July 6, 2010 -7:24am – Tuesday (Eastern Time) – Cocoa, FL – Report submitted by Joe Hurston – Air Mobile Joe 

 As we prepare for our next mission to Haiti, my mind keeps going back to the images; the faces, the smiles, the pain, the humble dwellings, the intense heat and…..the extreme vulnerability of hundreds of thousands in Haiti. While writing this blog this morning, the weather is brewing. 

Just of the coast of Louisiana (where I was born), a tropical storm is rapidly brewing and about to strike south Louisiana. In the Gulf of Mexico, just off the Yucatan, another system is forming into a possible hurricane. Just to the east of Haiti, several systems are forming. As our temperature rises the possibility of intense storms also rises. We pray everyday, that Haiti will be spared strong winds and heavy rains. Those two elements WILL kill people. Meanwhile, we are diligently working on getting more provisions into place in advance of “that next storm”. These are the reasons we ask you to PRAY each day for our Lord to hold back the storms. Yet, we know, that in life, “Storms happen”. So, here we are, again, standing before the throne of God, beseeching our Lord to hold them back “one more day”. At the same time, we seek to add a “little more oil” to our lamps, as the wise Virgins did in Matthew 25. Today, I plan to take a Helicopter Introductory flight. Many, many years ago, I flew helicopters. Today, I hope to brush some major “rust” off of those skills. One never knows when this could needed. After the “heli” flight, I’ll be meeting with the new owner of a flight school. We hope to be able to coordinate future flights and flight training together. Since the clock is ticking, gotta go. As always, THANK YOU for your prayer and love! Air Mobile Joe