For those of you who were following the blog in late January you will remember my brother, Zach, was flying a helicopter in Haiti after the earthquake. You can see numerous pictures and read the full report of his time in Haiti in these 10 blog posts from last year.
After returning from Haiti, Zach, Jane, and their three small children moved to the Philippines. They are currently in language school studying the local language of Tagalog a minimum of 8 hours per day. They have already been in Manila for 6 months and will likely continue their language study for another 8-10 months. After that time Zach and the other local missionaries hope to begin a flight program with the helicopter in order to provide transport into the remote areas. Zach took a week off from language studies recently to help uncrate and assemble the Robinson R44 helicopter that had just arrived from Arizona. This was a sizable chore, but was successfully accomplished. They are now waiting for the paperwork to clear the local “FAA” office so they can proceed.
To read more about my brother and his family, and learn what they are doing, go here.
I totally forgot to mention that Zach was there for the Super Typhoon that hit the Philippines two weeks ago today. It was/is a real mess, and here are a couple of photos he sent me. He said the people there are amazing, because nobody was standing around whining and waiting for the government to fix it. They simply went to work to fix what they could, and got on with life. I wish americans had not lost their “git’ ‘er done” mentality. We’re all too focused on filling out the proper permits, and trying not to get sued, to get much done anymore.