It should go without saying, but I am going to say it, we LOVE our AIM pilots and their families. They consistently go way, WAY out of their way to make our lives more comfortable, fun and safe here in the middle of nowhere Sudan.
They've been known to air-drop amoeba medication, frozen mozzarella cheese,mail and even, on a rare occasion, mint chocolate chip ice cream! Last week, Jon and his wife, Ginny, purchased and delivered a birthday dinner of hamburgers and fries and ICE. The ice was not only an extra special treat in our cold dinner sodas, but was used in a rockin' 3 States of Matter science lesson (future post is coming soon). Both Jon and Jerry have made the long hike from the airstrip to our compound on more than one occasion to cheerfully help me fix all sort of things - like my perpetually leaky roof or solar panels.
About two weeks ago, Jerry's wife Breanna delivered their 4th child, John Harrison Daniel Hurd - Jack. Due to pretty extreme complications with Breanna's blood pressure, the Hurd's were forced to make an emergency trip home to the States, where Jack was delivered months early. Through God's grace, I am happy to report that both mother and son are doing well! To learn more about this amazing family and their little miracle, Jack, please take a look at their blog: http://dustheatanddreams.blogspot.co.uk/
Here are just a few flying of my latest flying pictures.
Juba
Our Didinga Hills at sunset.
Napep's, Mur Kuzen in the distance.
Pilot Jerry with Phil Byler in the cockpit.
Burning fields in Sudan.
The Didinga Hills.
The NGO sprawl of Juba, Sudan.
There is only an estimated 25 miles of paved roads in all of Southern Sudan.
The Nile.
I didn't take this picture or the next two, but I sure do like them. Way to go Trey Mims.
Little Adelaide and her grandma wave goodbye to the 206 in Nagishot.
Nagishot's international dirt airstrip.
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