April 30, 2010 – 8:52am – Friday (Haiti Time)- Bon Repos, Haiti – Report submitted by Joe Hurston (Air Mobile Joe)

After 32 years of driving motorcycles in Haiti and tapping so deep into our Lord’s grace and protection, yesterday afternoon Bob Bostic and I went down after hitting a piece of debris on the road. Bob was not injured, thank God. However, I sustained a broken / dislocated ankle. In the photo above, an “angel” was sent to the scene to both pray and begin putting the dislocated ankle back together. This lady and the whole group of Haitians know to PRAY!! We were going very slow when the accident occurred, it was just like “slow motion”. As the motorcycle went down, Bob and I did all we could to fight the fall, but it just went down. At the bottom end of the fall, my ankle took the full weight of the motorcycle and Bob. We both heard the pop at the bone broke. This incredible group of Haitians, immediately lifted the motorcycle off of us and the PRAYER began. The people on the street sent the message back to our Village and within minutes, Lucian, our Haitian driver showed up. We headed straight to the University of Miami Field Hospital at the Port-Au-Prince Airport. The staff there was GREAT! Listen to this….when the third X-Ray was being taken, the doctor positioned my ankle for the x-ray when we both heard and I certainly felt the bone go back into position! The Haitian lady on the street had been working the bone , but did not quite get it back into position. 

Throughout all of this ordeal, the pain has been very manageable. Just from knowing the extent of the break, the pain should be off the chart. Well, our Lord certainly hears prayer! Before we launched on the mission yesterday, we and you had been praying. See, it really works!! The orthopedic surgeon who verified all was in position put a cast on my leg that will allow me to fly the plane. Today, I will be returning to the hospital and together, we will determine when I am “cleared to fly”. Without question, ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD….(Romans 8:28). A little later, I will give a report on what happened before the accident and what is going on today. You know how I’m always asking you to pray….PLEASE continue! Will write more later.

Air Mobile Joe