March 15, 2010 – 6:52am – Monday – Bon Repos, Haiti (Ruuska Village) – Report submitted by Joe Hurston (Air Mobile Joe)

While enroute to the airport yesterday, my cell phone rang. An American nurse, Theresa called. We had met at the General Aviation airport a couple of weeks ago. She had been caring for another American missionary who is quite ill. He needed a ride back to the U.S. for needed medical care. Over the next couple of hours, we established that he is currently stable and could make the flight back with us on Tuesday. Last night, I checked in with her. More analysis…he will likely return with us on Tuesday. Please remember him in your prayer. 

After the call, we arrived at the airport and found our 2 men, Jim and Dave. Good guys, been around. Jim has traveled the world, loves the Lord and is very interested in “end-time” prophesy. Dave has a “sailing ministry”. He and his wife have a 40′ tri-marin sailboat and bring help and the Word to many in the Caribbean. Now, their mission, is to get the tents out of customs and deploy them. We spent the day going over strategies and exchanging ideas and scriptures. Haiti needs shelter desperately. As we drove by more than a dozen tent cities back from the airport, I was thankful for the Lord sending these men to Haiti. No accident we met. 

Meanwhile, my son-in-law, Kyle spent his first anniversary working on the truck. My daughter, Cherie and Kyle spoke several times yesterday. I’m very glad these two got together! Today, it will be to the airport, first thing, to request permission to keep our mission aircraft here for more than “one hour”, the current requirement. I forgot to mention, after picking up Jim and Dave, I went to the Airport Operations Office and spoke with 2 Air Traffic Controllers. We knew one another from our many communications over the years. These are the guys a pilot calls when passing the “North Boundary”, a navigational intersection called “Joses”. I gave them my card, explained our situation and asked them to get my request to the Director of the Airport. They assured me that they would do so. I leave in a few minutes to meet the director. Barbara will be at the Embassy first thing working on Visas for kids departing. We may be flying some out, but only our good Lord knows who will go. We’ll check on the “patient” needing a lift back to the U.S. Also, I will be meeting with the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) guys and see what they know about immediate “water” needs. We have Voyagers to deploy. Overall, it will be a full day. Please pray that all of our teams (personnel) have a safe and productive day. Gotta run.

God Bless!!

Air Mobile Joe 

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