A REVIVAL OF "ONE" - TONIGHT AT ALOMA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN WINTER PARK, FL -
Would truly appreciate your prayer that our Lord will use me to deliver His message. Also, if you're in the area, would be blessed to have you join us. The address is:
Aloma United Methodist Church
3045 Aloma Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32792
By the way, Jim is a remarkable Pastor. He pastored in Titusville for many years and is known as a great Unifier of ministries. Jim was there for me and my family, when we were going through great struggles with the City of Titusville over critical zoning issues. Am truly humbled that he would have me speak to his church. Hope to see you there.
Also good news regarding Bill Duncklee's Mom. Went and saw her in the Hospital in Vero Beach yesterday and she is recovering, slowly but surely! Thank you for your prayers for Mom Duncklee!!
Joe is a good example of how "Our Lord deploys His troops". Joe has helped to coordinate so many teams from Church at Viera (CAV) to come to Haiti. As a matter of fact, just last week a CAV Team was in Haiti helping our intrepid Barbara (Rambo in the Blue Dress). Really appreciate Joe Prussel!!
Well, it's that time.....to head out into this beautiful day that our Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!! Your prayers are so precious to us. THANK YOU again!!
Air Mobile Joe
9-10-12 - Monday - 8:15am (Eastern U.S. Time) - Cocoa, FL - Air Mobile Home Base - Report prepared by: Air Mobile Joe
WE'RE AT THE PEAK OF HURRICANE SEASON - KEEP PRAYING!
Had an amazing time of ministry at the Hospital with the young people. The Worship was so sweet. It is always such a joy to share the Lord with these kids that have had such difficult times in their lives.
Today, will be heading down to Vero Beach to get some turbo components for Ti Burik bench checked. Also, would appreciate your prayer for Bill Duncklee's Mom who is recovering from a serious infection. As you may recall, Bill is a dear friend and great supporter of Air Mobile. I know he would appreciate your prayers. Thanks!
Time to hit the road. As always, so appreciate your prayer, love and support. God Bless!!
Air Mobile Joe
9-9-12 - Sunday - 7:58am (Eastern U.S. Time) - Cocoa, FL - Air Mobile Home Base - Report prepared by: Air Mobile Joe
WORKING ON TI BURIK - WATCHING A GAME - NICE SATURDAY - KEEPING AN EYE ON THE TROPICS
Met our good mechanic Paul and went right to work on finding that "warm cylinder". Think we found the problem. Recently changed the starter to a much smaller one. That left a gap in the "baffling". So....we'll plug the hole and take it for a test flight. Hope that solves the problem.
Then....Peter and I went to our favorite hang-out, Dogs-R-Us and watched some "football". Yes, it was LSU against Washington and....LSU won. Now, that's a cool Saturday for sure. Sometimes, it's the little things in life that bring such joy.
Michael is just spinning out there and.....there is that development (Invest 91-L) off of the African Coast. We're watching that one carefully...and prayerfully. Should it develop, the path will do a lot of damage and may end up in Gulf. Sure don't need that. So, let's pray together that 91-L just DOES NOT GET ORGANIZED! By the way, we are now entering into the PEAK of the Hurricane Season.
Running a bit late this morning. Have to get Peter to Church early because he's in the Church Worship Band, so have to run. As always, REALLY APPRECIATE your love, prayer and support! God Bless!!
Air Mobile Joe
PS - Dropped Peter at Church and had a few extra minutes, so came to my "man-cave", the office in the hangar, and added a bit to my rambling blog.
Will head back to Church in a few and then Cindy, Ariana, Peter and I will go to the Hospital for young people in Orlando. We truly love this ministry of reaching out to young lives that are in trouble. That is where Jesus loves to go! Joe
9-8-12 - Saturday - 7:05am (Eastern U.S. Time) - Cocoa, FL - Air Mobile Home Base - Report prepared by: Air Mobile Joe
SMOOTH RIDE HOME - STUDYING EN-ROUTE - ANOTHER STORM ROLLING OFF OF AFRICA - LESLIE WEAKENING
On every "Mission", we reach a time to come home. Yesterday was my day. Headed to Port-Au-Prince bright and early, prepped, loaded, inspected, presented documentation and pushed the throttles forward at 7:50am. The Little Donkey jumped into the morning air and climbed to 16,500 feet. The Autopilot is working like a dream so....
My Flight Instructor, Glen, had been working through some health issues, thus the "pause" in my flight training. So glad to report that Glen is doing just fine and we've re-engaged in the training that will bring me to the goal of being a Certified Flight Instructor / Instrument / Mulit-Engine (CFI/I/MEI).
Could see the Thunderstorms ahead brewing as I approached Florida. My on-board Nexrad "radar" showed me exactly where they were and what was needed to avoid them. Slipped into Fort Pierce at the exact projected time....to the minute. Love flights like this!
Rushed home to pick up my little Ariana who was just getting off the bus. Then headed up to Titusville to Pick up Peter from his High School. Got home, was joined by Cindy, who had just gotten off of work. Together we prepared for our home Bible Study group. We had a full house. Ahhh, it's good to be home!
Today, will be with Paul, our faithful aircraft mechanic, and we'll be conducting our "Post-Mission Inspection" on Ti Burik. One of cylinders on the rear engine was running a bit warmer, so we'll go take a look and see what's going on.
We're still "tracking" the remains of Isaac and....another tropical storm just rolled off the coast of Africa. This one may be tracking in the lower Atlantic. This could be very bad for us. We'll continue to monitor it's movement and development and....PRAY that it not become "Organized"!!
Well, it's that time. Had that second cup of coffee, time to go feed the chickens and head on over to the airport to meet Paul and see what's up with "heating up" cylinder. As always, THANK YOU for your faithful prayer, love and support!! God bless!!
Air Mobile Joe
9-7-12 - Friday - 5:32am (Haiti Time) - Bon Repos, Haiti - Air Mobile Base Camp - Report prepared by: Air Mobile Joe
WATCHING THE TROPICS & THE GULF - KEEPING THOSE "DROPS OF WATER" FLOWING - FOOD IN THE DEPOT
That's a "long-lived" storm! Isaac has brought a lot of suffering and destruction and he's still hanging around. We'll keep watching that storm! Hurricane Leslie has stalled but still heading to Bermuda and Hurricane Michael is far from land and people, thank the Lord.
I brought in the tiny, O-Rings that had stopped the operation on our last mission to Haiti. Something so small can stop the flow of clean water. Well, we solved the problem and brought our inventory level up to keep clean water flowing...even though it seems like a drop in the bucket, it is now many little drops all over this country...thanks to your prayer, love and support!!
Well, it's that time.....time to head out into another Adventure for the Lord. Where would we be without so many helping us along this journey? Where would we be without the Lord?? So glad He reached down and saved me! Time to head out. Love you and appreciate you!!
Air Mobile Joe
9-6-12 - Thursday - 7:21am (Haiti Time) - Bon Repos, Haiti - Air Mobile Base Camp - Report prepared by: Air Mobile Joe
TROPICS IGNITING - IS ISAAC COMING BACK??
Our best course is to be "sober and vigilant" and keep an eye on the tropics, prepare and yes, PRAY! I recall an old quote that we recently shared...."PRAISE THE LORD & PASS THE AMMUNITION". It is good to put our faith in God and certainly PRAY &....do our part by preparing.
If you live in a coastal region of the U.S., you basically are vulnerable for we've seen storms hit from South Texas to Maine. The truth is, we don't know what is going to come our way. But, we do know Who does! So, it is a good time to pray and prepare.
Today, will be resurrecting some Air Mobile Rescuers that have long needed certain parts. Well, with a lot of prayer and generosity from our great supporters, I have some much needed replacement parts that WILL bring those units to life.
Along those same lines, received a very welcome call yesterday. An organization that had some critical parts for the Rescuer recently found them and offered them to Air Mobile....PRAISE GOD!! I sense that our Lord is doing some extraordinary things to help us to get ready for some "Stormy Days Ahead".
The sun has risen and I've downed that delicious second cup of coffee and it's that time to get some Rescuers able to Rescue. Your prayers are so precious to us and with all my heart, I thank you! Pray you have a blessed day and think about picking up some extra water, batteries and food. You never know when you'll need them. God bless!!
Air Mobile Joe
9-5-12 - Wednesday - 6:19am (Haiti Time) - Bon Repos, Haiti - Air Mobile Base Camp - Report prepared by: Air Mobile Joe
TROPICAL STORM LESLIE (SOON TO BE HURRICANE LESLIE) TRACKS NORTH! WATCH OUT BERMUDA! ANOTHER DAY IN HAITI - PRAYING WITH FRIENDS!!
Had a number of meetings scheduled yesterday. Once departing the village, instead of heading right to Port-Au-Prince, thought it wise to gain PRAYER SUPPORT!
Often, we get "swept up" into our day and simply forget to take the time to PRAY! That is why I often refer to the wonderful acronym - A.S.A.P. (Always-Say-A-Prayer).
After praying with David, headed into Port-Au-Prince and stopped in to see another great friend, Dave Carwell, Director of Mission Aviation Fellowship. He too had a meeting at the same place at the same time, so....we PRAYED together and headed into our meetings.
Now, with all that PRAYER, one would think that the meetings would naturally go well. They didn't. They didn't go particularly bad, we just did not get what we came for. So...what do we do?
We stood in the hallway and both came up with the scripture found in I Peter 5:7, "Casting all your care upon HIM for HE cares for you". With that good word, Dave and I went to lunch. We kept "digging" into the treasure cove of God's Word and found more and more jewels.
By the end of our lunch, our hearts were encouraged as our Lord was telling us to remain faithful and resolute. For you see, both our meetings had to do with extending the Kingdom of God and increasing safey. In essence, saving lives for the Glory of God! We are truly on a Noble Mission!
After finishing lunch with David Carwell, headed back to our village. Upon reaching the intersection where a south turn would bring me "home", instead, headed north a couple of kilometers and went to have a bit more fellowship with David Heady. Soon, we had a pot of coffee on and spent time in fellowship and the Word! Now, folks, that is a good way to spend an afternoon.
Checked on David's Pastor's printer on the way out. Found out all is working well and the Pastor was actually at the press, printing another book when I called on him. What a joy it is to support these ministries.
Arrived back at the village, exhausted, but refreshed in the Lord. After dinner (hamburgers that Ti Burik brought in), we sat on the roof and gazed at the stars and continued our "Treasure Hunt" in the Word and exploring "Casting our cares upon the Lord" and His peace that passes all understanding.
So, here we are, beginning another day, bright and early with good coffee. We'll embark on another adventure. You see why I so appreciate your prayer, love and support! It is vital to our mission! Pray that you have a blessed day and THANKS AGAIN for standing with us!!
Air Mobile Joe
9-4-12 - Tuesday - 7:11am (Haiti Time) - Bon Repos, Haiti - Air Mobile Base Camp - Report prepared by: Air Mobile Joe
SLIPPING INTO HAITI....AHEAD OF TROPICAL STORM LESLIE....SURE HOPE...& PRAY LESLIE TURNS NORTH!
The time was right. The load was loaded and at 5:37am, I pushed the throttles forward on Ti Burik. It was still dark and the air was....kind of cool and clear. The Little Donkey jumped into the air and we headed for Haiti with a plane load of vital supplies.
So glad to have gotten into the air bright and early. Could hear the weather really "heating up" behind me as the sun began the percolation of storms. Miami was getting real crowded with airliners from all over the world "jockying" into position to work around those rapidly growing thunderstorms. We "slipped" out just in time.
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Had a beautiful flight of 4 hours 52 minutes. The Little Donkey was really packed. Had a lot of baby food, formula, diapers, blankets, a new, very cool water cooler, tools, supplies, bug spray, hamburgers, hot-dogs and the list goes on and on. It is such a joy to be able to bring in these supplies for folks who work so hard to save lives!
Also had those "o-rings" that will help us to "resurrect" some Air Mobile Rescuers. Sure love working on those life-saving machines!
Time to head out into this grand adventure. Am very excited about what our Lord will do today! Your prayer, love and support is so precious to me. Can't THANK YOU enough! Pray that you have a very blessed day!
Air Mobile Joe