Come Auditing!

As part of Joey’s job he has the privilege of regularly visiting our MAF programs around the world. This time it was the team working in Kalimantan, Indonesia. A short 72-hour trip away. 

Joey's teammate, Jason, went on this trip too.

Trip Details:

2.5 hour flight (Boise to Los Angeles)

9 hour layover

17.5 hour flight (Los Angeles to Singapore)

1.5 hour layover

2 hour flight (Singapore to Jakarta)

MISSED FLIGHT-Overnight in Jakarta

1.5 hour flight (Jakarta to Surabaya)

6.5 hour layover

3 hour flight (Surabaya to Tarakan)

 

Missing their flight in Jakarta had the perk of getting to spend time with Ellya. He is MAF's Ministry Ambassador in Indonesia, raising awareness of missions and MAF in the local Indonesian churches.

Joey and Jason arrived in Kalimantan on Thursday night and jumped right into work Friday morning. All day Friday was reserved for the team's quarterly Tech Meeting. These meetings cover a wide variety of topics, like changes to standard operating procedures for the pilots, maintenance training and updates for the mechanics, and safety training. Joey spent about 2 hours in this meeting giving an update on Management of Change, Flight Data Management, and a tutorial on our safety management software.

At the end of the day, the team went to the hospital guest house to pray in small groups with the patients and their families.

One of Joey’s favorite aspects of these trips is getting to engage with the families who live and serve daily in these remote locations. Saturday and Sunday allowed him the opportunity to visit, share meals, and worship in church together with different members of the Kalimantan team. He even got invited to a birthday party!

Monday morning, the audit began in earnest. On this particular trip Joey had several guys walking through the audit process with him. So, where I usually only see a long series of photos of buildings, signs, paperwork and equipment, this time there are people in them. And even a few of Joey!

 

Although audits don't usually come with a positive connotation, MAF's internal audits ARE a good thing. The purpose of these internal audits is to encourage our teammates as they operate their flights and maintenance in compliance with excellent standards. Joey also has the opportunity to help them find solutions to areas that need improvement. The end goal is to honor God in how we serve isolated people...that the love of Christ might be seen, felt, and known.