December 29, 2010 Wednesday – 7:32am (Eastern U.S. Time) – Cocoa, FL – Report submitted by Air Mobile Joe

Whoa, what’s wrong with this picture – 26 degrees in Cocoa!  Records are shattered everywhere, hundreds of thousands, maybe millions are stranded world-wide – it is cold, very cold!  As I’m writing this blog this morning, I’m shivering….the heater’s having a difficult time with this kind of temp.  So thankful to have a home and blankets.  I can only imagine what the homeless, those living in the woods, those under bridges must be going through.  Let’s take a moment and pray for those who are shivering, suffering, searching… Dear Lord, touch those in need as only You can, Thank you!

Regarding Haiti – It seems the truth is; once the Provisional Election Council releases the results of the recent “Recount”, the country is going to explode.  The country is on the “horns of a dilemma”.  No matter which way they rule, people are going to be very unhappy.  Seems the problem goes back to the original election held on November 28th.  There were SO MANY irregularities, ballot stuffing, confusion, corruption that no matter how many times they recount or how many observers there are, the ballots are still questionable and will likely not be accepted by many or any of the candidates and especially, not by the people.  So, the problem is huge and the clock is ticking and no one knows exactly what is going to happen.

I regularly get calls from teams who want to go to Haiti and want advice as to the conditions.  It is very difficult to say what will happen from hour to hour.  Truth is….things could explode any moment.  Meanwhile, CHOLERA marches on.  The death toll continues to rise at an alarming rate.  The official death toll is near 2800 but the true death toll is likely much higher.  Even the official results indicate that the battle is far from over.  Air Mobile is gathering supplies and equipment for our next mission.  We still need help with our move.  

Now, regarding Paul Waggoner.  We recently had a situation that regarded a missionary “falsely charged” and released by our Lord’s amazing grace.  We were actually very close to Paul Waggoner, though we did not see him, missed his first court appearance by only a few hours.  The exact same U.S. Consular officials that are currently helping Paul, helped us.  Their main job is to see that the Judicial process is adhered to.  

In our case, we had a good legal team and with much prayer, the Judge heard the evidence and our missionary was released.  We felt that we were teetering the edge throughout the entire process.  I cannot give details, but suffice it to say, it was very close, though our missionary was ABSOLUTELY innocent.  During the time our missionary was in jail, we literally prayed DAY & NIGHT.  Kind of know how the early Christians felt when some of the leaders were in jail.  

I urge you to take another moment and pray for Paul Waggoner.  As I read more and more about the case, the more “bizarre” it becomes.  From many eye witnesses, Paul did not even treat the child that has been allegedly kidnapped and now, “turned into a Zombie” by Paul.  The case gets stranger and stranger every day.  The sad fact is that the case could go on and on for months or even years.  Meanwhile, we have seen the jails.  Over the years, have ministered with a number of prisoners in jail.  It is not pretty.  So, I urge to pray for a good and speedy resolution to this case. Pray for Paul to be protected during this time.  May the truth be known and good judgement be administered all with our Lord’s wisdom and grace.

Well, it is time to bundle up and head to the new Headquarters building and continue the “Big Move”.  We must get this done soon.  I know it’s cold, but if you live in the central Florida area and have a few free hours, we could really use the help.  Give me a call at:  321-544-7757 and we’ll talk about how you can help.  I must THANK all of the volunteers who have helped us thus far.  You’ve been great!  We just have a big job to do and not a lot of time to do it.  God Bless!!

Air Mobile Joe