June 29, 2010 -7:03am – Tuesday (Eastern Time) – Cocoa, FL – Report submitted by Joe Hurston – Air Mobile Joe

Haiti is getting a little weather break, thank God! Today, we will conducting our “Post Mission” inspection on our mission plane. This bird has just been flying better and better each mission. The front engine, that we have been planning to change, has been doing extremely well. There is no need to change it out immediately as long as it’s running so well. However, we keep an eye on it like a hawk, thus these weekly inspections. 

It’s also a blessing to have a factory new engine sitting in our hangar “ready to go” when needed. We will likely make our next flight to Haiti sometime next week. I just found out from Cherie, my daughter, that Reach Out To Haiti has just received a wonderful gift of 300 Creole Bibles. We will gladly carry them in on our next mission. We also received communication from one of the major missions in Haiti requesting pricing on Toner Cartridges. Now….. Toner Cartridges is part of my “Day Job”. Cindy and I formed Cartridge Source of America (CSA) in 1997 immediately after returning to the U.S. due to medical reasons. This company has been a blessing and has cooperated beautifully with Air Mobile Ministries. CSA even manufactures the Vortex Voyager water purification system. Now, with these pieces in place, we are hoping to be more of a blessing to the mission organizations in Haiti by providing the printing/computer supplies that they need. All of these factors will help us to cover the expenses of flying the aircraft to and from Haiti. Here’s an interesting statistic. Aviation fuel in Haiti cost $7.60 per gallon. When we fly non-stop from Titusville to Port-Au-Prince, our one-way fuel bill is nearly $1000.00. That is the reason, I ask for some help from time to time to cover these expenses. We feel it is so important that we “establish” a regular supply line between Florida and Haiti. Often, when the least disturbance takes place, the “Commerical Airlines” just cancel flights. This leaves so many “stuck” in Haiti. That is where mission aircraft, such as ours, becomes so valuable. Well, thought I’d share a bit about the “Mission Aviation” side of Air Mobile. Better run for now and turn some wrenches on our little plane.

God Bless!!

Air Mobile Joe