The Vision Forum reconnaissance and support team returned from its first 72-hour mission last night at 2:00 a.m. having extracted one family from the disaster region, delivered thousands of dollars worth of supplies to local churches housing the indigents, and met with home school leaders serving as contacts for help regarding future support missions. The mission was made possible by the use of a convoy of large diesel trucks carrying spare tanks of gas.
We have three licensed airplane pilots on staff, and may have the ability to work with helicopter pilots to quickly get in and out of key regions, but are hoping for the provision of available aircraft for easy maneuverability.
As of 3:00 p.m. today, we just concluded a series of meetings concerning mission objectives for the next series of operations into the disaster zone. Meanwhile, we have accomplished our goal of establishing a network of houses in Alabama for housing indigent Christian families, and are on our way to finalizing a support structure capable of placing about fifty families in housing in the San Antonio vicinity.
Thank you in advance for your prayers for these efforts. We have the team and the infrastructure and the financial support is coming in. We are working with local pastors and home school leaders to assist in identifying needs, but with gas unavailable and communication down, our greatest prayer request is for reliable communication networks in the disaster zone itself.