March 22, 2010 – 10:45pm – Monday – Bon Repos, Haiti – Ruuska Village / Report submitted by Joe Hurston (Air Mobile Joe)

Yesterday evening Cindy and I dashed from Ruuska Village to LaFerrone’ just past Gressier. Now, that means weaving in and out of traffic in a city largely without electricity. We were hoping to arrive before dark. Didn’t happen. We pulled into the village where Cindy’s father was. Talk about a happy and surprising reunion. Cindy’s neice, Jennifer was there and totally shocked that we rolled into their village in the dark of night. We spent the evening laughing and reminiscing. Finally, we drifted off to sleep in a very comfortable tent. No quakes, thank God. At 4:30am this morning I was up and having coffee with Ron, Cindy’s dad. It was off to Ruuska Village (a 50 kilometer jaunt thru P-A-P) to get 2 Voyagers for our early morning flite. Ken, Paul and Djumy arrived and the 4 hour drive was replaced by a 21 minute flight to Jacmel. Upon arrival, I met with #02173. Now let me tell you about this guy. 

The first time I flew into Jacmel following the January 12th Earthquake, I met him. He watched me train and demo several Voyagers at the airport. He seemed exceptionally interested. So much so, he asked me for a card. He told me about his children’s school and how they desperately needed clean water. Now get this…over the next month, he called me 5 times in the States asking when I was coming back to Jacmel. After researching the need, I found the school had 400 students and did indeed need the Voyager. Well, this morning, I met the School Director and staff and trained them on the Voyager. I told Officer #02173 that I held him responsible for the placement of this Voyager. It was a great moment. By the way, the training went very well and smooth, as the Officer knew exactly how to set up and operate the unit. Praise God! 

From the airport, we went to visit Faith & Love In Action Orphanage. We have known Marlen thru Barbara for many years. Prior to the earthquake, their well water was quite good. Since the Quake, the water is dirty and contaminated. It was a joy and pleasure to dontate a Voyager to this Orphange. By the way, they have 81 children in the Orphange. The facility is beautifully laid out. Your love and upport have made this clean water gift possible. Thank you!! Meanwhile, Cindy and her Dad are on a mission to find a set of twins that Cindy delivered 27 years ago. She named the twins Tommy, after her younger brother and the other one, Ron after her Dad. On the morning of the birth, Tommy was killed in the Beruit bombing. Cindy felt compelled to go and find the twins and see how they fared through the earthquake. 

Though Cindy and I are in different parts of the country, she managed to find an phone signal and she sent me this shot today. Not sure if she found the twins, but I suspect these are some of the kids of the kids that she taught 25 years ago. We’ll link up tomorrow. It’s been a long day. Tomorrow will hold more opportunities to serve the Lord. God Bless!! Air Mobile Joe 

March 21, 2010 – 5:45pm – Sunday – Bon Repos, Haiti – Ruuska Village / Air Mobile Hangar / Report submitted by Joe Hurston (Air Mobile Joe) Bright and early this morning, we headed back to Haiti. The reason I did not specifically mention our exact departure time is for security reasons. Kidnappings are on the increase and for the safety of our team, we keep our exact travel time secure. We’ll give a full report tomorrow. For this evening, Cindy and I are headed to the area where her father is. We praise God for traveling mercy today.

God Bless!!

Air Mobile Joe