March 4, 2010 – 6:37pm – Thursday – Bon Repos (Ruuska Village), Haiti- Report submitted by Joe Hurston (Air Mobile Joe)

Late yesterday afternoon, the FAA came thru for us and provided the documents we needed to legally fly the plane out of the country. Early this morning, John Moeller, an old friend from early Haiti days arrived at our condo. Cindy and I rode to the airport in Titusville, we loaded the aircraft and had an good early morning departure into a beautiful Caribbean sunrise. 

The plane flew like a dream (I know I keep saying that – but it really does!). We made a quick run to Exuma International Airport for fuel. Remember when we flew the orphans out last week? Well the “Angel” that rescued us, met us at our plane. We were so glad to thank her again for helping on that “dark and stormy night”. After a quick turn, we headed to Port-Au-Prince. 

The fierce winds died down, and we made pretty good time. We landed without a glitch. We were met by Barbara and Kyle and we headed straight to the Embassy. Barb has gotten another visa and will be flying out to Miami tomorrow. Guess who we met at the Embassy?? Mark Allen Stuart, the lead singer for Audio Adrenelin. Where Cindy and I minister at the children’s hospital, Mark is a hero. The kids love the song “Big House”, a top hit. You never know who you’re going to meet. What a blessing. By the way, Mark and his wife are adopting 2 Haitian children. Meanwhile, Cindy and I plan to take the motorcycle thru Port-Au-Prince and west toward the “other side of the earthquake”. We are both eager to get there and yet know that many have died. We pray that we can be a blessing. We’re bringing in some water purifiers. Tonight, we’re sleeping in tents outside. The quakes are still occuring and Cindy is definately more cautious about these things than I. I like to think I sleep light and could make it out of the building before it collapes. Again, it’s good to have Cindy with me! As I usually say, “it’s been a long day”. It has been. Better close out for now. God Bless! Really appreciate your prayers. Air Mobile Joe PS – I was very pleased to see some innovative improvements on the Voyager’s power system. A young man visited the Village and brought a great 64 watt solar panel that folds up into a small package. Then he fabricated a stand and added his solar system. In this photo, young Anderson demonstrates the system. 

March 4, 2010 9:33am Joe, Cindy, and John are in the air traveling towards Haiti. It is a windy day but we trust God’s leading on their trip. Please pray for them as they travel and accomplish their goals on the ground! -Cherie Shropshire