Mission from Baytown, TX to Lansing, MI
God
is truly great as He guided us every step while bringing back a
terminally ill individual on January 5, 2011 from the Houston, Tx area
to Lansing, MI. From morning darkness to evening darkness we worked and
transported this patient back to Michigan, as part of God's plan. Here
is a brief recount of that mission.
We
departed Fremont, MI on Monday 1/3/2011, for the Houston, Tx area, and
we were scheduled to return back to Michigan on 1/4/2011, but the
weather was too severe in Michigan so we had to delay. This time
allowed us to visit the patient and make arrangements with the medical
staff to keep the patient more comfortable and add some resources. It
also helped us prepare snacks, drinks and food for the return flight.
It
didn't look like we were ever going to get back to Michigan, as the
forcasted weather at David Wayne Hooks field, Spring, Tx for Wednesday
morning was 1/4 mile visibility and 100' ceilings, in Michigan it was
1500' ceilings and snow, with low visibility. As we went to sleep on
Tuesday night, we faced a grim reality that we may not get back. We
prayed and Our Lord parted the sky for our entire trip! Weather in
Houston on departure was 10 mile visibility and 3,000' ceilings. In fact
you can see clear sky in the photos off to the East. When we made the
turn to cut through Missouri he moved the ice storm Southeast as we
could see the storm clouds off to our right (South) as we flew from the
Northwest corner of Arkansas to St. Louis for fuel, then as we entered
Michigan it was 10 mile visibilty and 3,000' ceilings for a perfect
landing at Lansing. You can also see the clear to partly cloudy skies
in Lansing looking West. In fact it wasn't until we approached our home
airport, Fremont, MI at 8PM, on 1/5/2011 that it started to snow. We
made a great landing, parked, unloaded and began to drive away when the
snow really began to fall. Looking back we had no reason to fear
weather, the patient's condition or anything, as Our Lord had already
put everything in His control. Lori and I witnessed to the patient and
we were able to share with Him our love for Jesus. Most important of
all, we witnessed God's miracles as He controlled the weather,
circumstances and resources. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Thank
You Lord Jesus for the Perfect Flight and our ability to help someone
in great need and return him to his family, here in Michigan!
PRAISE THE LORD!
Lori & Tim Layne
