We're now completing day two of the MMS shut-down due to no electricity. Yet, there are several people up there working in the available light doing what they can without power or compressed air. Ian is removing paint from the MAG 206 vertical stabilizer, Ian's family is working hard to re-landscape the area beneath the main MMS sign in front of the mission, Mike is using the lunch room to sign in parts, Gertjan and David are finalizing the fit of the freshly painted tip tanks for the Chad 206, and Dave is up there making repairs to the exterior of the facility. Lord willing power will soon be restored so our full crew can get back up there and get back to work.
Ron Wayner Visit
Ron & Barbara Wayner founded Mercy Air in South Africa about 17 years ago. MMS' and my relationship with Ron and Barbara goes back about ten years. MMS has since sent several graduates into service with them. Ron and Barbara are currently wrapping up a Stateside trip prior to returning to Africa to pioneer a new aviation work in Mozombique.
Barbara wasn't able to make the trip down from Michigan, but Ron flew in to fellowship with us and to bring us up to date on Mecy Air's work. It was great to see and talk with Ron again. Karen and I met him at the Coshocton Airport and went over to Bob and Lisa's for lunch and fellowship. Bob is MMS's Training Manager and Lisa is MMS's Coordinator of Ladies' Ministry. They had never met Ron before and we had a wonderful 2 1/2 hours of fellowship talking extensively about mission operations, candidate evaluation, training and the ongoing relationship between our two ministries.
From left to right: Bob, Ron, me, and Lisa. Karen took the snapshot. Ron and Barbara are scheduled to return to South Africa on September 30th prior to making final preparations to move to Mozombique to develop this new remote base for Mercy Air. They figure it will take at least two years to build the landing strip, the hangar, a flight operations program, and to develop the relationships necessary to turn the base over to younger missionary families to run as part of Mercy Air.
Mercy Air is one of the more than eighty mission aviation organizations we serve, and have served since MMS was founded thirty-five years ago. Thank you for your prayers and gifts which make our service to Mercy Air possible.
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