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As of 2009, WILBERT and MARIEKE RIETVELD are working for the organisation Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). With their daughter DOORTJE, they live in Tarakan, a little city on the coast of the Indonesian Island Kalimantan (Borneo).

They feel personally called to support the efforts of worldwide missions and to offer practical assistance to those in need.

As an IT-guy, Wilbert is responsible for maintaining and updating the IT And communication systems of MAF in Kalimantan. Besides that, he remotely supports the MAF's area office in Jakarta. Marieke is a midwife and in addition to caring for their family, she is using her knowledge and experience to serve the people around her that are in need.

Kalimantan

Indonesia's province of Kalimantan occupies the largest portion of the island of Borneo and shares its landmass with Malaysia. One of the world's most isolated and remote areas, it remains largely undeveloped. The geographical and logistical barriers are forbidding. Dense rain forests, impenetrable mountains, arduous terrain, and the absence of roads leave villages isolated, limiting access to the Gospel and life-sustaining services such as health clinics and education beyond elementary school.

The largest part of the island can only be reached by foot or by air. In the central part of Kalimantan one minute of flying is equal to four hours of walking! The terrain is rough and difficult to cross. The local people, churches and mission stations are thankful for the people, material and mail that MAF flies in and for the communication services that MAF offers them.

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