July 24, 2008 – Thursday – 12:55am (Eastern Time) – Cocoa, FL – Report submitted by Joe Hurston (Air Mobile Joe) 

The Air Mobile team arrived safely from Myanmar on Sunday evening, July 20th. We praise God for opening so many doors and giving us the privilege to bring clean water and the Good News of Jesus to so many! This journey was marked with many miracles. I’d like to tell you about one. It’s about our stuck bus. With just the slightest flick of the wrist, our driver was off the road and in the muck. We were right next to a rice paddy and the bus sunk to the frame. We prayed. Then six of us just pushed.

 As we pushed the 10 ton bus, it just flew out of the mud. This should not have happened, but it did! The bus came out so fast that Pastor Paul almost fell in the mud, but Steve Baran was there to catch him before he fell. We all knew that some big angels must have been really pushing the bus out of that hole. 

Now, why would I tell you that story? Well, it seems our whole journey to Myanmar was like that. We sensed the power of God with us the whole way. Doors that had been closed miraculously opened for our team. Believe me, it is not easy to get permission to travel down into the “Delta” of Myanmar. Yet, upon arrival on 15 July, the doors were opening. We gained permission to go. Our host pastors were astounded that we had gained permission. The people of Myanmar are amazing. One village that we visited had been right on the edge of the destruction. We found out that this small village of 150 families had taken care of over 1000 survivors of a neighboring village that had been devastated by Cyclone Nargis. Enroute to the village, we saw evidence of the destruction with grave markers. 

The love and care for one another was so evident. The village built special homes for the children of the survivors and were caring for them so that they could attend school while their village and school were being rebuilt. 

Our team was able to provide a Vortex Voyager water purifier and a small generator to this village because of the generosity of World Compassion. Well, I’d better wrap up this portion of the report. It’s late (1:12AM). One of the side-effects of traveling half way around the world is jet lag. It’s quite real. Upon return, your internal clock is all messed up for a couple of days. Will write more later. God Bless.

Air Mobile Joe 

PS – Continue reading down to see how this remarkable journey unfolded. If you continue reading, you’ll see how the first journey to Myanmar unfolded. We traveled there shortly after Cyclone Nargis killed so many! Joe MISSION TO MYANMAR – AIR MOBILE TEAM ENROUTE TO U.S.