the Chief Executive Officer Ruth Whitaker, and one of the pilots, Steve Machell, to find out what the plane has been doing during the first ten years of its life (spent in Kalimantan, Borneo) and on the way, learn a lot more about this Christian charity that uses a fleet of light aircraft to reach isolated and vulnerable communities - bringing essential supplies, healthcare and so so much more. And we meet 16-year-old local teenager Grace Harrison, who is about to be assessed for her suitability to be trained to be a MAF pilot! Definitely a story we'll be coming back to, in the future! I go to the Vill