“Jesus looking at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Matthew 19:26

“A delay is not denial, but a time of preparing you for the promise” 

Ravi and Pooja felt called by God in 2012 to serve with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). 

Ravi, an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, saw joining MAF as an answer to prayer. Pooja, with a master’s in social work, supported this calling, and their journey began. Along the way, God blessed them with their daughter, Johanna. 

Ravi served for a while as Stores Manager for MAF in Arnhem Land, Australia. When the COVID 19 pandemic hit, Ravi was back in India and could not return because of Australia’s border restrictions. While prayerfully considering next steps and keeping in mind MAF’s need for Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (LAME), Ravi and Pooja decided that Ravi would pursue further study that would allow him to serve as a LAME in MAF’s programmes. 

One of the biggest lessons they have learned during this period is that God may seem silent but that doesn’t mean He has walked away. He is at work in the background. 

Like a building going up behind a wall, we can’t always see the progress. 

But that doesn’t mean nothing is happening. God’s good plan is being carried out and this set of circumstances is needed to prepare us for those plans. 

Now, the family is moving to Mareeba, where Ravi will serve in MAF’s Heavy Maintenance Hangar while gaining experience toward his LAME certification. Pooja will help the family transition to a new country and culture, and Johanna will start Grade 3.