Ray and Julie Young are in
the process of flying a new
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mission airplane, aircraft
number 8838 x-ray, to Guyana
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where it will serve in
the mission field by providing
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med-evac flights and
delivering the Gospel
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to remote jungle areas.
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The Youngs have committed
to flying this airplane from
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Wisconsin all the way
down to Guyana, South America,
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a journey that will take
them almost a weeks time.
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They have flown across the
United States, and launched
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into the Caribbean.
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Island hopping their way
down through the Caribbean.
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Flying a small single
engine airplane over open water
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can be dangerous, so they
follow the islands down as much
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as they can.
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Ray is the only pilot on
this mission flight, so he has
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a large amount of responsibility
resting on his shoulders.
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This small aircraft can
only carry enough fuel to make
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a 4 hour hop between the islands
so they have to carefully
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plan out their journey.
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The next stop for
the Young's is St Croix
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where they will fuel up
before continuing onward.
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Ray and Julie young
have been on this journey
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for 8 days now. They've
had to endure great setbacks
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due to weather, but
their spirits are high as they
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are nearing the
end of their journey.
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They left Turks and Caicos
this morning and have been
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flying for a few hours
now with no complications
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or obstacles. They have
only two more islands until they
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reach their destination.
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Ray's spirits are very high
as he considers his mission.
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I'm just glad that God picked
me to serve Him in this manner
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It's a great honor and a
great blessing to be able to
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participate with Adventist World
Aviation, And to get these wings
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that have been
sitting idle for over 2 years,
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back in the air again. As a
mechanic and a pilot we have
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kind of a connection to
an airplane like it is almost
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a person or has a soul - ay
They become a trusted friend.
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And we hate to see any of
them sitting on the ground,
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when they could be out there
taking care of the business,
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that they were
built and meant to do.
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So I am very, very grateful
to have this opportunity
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and I thank God for choosing me.
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The Young's continue to
fly southbound, the island of
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St Croix comes into view.
Land is always a relieving sight
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The lush green island
is a necessary fuel stop.
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Ray begins his decent.
As he lowers his altitude
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he drops down right
beside a small storm cell.
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Rain and heavy winds are
very dangerous conditions
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for a small single
engine aircraft to be flying in.
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This storm is blocking
the path to the island.
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It consists of turbulent winds,
and random pockets of rain
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all around the aircraft.
They cannot fly around it,
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but instead, must fly
through the bad weather.
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Ray skillfully navigates
the airplane through the rain
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and wind turbulence. He is
flying straight into the rain,
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relying on his instrument
training to guide him.
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He has zero visibility
and must wholly depend on his
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instruments and the island's
control tower's instruction
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to guide him
safely to the ground.
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Radio Communication with
air traffic control tower.
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Thankfully as Ray turns to
make his final approach for
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the runway, the rain breaks.
He is able to safely land
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the airplane, before
the downpour resumes.
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Once on the ground,
Ray busies himself with
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paperwork while the
plane is being refueled.
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Good morning! Looking
to file a flight plan. VFR.
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Yes, Direct,
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to Tango, Victor, Sierra, Victor
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Time and road 3 hours 30 minutes
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He must look ahead in the
journey and file flight plans,
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and check weather reports.
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He cannot afford to get
stuck in bad weather while over
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open waters, with no place
to make an emergency landing.
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As a necessary safety
precaution, he carefully
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monitors the skies for
the next leg of his trip.
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Another added level of
safety is filing a flight plan.
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Now a flight plan is a document
filed by a pilot prior to
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departure which indicates the
plane's planned route of flight.
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The plan generally includes
basic information, such as
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departure and arrival
points, estimated time en route.
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Flight plans are
highly recommended, especially
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when flying over inhospitable
areas, such as open water,
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as they provide a way of
alerting rescuers if the flight
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is overdue.
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For IFR flights, it
means flying by instruments,
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flight plans are used by
air traffic control, to initiate
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tracking and routing service,
should the plane go missing.
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This added safety measure
will alert search and rescue
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personnel, if a
plane doesn't reach
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it's intended
destination on time.
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After all the paper work is
completed, it's time to venture
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forward, toward St
Vincent, the last stop
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before reaching Guyana.
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Today we are taking off
from St Croix, and we are headed
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over to St Vincent, Fairly
low altitude, due to clouds.
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We are looking at about 3
hours and 20 minutes basically.
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This here is our second to last
leg. Next leg will be tomorrow
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morning into Ogle. And we
hand the keys over to Laura
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and our job is done, fortunately
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Radio Communication with
air traffic control tower.
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Within minutes 8838 x-ray is
taking off into the skies again.
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This journey to St Vincent
will take just over 3 hours.
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Although it is not a
long distance, there are many
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things that could happen in
the Caribbean, and Ray wants
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to be extra prepared to handle
anything that might come his way
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Heavenly Father we want to thank
You for the opportunity to serve
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Please watch over us!
Help us to make wise decisions!
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Help us to get to our
destination with this aircraft
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on time! In Jesus'
name, Amen! - Amen!
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When you are flying over
open water, or in any situation,
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as pilots we are trained for
emergency scenarios. We rehears
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them over and over and over
again, so that when the moment
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happens, you go into autopilot
mode you know exactly what to do
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So that is why we train for
open water emergency procedures,
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Should we have to ditch
the aircraft, we want to know
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exactly what to do, and how to
do it and not trying to figure
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it out the last minute. It
gives you a good sense of calm.
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Knowing that you know exactly
what to do, and it cuts down
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on the stress factor
and the mistake factor.
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The Young's carry
onboard a personal GPS locator
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that anyone can track online.
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During the past week, leaders
at Adventist World Aviation
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have been monitoring
the progress of the journey.
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The GPS locator sends up
the GPS coordinates every
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10 minutes to a satellite, which
can pinpoint the airplane's
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exact location.
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These safety
means are all in place
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to help minimize catastrophes.
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Having this GPS spot and
filing regular flight plans
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are incredibly important when
making long journeys like this
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over open water.
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I tell them my path, my
times, so search and rescue
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come looking for us if
we go over time by more than
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15-20 minutes.
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Yeh, just lets them
know what type of aircraft,
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how many people on board.
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How much fuel, all
that kind of stuff.
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And if you don't open it,
then they don't activate it,
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you are not in the system.
Now that I am in the system,
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Ric can go to flightplan.com
and pull up these tail numbers
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and he can actually watch
us live as we fly through this
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airspace basically.
Another level of security
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and it is pretty much
required when you flying into
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these remote areas.
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When you are flying
around Chicago, or somewhere
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and you go down, chances are
you are going to land on some
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farmer's field. They are going
to call the local authority.
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Out here nobody would miss you.
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Thank God, these
safety protocol were just
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precautions on this trip.
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8838 x-ray is flying over
the open waters with no issues.
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God has blessed them with
prefect flying conditions.
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As they fly, Ray and Julie
see no land in sight for hours.
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Although beautiful, this can
be a little daunting to be so
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far away from land.
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However the Young's trust
in God to protect them on this
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mission and continue
forward without second thought.
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They know they have
the Creator of the universe
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watching over them.
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Radio Communication with
air traffic control tower.
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The mountainous island of
St Vincent comes into view.
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The lush green mountaintops are
a welcome view for these two.
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It's been a long day for Ray and
Julie and they are exhausted.
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Thankfully they are almost to
their very last Caribbean stop
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before they reach the
mainland of South America.
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The runway in St Vincent
is a tricky one to navigate.
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It sits recessed on the
very edge of the island,
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right off the ocean.
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The challenging part is that,
it sits in a bowl of mountains,
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that surround the runway.
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Landing here takes
great skill and precision.
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The winds off the ocean blow
this small aircraft off course,
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but Ray does all he
can to correct for the wind
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and 8838 x-ray lands
safely on the ground.
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Another long day is finished and
the Young's retire for the night
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They will need
their rest for tomorrow,
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the final day and the
longest day of their journey.
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After almost a week of
travel across the United States
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and through the Caribbean,
the AWA pilots have finally
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reached the last
leg of their journey.
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Today the Young's embark
on the last day of the journey
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and plan to reach Guyana.
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They are thrilled to
have reached this far.
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however they are also
apprehensive of today's route.
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This is the longest
stretch of the trip,
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5 hours over open water flying.
This will push them to the max.
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It is absolutely imperative
that they get every drop
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of extra fuel that
they can carry with them.
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This long stretch will
burn almost a full tank of gas.
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If they encounter a
strong headwind that will cause
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them to burn extra fuel, and
that will cause real trouble.
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But there is no other option,
they must cross the open seas
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to reach Guyana.
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OK, so we fueled up -
max fuel again in St Vincent,
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the longest leg with no land in
sight was the last leg of course
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By this time everybody
has seen enough of open water.
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It's not the trill it used to be
We are all anxious to hurry up
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and get our feet on the ground
and be done sitting in those
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confined little seats.
And be able to move around.
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They load up and pray a special
prayer that God would get them
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over this special journey ahead.
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Dear Lord thank you so much
again for letting us serve You!
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Giving us this opportunity
for this awesome experience!
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It's a once in a lifetime
adventure. We pray that You will
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be with us. Watch over us on
this final leg and help us to
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deliver Your asset to
Laura - the Labores and all the
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missionaries that will use
it over the next few years.
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We pray in Jesus' name. Amen!
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Plan for today is smooth sailing
It's our last leg - hours of
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open water to go, before
we see the shores of Guyana.
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And we hope to be able to
hand the keys over to Laura
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sometime around
lunch time today.
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We're a little exhausted, but
we had a good rest last night
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So we are really positive and
excited and glad when it reaches
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its final
conclusion in a positive way!
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Radio Communication with
air traffic control tower.
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After
communicating with the tower,
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Ray is cleared for takeoff.
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The tires lift off the safety
of the ground and Ray turns
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the airplane south, with
open skies ahead of them.
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They pass by the last few
islands in the Grenadines,
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and they fade into the distance.
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For the next few hours,
as they look out the windows,
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all they will see is
blue skies above them
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and blue water below them.
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To ease his nerves,
Ray reflects on the reason
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he is making this trip.
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I just felt a real
calling in my heart.
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I know how desperate the
missionaries where to get
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another aircraft on line.
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I have been to Guyana several
times to patch up the old one
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that they are using and just
know what it feels like to be
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stranded in the jungle with
no airplane, no way to get out.
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And sitting there waiting
for somebody to come help you.
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So I feel it's time to
stop talking about religion and
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spreading the Gospel and
start doing something about it.
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Oh, you know that you
made a difference for sure.
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I knew that, before I
started it because I could see
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the difference these
aircrafts were making.
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It's just unimaginable in
this kind of heat and humidity
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and that. The simplest
things that we could just go to
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a hospital, or a
doctor, and get looked after.
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It's like disease goes rampant
here in this environment.
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It is so critical to get people
even with severe dehydration,
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or what ever out of
here. To where they can get
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some of the best possible
medical help that they can get.
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So an aircraft is the only way
to get them there within an hour
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We can usually get
them to medical help.
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Otherwise they would be looking
at a canoe ride, or something
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for a day or two down
the river just to get here,
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to get on the barge. To
take another two day ride on the
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open ocean to get to a hospital.
You know, even with diseases
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and things at home we don't have
4-5 days to go see our doctor.
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When we finally realize we are
at that critical, critical stage
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where you need emergency help.
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So there is just know way these
people could survive, or anybody
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over here could survive
without the use of an aircraft.
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You got to know people
and you got to show them that
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you care about them. And doing
the medical missionary type work
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like this helps build
the trust factor with people.
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I think it's a great door
opener and we've seen in Guyana
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I'm told in the last few months
and that, people are actually
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coming to our missionaries
doors, saying you people
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have the truth. After 7 years
of you being here, we now want
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you to tell us. The missionary
work and the aviation work
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is starting to reap rewards
and harvest for the Lord.
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It has taken a lot of time,
and lot of faith, that it would
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pay off on the long run
and it appears though it is now
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starting to pay off quite well.
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Ray's thoughts of the
great needs for this aircraft
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in the mission field has
given him a renewed energy.
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He and his wife
Julie know without a doubt,
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they are on God's mission.
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They are relying on God
to protect His asset and His
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servants during this journey.
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Flying over open seas can
be difficult when there is
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no land in sight.
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The sky blends with the
sea and there isn't a clear
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horizon line to follow.
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Ray must be extra vigilant
to use his instruments to guide
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him, rather than
trust the deceiving horizon.
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After a few hours the
hazy blue horizon is replaced
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with a form of land!
They have land in sight!
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Although it was still at a
distance, the visibility of land
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was a pleasant reassurance.
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We had 3 and 1/2
hours of open water.
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Finally saw the mainland of
Guyana, which was good to see.
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Unfortunately there is still
another hour of flying to go
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after we saw the shoreline.
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It seemed like we were there,
but it is the longest hour
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of the whole flight. I think
it was flying down the shoreline
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until we made it into Ogle.
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Finally they have reached the
edges of Guyana South America.
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The blue waters show
evidence that land is near.
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The river silt from the Jungle
rivers mix with the deep blue
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sea, this is just another
sign that they are reaching
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their destination.
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Soon Ray must be in
constant communication
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with air traffic control.
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They guide his plane
off the water and onto land.
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Radio Communication with
air traffic control tower.
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The air traffic controllers
have a special surprise
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for the Young's.
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Laura Labore, the
missionary pilot here in Guyana,
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and the Young's personal friend
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is waiting for them
in the control tower.
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She is ever eager to
have this plane arrive.
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She is in the
control tower right now,
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listening to all
the communication.
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Julie helps Ray with the radio
frequencies and airport codes.
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They are flying
into Ogle airport,
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in the capital of Guyana.
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Together as a team the
Young's navigate the skies
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till they have
the airport in sight!
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Both of their hearts leap,
as they realize, they are mere
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moments away from
concluding their journey!
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As Ray prepares for his
landing, they inch closer
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and closer to the
ground and finally the wheels
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make contact with
the Guyanese land!
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Praise the Lord!
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they successfully made
it to their destination!
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Made it!
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We found the airport,
made a nice successful landing.
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Folks were waiting for us,
everybody was happy to see us.
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Even some of the local operators
and that came over to say hi
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and they are happy to
see the yellow plane back,
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They thought it was
708, that was coming back.
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all reconditioned, but 38 x-ray
is a complete different aircraft
00:23:11.19\00:23:16.02
than what they thought
it was. But they were still
00:23:16.06\00:23:18.56
glad to see us. Very helpful
with customs and everything,
00:23:18.59\00:23:22.33
and it was smooth transition.
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It doesn't take long for
Laura to come out and meet them.
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With joyous hearts, they
greet each other and Laura
00:23:29.74\00:23:33.88
takes a look at the
beautiful 8838 x-ray.
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The project of rebuilding
this plane and getting it
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to Guyana has taken
over a year and a half.
00:23:41.68\00:23:44.52
But as Laura takes a look, she
knows that it was well worth it.
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This plane has been beautifully
and masterfully remade
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and modified to fit
their needs here in Guyana.
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Even though they have
reached Guyana, the journey
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is not yet over.
00:24:01.50\00:24:02.87
They must now fly from
the capital of Guyana into the
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deep jungles where
Adventist World Aviation works.
00:24:06.37\00:24:09.94
Laura hops in to the plane
with them and they again take to
00:24:09.98\00:24:14.55
the skies headed for their
final destination, Mabaruma.
00:24:14.58\00:24:19.25
The view outside the window
is quite different from what
00:24:20.26\00:24:23.29
the Young's have
experienced the past few days.
00:24:23.32\00:24:25.89
The jungles are lush and green.
00:24:26.59\00:24:29.00
Ray takes the opportunity
to show Laura the ins and outs
00:24:30.03\00:24:32.87
of this plane.
00:24:32.90\00:24:34.24
Laura is more than overjoyed
to have aircraft 8838 x-ray here
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This is what it is going to feel
like we are on our way to Heaven
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It'll be so much fun!
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The flight from
Georgetown to Mabaruma
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is only one hour.
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The Mabaruma
runway comes into view
00:24:52.72\00:24:55.72
and for the first time ever
8838 x-ray lands at its new home
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The mission is officially over.
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Yeah, it was great to
see the jungle strip show up
00:25:05.33\00:25:09.14
in front of you,
because everything is just green
00:25:09.17\00:25:10.87
and rain and cloud. We
had to fly through very heavy
00:25:10.91\00:25:14.18
rain storm just to get here.
We were wondering whether or not
00:25:14.21\00:25:18.35
it would even be possible to
land. But again just in the nick
00:25:18.38\00:25:22.78
of time the rain stopped and
the sky cleared up and there was
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the strip. We flew
across midfield, over the strip.
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I saw people out
there, beside the runway.
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Waiting for us to land. Turned,
came in and had an absolute
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gorgeous landing with all
of the lights and everything on
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and pulled up in front of the
terminal to meet all the local
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dignitaries and hospital staff.
That could take the day off
00:25:46.31\00:25:50.58
and came out to greet us.
00:25:50.61\00:25:51.95
Let us know how much they
appreciate everybody's support.
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Having this aircraft back
in function for them again.
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It was a good feeling to finally
have completed the long journey,
00:26:00.39\00:26:06.93
that we started months ago.
00:26:06.96\00:26:09.03
Everyone is overjoyed to see
the new mission airplane land.
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Officials from the village have
come, despite the bad weather
00:26:15.00\00:26:18.87
to welcome the plane home.
00:26:18.91\00:26:20.54
I remember the day when I found
out the airplane was coming in
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to Mabaruma, I was very
excited and I called people here
00:26:23.51\00:26:27.28
to let them know
that the plane was coming.
00:26:27.32\00:26:28.98
I went out to the airstrip to
take some footage of the landing
00:26:29.02\00:26:32.09
when it was coming in.
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We had really a good turnout.
It was a rainy day, which is
00:26:35.42\00:26:37.93
in Guyana is kind of unusual for
people to come out in the rain.
00:26:37.96\00:26:40.33
We had representatives from
the ministry of health there,
00:26:40.36\00:26:43.06
the regional democratic council,
00:26:43.10\00:26:44.53
all the people that are
effected by the airplane.
00:26:44.57\00:26:47.20
They came out in groves to
basically welcome its arrival.
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But for me personally, my heart
leaped a beat when I saw it,
00:26:53.58\00:26:57.81
because it is a beautiful
airplane. That's number one.
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It is a very very well done
airplane. I am very confident
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it is going to be a
great aircraft for us.
00:27:04.22\00:27:05.75
But just that I know the
amount of work, that went into
00:27:05.79\00:27:08.89
preparing it. And the
commitment of lot of individuals
00:27:08.92\00:27:11.76
back in the states. The
pathfinders and what they did.
00:27:11.79\00:27:14.86
Helping to raise
funds for the refurbishment.
00:27:14.90\00:27:17.40
It just touches my heart. They
don't realize really what an
00:27:19.40\00:27:24.34
impact this plane has, because
they are not here, but when you
00:27:24.37\00:27:27.64
live on the ground here and you
see day to day the lives that
00:27:27.68\00:27:30.15
are effected by it. It's very
very moving. And it's emotional.
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It's one of those things. Lot
of people see just an airplane.
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But here people
see it as a lifeline.
00:27:40.36\00:27:42.22
This village has been without
a mission plane for months now.
00:27:42.42\00:27:45.59
and they desperately missed it.
00:27:45.63\00:27:47.96
After a 10 day journey
from Wisconsin, the Young's have
00:27:48.86\00:27:52.97
successfully delivered the
aircraft to Guyana South America
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They can't express how
happy and honored they are
00:27:57.87\00:28:01.21
to be the ones
tasked with this job.
00:28:01.24\00:28:04.91
This journey was by
no means an easy one,
00:28:04.95\00:28:07.72
but it definitely was a
fulfilling and rewarding
00:28:07.75\00:28:12.02
experience for
Ray and Julie Young.
00:28:12.05\00:28:16.39
I'm glad, we completed on
the promise we made 3 months ago
00:28:16.42\00:28:21.46
to the Laura, that we would do
our best to get her an airplane
00:28:21.50\00:28:24.93
and here it is.
00:28:24.97\00:28:26.30
We did it!
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And a whole lot of other
people helped along the way.
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We got to be the ones on the
front I guess. Getting the PR.
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But there are a lot of
other hands, lot of people,
00:28:36.01\00:28:39.11
who pitched in financially,
which is really the stumbling
00:28:39.15\00:28:42.58
block for most
aviation is the cost, right?
00:28:42.62\00:28:45.89
Lot of people, who are
unmentioned, unsung heroes
00:28:45.92\00:28:51.09
we sure appreciate everybody's
help and continued sacrifices.
00:28:51.13\00:28:55.66
that they make, so that
Adventist World Aviation
00:28:55.70\00:28:58.37
can keep operating.
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