For those of you who are just coming into this blog, Jon is the man who has been our pilot. Bryan called him the day after the earthquake to ask him if he would fly us down and he said "yes." Jon also found a friend who would let him borrow a plane. And he's been in the air ever since, flying the many other people that soon followed us to help the Smoker mission in Carrefour toward recovery.
Jon just logged 200 hours of air time. That is TWICE the number of monthly hours a commercial pilot is legally allowed to fly. Fortunately for thousands of Haitians, Jon was sustained by a God who didn't limit him at all in this first crucial month after the earthquake... Instead, He energized him, and gave him total joy and peace in the process.
Jon is going home now...to a new job...and a bid for County Commissioner in Warsaw, IN. (Vote Fussle)
Despite immense sleep deprivation, frustrations with customs, and a ridiculous schedule, Jon says that his job flying to Haiti has been "the easiest of anyone's" and "a total blast." He said, "If this is serving God, then I don't know why anyone in their right mind wouldn't jump at the chance!" So, I guess the verse about "His Yoke being easy and His burden being light"...is true. :)
Jon...thank you. I think I speak for the thousands of Haitians we've been able to impact. I think I speak for all those who flew on "Little Tyke" with you. I think I speak for all the people who have cared enough to read this little blog and for the people who helped pay for fuel or who donated supplies. And of course, I speak for me and my family. Well done, Jon. We love you.
Now go home and get some sleep!
Thank you so much, Lisa! Actually, last night when it became aparent that I wasn't joking when I said I had to go home, we had quite a few more people sign up for rides home. I am about to head back to Port-au-Prince ONE MORE TIME... Seriously. Last time. :)
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It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve the people of Haiti. What a touching thing it is to say goodbye to the Haitians. Every single one of them referred to me as a "hero" and cried as they thanked me. I simply don't get it. I'm just doing my job, and it touches them so deeply. Ugh. How can we do anything but serve these people???
I'm tearing up a little right now just thinking back about all that has happened in the past five weeks. I can't believe how much of a privilege it has been. Thank you, Lisa. Thanks for dragging me into this... because there's nowhere I'd rather have been.
Jon
awwwwww...
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