April 17, 2010 – 5:46am – Saturday (Haiti Time)- Ruuska Village – Bon Repos, Haiti – Report submitted by Joe Hurston (Air Mobile Joe)

Today, more Voyager repairs / last night and early this morning, I thought a lot about the tent city we visited yesterday. I must tell you an interesting conversation I had with Pastor Volne, the Assembly of God Pastor from the Tent City. I asked him about all the rain that they have had over the last few days. You may recall, when Garrett and I arrived on Wednesday, it rained and rained that evening. I thought about how miserable folks must be in the tent cities. Well, I got another angle on the rain. The Pastor and several of those with him explained that during the rains, it is a perfect time to shower. Mmmmm, that is a good point. Also, every empty bucket in the tent city was put out and filled to the brim. They smiled and said that rain is not all that bad. I marvel at the durable spirit of the Haitian people. It should be noted, in many of the crowded tent cities in Port-Au-Prince, heavy rains do cause many problems and the misery level is quite high. We heard about another tent city that needs a Voyager. We are expecting representatives today. We will discuss the situation and endeavor to place the Voyagers in the best possible way. We also spoke with another Orphanage yesterday that needs a Voyager. We hope to meet with them in our Village today. It is important that the recipients know where we are, so that they can bring their Voyager here for service and repair. I would like to mention this now. Over the last 5 years, Air Mobile in close cooperation with Reach Out to Haiti (Barb’s ministry), have maintained and repaired every Voyager that has been brought to us….at no charge. Your gifts and love and support have enabled us to do this.

God Bless You and THANK YOU AGAIN!! Have to get to work.

God Bless!!

Air Mobile Joe