February 23, 2010 Tuesday 6:48pm (Haiti Time) – Bon Repos, Haiti – Report submitted by Air Mobile Joe 

 Here’s a shot by shot picture of the day. It was a very cool day. It began with an early morning departure. Dave and I shot to the airport on a borrowed motorcycle (the only way to get around now-a-days) thru massive gridlock. 

We had prayed that we would find favor and find food for this mission. The little village of Mizak has not been visited by a single relief agency. Not only are they directly abeam/south of the earthquakes, they are off the main road deep in the mountains. Many from Port Au Prince are escaping to the provinces like Mizak. The Lord heard our prayers and MAF released donated food from World Food Program. Now we have a full load as well as a Voyager. 

We loaded the Cessna 337. It’s amazing how much this little airplane can carry. We coordinated our arrival time with Valerie and Ulrick via Haitian cell phone. We took off right on time. The trip by road takes between 4 and 5 hours. Our flight took about 18 minutes!! 

Upon landing, we quickly unloaded and the director of the Mission and Valerie met us. Then we got to the best part of the day – TRAINING TO USE THE VOYAGER! 

Everyone was amazed at how simple the unit is to operate. Everyone wanted a taste including the local Haitian police. I had a wonderful opportunity to share the gospel and pray with Commandant who suffered the loss of family members. 

Upon completion, we presented the unit. Let me tell you who funded this unit. Johnsburg Junior High took on this project. 5 young ladies came up with a plan. They would make scarves out of school colors and sell them for $5.00 each. They sold 400 scarves and paid for this unit. God Bless those young ladies and all involved. Of course, David Rigby was the spark plug that got the whole project going when he shared all about the Voyager. 

We had a quick uneventful flight back to Port-Au-Prince. I can’t tell you how good it feels to be back in “the saddle” as a missionary pilot! The Lord is good. Together, you and I and a lot of other did this mission today. Now back at the mission, our team sat and had fried chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans, thanks to Missie our Cajun cook. We discussed the earthquakes last night and we prayed that they just stop. Yet, we will sleep very light and be sensitive. There were 2 more earthquakes this morning and early afternoon. Tomorrow is another opportunity that will likely be filled with challenges.

Again, as I have said countless times before, THANK YOU for your PRAYER & LOVE & SUPPORT!!

Air Mobile Joe