Missions: Missionaries
Mr. & Mrs. Reg (Mary) Epp
Nampa, ID

Mission Aviation Fellowship Missionaries:
Mr. & Mrs. Reg (Mary) Epp
3830 E. Clear Springs Drive
Nampa, ID 83686
Phone:  208-318-5027
Email:  repp@maf.org

Mission Aviation Fellowship—Headquarters
P.O. Box 47
Nampa, ID 83653
Phone:  800-359-7623 (800-FLYS-MAF)
Website:  http://www.maf.org
Email:  recruiting@maf.org

Closest site to Wakeshma Community Church:
Mission Aviation Fellowship—Midwest Region
Recruiter John Lemmon
Jackson, MI
Phone:  517-784-2002
Email:  jlemmon@maf.org

John has served with MAF for nearly 30 years in Latin America.  His last post before joining the recruiting department was Chief Pilot for Latin America. 

MAF is in need of:  Computer Specialists, Elementary & Secondary Teachers, Accountants, Bookkeepers, Project Managers, A&P Mechanics, Avionic Specialists and Pilot/Mechanics.  Please contact Recruiting@maf.org or 1-800-flysmaf for more information.

Founded in 1945 by a small group of Christian aviators Charter member ECFA— Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability

Vision:  That all people have access to both the Gospel and the resources that advance God’s Kingdom.

Purpose:  To multiply the effectiveness of the Church using aviation and other strategic technologies that overcome barriers in reaching the world for Christ—Serving some 600 Christian and Humanitarian Organizations around the world. 

Facts:  MAF uses aircraft to conduct relief and emergency flights and to transport people, food, equipment, medical supplies, and other goods.  MAF-US is part of an international fellowship of sister organizations serving in more than 48 countries worldwide.  Personnel are often shared between MAF groups.  MAF-US alone logs nearly 80,000 flights a year in areas that canoe, mule, and camel can only reach with great difficulty.  In 1994, MAF-US formed its Information Technology division and introduced e-mail services worldwide.  Today, 69 e-mail hubs process some 3,000,000 messages each month.  Nearly all of the flight income is generated outside the US, primarily in Africa, Latin America, and Indonesia.

Program Accomplishments:

• Every 6.5 minutes, in some of the most remote places on earth, a Mission Aviation Fellowship aircraft either takes off or lands.
• More than 26,000 pounds of mission cargo is delivered daily to help advance the cause of Christ.
• Each day, more than 290 passengers are transported, including evangelists, teachers, medical personnel, national pastors, church planters, community development workers, relief personnel, children, and those who are critically ill and in need of emergency medical assistance.
• Every hour of flight saves three days of travel by foot.
• A MAF airplane is often the only safe and reliable means of transportation for ministry activities, reducing an all-day trek by foot to a mere 20-minute flight.
• In fiscal year 2004, the MAF fleet of 56 aircraft executed 39,354 flights, logged 3,219,845 miles, transported 120,632 passengers, and delivered 10.4 million pounds of cargo.
• MAF-Learning Technologies (MAF-LT) supported 16 ministries in 9 countries with 14 foundational course in Bible study, theology, and ministry.  More than 100 church leaders without access to ministry training were trained through distance course and thousands accessed digital reference and study materials.*

Information Submitted by Reg & Mary

Since their return from Botswana, Reg has been helping in the hangar with the maintenance of three training airplanes (Cessna 206"s). He is involved with the rebuilding of good used aircraft for return to service overseas. The airplanes usually receive new or additional radios and a major airframe overhaul as well as a new engine. Reg shares, "I have also enjoyed getting to learn a little more about radio installation in wiring and sheet metal."

Mary shares that her responsibilities include being a wife and mother. She also works part-time at MAF Headquarters with the Department of Research, specifically the Operation ACCESS! Project, as a secretary and project assistant. "My job includes processing questionnaires and surveys from mission agencies all over the world "their evaluation of where there are significant barriers to the Gospel and Kingdom resources and how MAF can help overcome these barriers."

Reg was born in Kansas, but moved around a lot, as his father was a pastor. He trusted the Lord as his personal Savior when five years old, through his sister’s concern and his father’s guidance. After a year at Grace University he joined a Christian musical-drama group, "The Agape Players." It was here that he met Mary and they were married in 1978.

Mary grew up in the Chicago area. She accepted Jesus as her Savior at the age of four. Her parents were a godly influence in her life and she dedicated herself to Christian service at age 13.

Isaiah 40:31 is a special verse for Reg. "I have been encouraged by God’s continued renewal in my life. He has taken us through many valleys. It is there, in the valleys that we have seen Him lift us up ‘on eagle’s wings.’" For Mary, Isaiah 41:10 is significant. "This verse is important to me because God has proven Himself to me in the past by being with me, strengthening, helping and upholding me through it all. I do not need to fear the future because I know He will continue to be there, keeping His promises!"

Reg and Mary share, "We are praising God for our son Jason, whom we were not even sure would still be with us at this point after having a malignant brain tumor removed and going through radiation and chemotherapy. All of our children are a blessing to us and we feel God planned our being here for a purpose and we are enjoying His peace and love over and above all we can ask or think as we continue to grow in Him!"