Narrator: The life of a
missionary in the remote
00:00:01.56\00:00:03.57
rural jungle is not an easy one.
00:00:03.60\00:00:06.00
The Hanley family have lived in
Tranquera in the north-eastern
00:00:06.03\00:00:09.94
part of Nicaragua for 10 years.
00:00:09.97\00:00:12.27
During that time, their ministry
has evolved into a multi-faceted
00:00:12.67\00:00:17.38
aviation project, that ministers
to the indigenous Miskito people
00:00:17.41\00:00:22.75
Aviation humanitarian aid
is the majority of the work,
00:00:23.25\00:00:27.36
that this project does.
00:00:27.39\00:00:29.32
Clint is a pilot and offers
med-evac flights to all the
00:00:29.52\00:00:33.26
neighboring villages to
transport patients to a higher
00:00:33.29\00:00:36.97
level of medical care.
00:00:37.00\00:00:38.73
There are no safe road systems
from the thick jungles from
00:00:39.33\00:00:43.24
Puerto Cabezas, where
the closest hospital equipped
00:00:43.27\00:00:47.01
to handle critical
injuries is located.
00:00:47.04\00:00:49.71
Currently, this project is
the only humanitarian aviation
00:00:50.31\00:00:53.82
support in the entire country.
00:00:53.85\00:00:56.35
There are no other aviation
projects to help the people
00:00:56.75\00:00:59.59
in Nicaragua.
00:00:59.62\00:01:00.96
Clint: We devote a lot
of our attention and time
00:01:01.32\00:01:04.26
to humanitarian aid.
00:01:04.29\00:01:05.69
The right hand arm of
the gospel is being able
00:01:05.73\00:01:07.90
to help people medically.
00:01:07.93\00:01:09.83
And being able to offer them
this help, and being able to
00:01:09.86\00:01:14.24
give them the hope, that they
can have a better medical care
00:01:14.27\00:01:20.48
by transporting them.
00:01:20.51\00:01:21.84
We have the only ambulance for
air travel in all of Nicaragua
00:01:21.88\00:01:25.81
that can carry
oxygen and a stretcher.
00:01:25.85\00:01:27.98
And we are the only
airplane in all of Nicaragua,
00:01:28.02\00:01:30.62
that is able to do this.
00:01:30.65\00:01:32.99
And we are the only airplane,
that is based on the whole
00:01:33.02\00:01:37.46
Atlantic coast.
00:01:37.49\00:01:38.96
To be able to offer them help
from a remote runway and get
00:01:38.99\00:01:42.40
them to a place where they
can have better medical care
00:01:42.43\00:01:45.07
is a big blessing that they have
and it saves a lot of lives.
00:01:45.10\00:01:49.67
Narrator: Clint stays very
busy flying med-evac flights.
00:02:34.05\00:02:36.92
Often he will fly 5
or more patients a week.
00:02:37.92\00:02:41.29
In spite the demanding flight
schedule, the Hanley's are not
00:02:41.32\00:02:46.03
satisfied with
offering only aviation service.
00:02:46.06\00:02:50.20
Their ministry in Tranquera
includes more than the work
00:02:50.23\00:02:55.20
they do with aviation.
00:02:55.24\00:02:56.87
The family finds new ways to
help the local Miskito people.
00:02:57.51\00:03:01.11
Aviation opens the doors
of opportunity to minister
00:03:01.81\00:03:05.55
to the people of this region.
00:03:05.58\00:03:07.42
Though years of service,
the Miskito people have come to
00:03:08.42\00:03:11.69
accept the Hanley
family as one of their own.
00:03:11.72\00:03:15.99
They see the love of
Christ displayed in the service
00:03:16.29\00:03:19.49
the Hanley's provide.
00:03:19.53\00:03:21.90
Everyone on this Adventist World
Aviation mission base dedicated
00:03:21.93\00:03:26.30
100% of their time to ministry.
00:03:26.33\00:03:29.10
Each day's work differs
significantly from the next,
00:03:30.01\00:03:33.64
but no matter the activity,
it is guaranteed to be focused
00:03:34.38\00:03:39.61
on ministering
to the local people.
00:03:39.65\00:03:43.12
Jud: You know the
airplane flying, and you know
00:03:43.92\00:03:45.82
the med-evacs is the most
dramatic part of the work,
00:03:45.85\00:03:48.52
that you do here and are
involved with, but that doesn't
00:03:48.56\00:03:51.19
happen all day and constantly
and so I'm sure that there are
00:03:51.23\00:03:54.70
other things, that you
look for, that are needs
00:03:54.73\00:03:58.00
in the
communities that you can help.
00:03:58.03\00:04:01.00
Clint: Flying is probably
the most fun thing to do.
00:04:01.20\00:04:03.84
It is the most exciting and
that's one of the things that
00:04:03.87\00:04:06.57
most people focus on the most.
00:04:06.61\00:04:08.01
But that happens a few times
a week and it's not - it doesn't
00:04:08.04\00:04:11.48
cover all of your life.
00:04:11.51\00:04:12.91
There's a lot of mundane,
regular work that needs done.
00:04:12.95\00:04:15.28
Maintaining the
airplane, building the hangar.
00:04:15.32\00:04:18.32
Narrator: The goal of
each Adventist World Aviation
00:04:18.45\00:04:20.86
project is to provide
00:04:20.89\00:04:22.86
logistical and infrastructural
support to the area they serve.
00:04:22.89\00:04:27.46
Primarily this is accomplished
by the use of aircraft,
00:04:28.26\00:04:32.10
however, there are
instances where this includes
00:04:32.13\00:04:35.74
land transportation as well.
00:04:35.77\00:04:38.07
Not far from the aviation base
is another Adventist mission
00:04:38.87\00:04:43.81
whose primary work focuses
on operating a medical clinic.
00:04:43.85\00:04:47.98
Clint works in close cooperation
with this mission and assists
00:04:48.02\00:04:53.49
them whenever he can help.
00:04:53.52\00:04:56.02
Today Clint receives a call over
the radio from the other mission
00:04:56.06\00:05:00.66
Hanna: Hey Clint this is
Hanna, right now my poorly is
00:05:00.70\00:05:03.83
not really working and I'm
wondering if you can come by
00:05:03.87\00:05:06.50
and help me out with it?
00:05:06.53\00:05:07.87
Narrator: Located in Francia,
The other mission project is
00:05:07.90\00:05:12.01
over just one hour's drive away.
00:05:12.04\00:05:14.74
The roads in this part
of Nicaragua are very rugged
00:05:15.34\00:05:18.65
and often not passable.
00:05:18.68\00:05:21.25
Thankfully today the roads are
dry enough for Clint and his son
00:05:21.45\00:05:25.25
Brendell to make the
journey to Francia to help
00:05:25.29\00:05:29.62
the other mission with
their transportation issues.
00:05:29.66\00:05:32.73
Clint: We are on our way. We are
almost to the Romillia Switch
00:05:32.83\00:05:34.63
We got delayed a little. Sorry.
00:05:34.66\00:05:37.13
Hanna: No problem at
all. I'm here waiting.
00:05:38.43\00:05:40.54
Clint: Ok talk to you later.
00:05:41.04\00:05:42.44
Narrator: Years ago Clint helped
this mission by installing
00:05:42.47\00:05:45.54
a radio communication system
and a solar electric system
00:05:45.57\00:05:50.38
to make them more efficient.
00:05:50.41\00:05:52.11
These systems significantly
enhanced their work in Francia.
00:05:52.91\00:05:57.79
It also gave them a way
to communicate with Clint,
00:05:58.39\00:06:01.86
should they need to call for a
medevac from their remote clinic
00:06:01.89\00:06:06.66
Today, Hanna, a student
missionary has called Clint for
00:06:06.96\00:06:11.43
help in repairing her only mode
of transportation, a 4-wheeler.
00:06:11.47\00:06:18.07
Hanna: Hi my name is Hanna Garva
and I'm currently a student
00:06:18.11\00:06:21.64
missionary here
in Francia Sirpi.
00:06:21.68\00:06:24.61
This is our TRAM headquarters.
00:06:24.65\00:06:28.85
Tasba Raya Adventist Ministries
and I'm working in the clinic
00:06:28.88\00:06:33.22
with Dr Caldara and
at our school as well.
00:06:33.25\00:06:35.82
Narrator: Hanna is
a student missionary
00:06:36.83\00:06:38.46
working in the local clinic.
00:06:38.49\00:06:39.89
She works alongside a doctor and
ministers to the local people.
00:06:40.20\00:06:44.83
The Clinic is not located in
the mission compound and this
00:06:45.83\00:06:49.60
4- wheeler is her
only mode of transportation
00:06:49.64\00:06:52.37
to and from the clinic.
00:06:52.41\00:06:53.81
Without this vehicle, she is
not able to continue her work.
00:06:53.84\00:06:57.98
It's extremely
important, especially right now.
00:06:58.01\00:07:01.02
The doctor is actually
in Managua and I'm the only,
00:07:01.05\00:07:04.59
the only type of
health person here.
00:07:04.62\00:07:07.86
I'm not even a nurse, so
just the other day we had a burn
00:07:07.89\00:07:11.69
victim and our 4-wheeler
wasn't working and thankfully,
00:07:11.73\00:07:17.57
thank God that Clint was able
to come transport him to Waspam
00:07:17.60\00:07:22.87
because his burns were too
severe for us, or for me to do
00:07:22.90\00:07:26.68
anything Narrator: Clint assists
this Adventist mission in many
00:07:27.64\00:07:31.48
ways. He keeps close
communication with the clinic
00:07:31.78\00:07:36.12
and transport all critical
patients to the hospital.
00:07:36.15\00:07:38.32
Since this mission compound is
so remote, all severely injured
00:07:39.02\00:07:43.46
or ill patients must be taken to
the hospital which is hours away
00:07:43.49\00:07:48.76
There is no ambulance system in
this part of the world and Clint
00:07:48.80\00:07:52.73
must transport all patients.
00:07:52.77\00:07:55.37
Hanna: The closest hospital
is about two hours away.
00:07:55.67\00:08:00.78
But, if you want a
better facility that's another,
00:08:00.81\00:08:05.45
that's about five - five or
six hours depending on how bad
00:08:05.48\00:08:10.25
the roads are.
00:08:10.29\00:08:11.69
If it's really raining, If here
in rainy season it's even worse.
00:08:12.09\00:08:16.36
The roads can get really
bad and sometimes you can't even
00:08:16.76\00:08:20.66
cross them.
00:08:20.70\00:08:22.03
Maybe it will take the whole
day so if you have an emergency
00:08:22.06\00:08:25.37
situation and you
need to transport them,
00:08:25.40\00:08:28.20
it can get really dangerous.
00:08:28.24\00:08:31.27
We try and keep in contact with
them because they really help us
00:08:31.77\00:08:35.44
with transportation, with
the airplane and it's just
00:08:35.48\00:08:40.62
nice to know another
American family around here.
00:08:40.65\00:08:43.82
Narrator: So Clint works on
repairing this vehicle for Hanna
00:08:44.62\00:08:47.36
In order for her to
continue her work at the clinic,
00:08:47.92\00:08:50.66
she must be able
to reach it safely.
00:08:50.69\00:08:53.76
Without the
4-wheeler, it would not be safe
00:08:54.76\00:08:57.57
for her to walk alone.
00:08:57.60\00:08:59.43
Hanna: So there are
no transportation options
00:09:00.14\00:09:02.57
in the village.
00:09:02.60\00:09:03.94
You can walk. A lot of
the young men have bicycles.
00:09:04.67\00:09:07.61
There is a big truck that comes
in from Port every other day,
00:09:09.11\00:09:15.48
but it holds a lot of cargo
on top and it's really dangerous
00:09:15.52\00:09:18.69
to ride, so we don't ride on it.
00:09:18.72\00:09:21.22
Narrator: Clint diagnoses
the problem with the 4-wheeler,
00:09:23.09\00:09:25.73
that the starter is the problem.
00:09:25.76\00:09:28.56
For him it will
be an easy repair.
00:09:28.60\00:09:30.50
Currently, Hanna is the only
medical provider at this mission
00:09:31.00\00:09:34.30
The doctor had to do go the
capital for business so it vital
00:09:34.80\00:09:38.47
to get this vehicle running,
so she can continue her work.
00:09:38.51\00:09:42.41
Clint also enlists his son
to help him fix the 4-wheeler.
00:09:42.44\00:09:46.58
Although Brendell is
young, he also does his share
00:09:46.61\00:09:49.85
of mission work.
00:09:49.88\00:09:51.45
Today, he can help his
dad fix this motor vehicle
00:09:51.49\00:09:55.12
for the neighboring mission.
00:09:55.16\00:09:56.79
Soon the repair is made and
they crank up the 4-wheeler.
00:09:56.83\00:10:00.83
The starter issue is resolved,
however it seems the battery
00:10:01.13\00:10:05.63
is not holding
the charge very well.
00:10:05.67\00:10:07.74
Clint: You should
probably charge the battery
00:10:08.24\00:10:09.84
up inside in your system.
00:10:09.87\00:10:11.81
It wouldn't be bad to
take it off and we could put it
00:10:13.81\00:10:16.18
in there to charge now.
00:10:16.21\00:10:18.01
Because he said it takes about a
minute of cranking to be able to
00:10:18.05\00:10:21.72
get it to start the first time.
00:10:21.75\00:10:23.45
When you first start
it. So that's going to take
00:10:23.49\00:10:24.82
quite a bit of cranking.
00:10:24.85\00:10:26.19
But now that it's been
running, at least today,
00:10:26.35\00:10:28.29
it'll start a little easier.
00:10:28.32\00:10:31.09
Let's see if it starts right up.
00:10:31.13\00:10:32.79
Narrator: Since he is the one
who installed it, Clint is very
00:10:39.43\00:10:42.50
familiar with the solar
charging system at the mission.
00:10:42.54\00:10:46.11
He takes the battery from
the vehicle and shows Hanna
00:10:46.81\00:10:49.41
how to set it up to charge.
00:10:49.44\00:10:51.55
The solar panels
captures the energy from the
00:10:52.25\00:10:55.58
intense Nicaraguan sun.
00:10:55.62\00:10:57.72
The power is converted
and stored in car batteries,
00:10:58.52\00:11:01.79
that the mission uses to
power all its electronics.
00:11:01.82\00:11:05.19
This solar system keeps
the mission up and running.
00:11:05.79\00:11:08.80
Clint: Now the battery is
hooked into your power system.
00:11:08.83\00:11:12.13
Narrator: Clint is happy to
help other ministries accomplish
00:11:12.17\00:11:14.74
their work.
00:11:14.77\00:11:16.10
This work falls perfectly
in line with Adventist World
00:11:16.14\00:11:19.61
Aviation's mission of
establishing infrastructural
00:11:19.64\00:11:23.98
and logistical support in remote
locations around the world.
00:11:24.01\00:11:29.28
Narrator: Now that his
work at the Adventist mission
00:11:47.10\00:11:49.10
is complete, Clint starts his
journey back to his own mission
00:11:49.14\00:11:52.97
base, where more
mission work awaits him.
00:11:53.01\00:11:56.24
Midway on his journey home,
as he drives through the pine
00:11:56.95\00:12:00.68
savannah, he sees a
motorcyclists stranded
00:12:00.72\00:12:04.25
on the side of the road.
00:12:04.29\00:12:05.72
It seems that his mechanic
duties are not yet finished
00:12:06.22\00:12:09.86
for today.
00:12:09.89\00:12:11.23
So Clint pulls over to see if he
can help this stranded motorist.
00:12:11.53\00:12:15.90
Almost everyone in
this region knows Clint
00:12:16.70\00:12:19.73
and the AWA mission base.
00:12:19.77\00:12:22.30
He cannot pass
by someone in need.
00:12:22.70\00:12:25.64
At first glance it's apparent
the motorist has a flat tire.
00:12:25.94\00:12:30.08
Clint retrieves his pump and
tools in effort to fix the leak.
00:12:30.11\00:12:35.78
However, despite their
efforts to inflate the tire,
00:12:35.82\00:12:39.85
it continues to remain flat.
00:12:39.89\00:12:43.49
There must be a large
gash in the tire he thinks.
00:12:43.99\00:12:47.43
Out here in the remote jungle,
there're no mechanic shops,
00:12:48.23\00:12:51.97
or tire stores to
quickly remedy the situation.
00:12:52.00\00:12:55.77
A flat tire would leave this man
stranded with no option, but to
00:12:56.27\00:12:59.67
push his bike for days,
until he reached a larger town.
00:12:59.71\00:13:03.88
Clint's base is only
an hour's drive away.
00:13:05.08\00:13:08.55
He resolves to load the
bike into the truck and fix the
00:13:09.05\00:13:12.72
motorcycle at the mission base.
00:13:12.75\00:13:15.19
The bike just barely fits into
the back on the mission truck.
00:13:16.19\00:13:19.59
Thankfully, the men can
angle the bike just right
00:13:20.93\00:13:24.13
to get the tailgate closed.
00:13:24.17\00:13:26.20
So with the bike loaded,
they resume their trip back
00:13:27.54\00:13:30.67
to the AWA mission base.
00:13:30.71\00:13:32.97
Clint has the supplies they need
to fix the bike in his garage.
00:13:33.81\00:13:38.05
The men reach the mission
base and quickly begin fixing
00:13:39.45\00:13:42.42
the tire on the
stranded motorist's bike.
00:13:42.45\00:13:45.49
Again Brendell is by his
dad's side offering to help
00:13:46.19\00:13:50.03
anyway he can.
00:13:50.06\00:13:51.46
They pump up the tire
to see if they can locate
00:13:52.06\00:13:54.96
where the air is escaping.
00:13:55.00\00:13:56.46
After a few spins, they find
a puncture mark on the tire.
00:13:57.17\00:14:01.97
The roads in this area
are in terrible condition,
00:14:02.37\00:14:05.57
so a punctured tire is
not an uncommon occurrence.
00:14:05.61\00:14:09.58
In Tranquera, there is
no way to buy a new tire
00:14:09.98\00:14:13.21
to replace this one.
00:14:13.25\00:14:14.72
They must patch the hole.
00:14:14.75\00:14:16.85
Clint keeps a tire
patch kit in his garage.
00:14:17.55\00:14:20.46
He begins his work
repairing this man's tire,
00:14:20.96\00:14:23.86
which is a labor
of love for Clint.
00:14:23.89\00:14:26.43
He does not know this
man, nor did he have to stop
00:14:26.93\00:14:30.87
and help him.
00:14:30.90\00:14:32.23
Clint expects
nothing from him in return.
00:14:32.27\00:14:35.20
Clint and his family always
seek to find every opportunity
00:14:35.24\00:14:39.77
they can to help
the Miskito people.
00:14:39.81\00:14:43.21
They want the people
to see the love of Christ
00:14:43.71\00:14:46.45
shining through them.
00:14:46.48\00:14:47.98
Clint knows that by devoting
a few hours to help this man
00:14:48.48\00:14:52.05
repair his tire he is ultimately
leaving a meaningful impact
00:14:52.09\00:14:56.66
on this man's life.
00:14:56.69\00:14:58.46
As they work together,
Clint talks with him and builds
00:14:59.66\00:15:02.43
a relationship
with a new friend.
00:15:02.46\00:15:05.73
While Clint works in the
garage, Marilyn spends her day
00:15:20.12\00:15:23.42
helping others.
00:15:23.45\00:15:25.12
This mission base
has an open-door policy
00:15:25.52\00:15:28.39
to assist whoever
comes seeking help.
00:15:28.42\00:15:31.49
Marilyn is a registered
nurse and has a constant stream
00:15:32.19\00:15:35.63
of patients coming to the clinic
they've built on the base.
00:15:35.66\00:15:40.67
These patients will walk
four or five hours to reach
00:15:41.37\00:15:44.74
the Adventist World
Aviation mission base.
00:15:44.77\00:15:47.94
Marilyn examines each
patient, gives them supplemental
00:15:49.01\00:15:52.45
medications from the pharmacy.
00:15:52.48\00:15:55.62
Often the patients will bring
produce from their plantations
00:15:56.35\00:16:00.32
in appreciation.
00:16:00.36\00:16:02.52
They are so thankful to
have Marilyn treat them.
00:16:02.82\00:16:05.86
Marilyn doesn't just
treat her patients ailments.
00:16:05.89\00:16:09.80
She also educates
each patient she sees.
00:16:09.83\00:16:13.97
She gives each person basic
information about nutrition,
00:16:14.00\00:16:17.61
drinking clean water
and healthful living.
00:16:17.64\00:16:23.04
Sadly, Marilyn has noticed a
trend in many of the patients
00:16:24.15\00:16:27.48
she sees.
00:16:27.52\00:16:28.95
A vast majority of the women
come in with respiratory issues.
00:16:28.98\00:16:33.39
This stems from Miskito
women cooking in their small
00:16:33.69\00:16:37.09
unventilated huts with charcoal.
00:16:37.13\00:16:40.10
Each day, the native women spend
hours cooking in a confined
00:16:40.60\00:16:45.30
space with smoke
pouring in their faces.
00:16:45.33\00:16:48.97
Day after day, the women
breathe in this harmful smoke,
00:16:49.37\00:16:52.94
which makes them sick.
00:16:52.97\00:16:54.98
This problem is not isolated to
just the women of the village.
00:16:55.01\00:16:58.51
The Miskito people are very poor
and look for any opportunity
00:16:59.01\00:17:02.82
to make money.
00:17:02.85\00:17:04.65
And one of the ways some
villagers have found to make
00:17:04.69\00:17:07.42
their livelihood is to burn
wood and make carbon charcoal.
00:17:07.46\00:17:14.33
These people don't understand
just how harmful this line
00:17:15.56\00:17:19.13
of work is on their bodies.
00:17:19.17\00:17:21.34
Men and women and even children
will spend days making charcoal
00:17:21.37\00:17:25.01
to sell.
00:17:25.04\00:17:26.41
During this time, they
inhale the smoke, thus damaging
00:17:26.44\00:17:30.71
their bodies.
00:17:30.75\00:17:32.55
To make the charcoal,
they must continually harvest
00:17:33.55\00:17:36.02
trees from the forests.
00:17:36.05\00:17:37.72
They strip acres of land
of pine trees and put them
00:17:38.32\00:17:41.79
in a burn pile.
00:17:41.82\00:17:43.56
They control the burn rate by
piling dirt on top of the logs
00:17:44.16\00:17:48.36
so the wood smolders for days.
00:17:48.40\00:17:51.73
Then they dig out portions
of the pile and pour water
00:17:51.77\00:17:56.34
on the carbon.
00:17:56.37\00:17:58.17
Afterwards they
gather the charcoal into bags
00:17:58.21\00:18:01.34
and sell them to others.
00:18:01.38\00:18:03.38
This line of work has
many health consequences.
00:18:03.41\00:18:07.42
Marilyn: The people, who are
doing carbon right now, maybe
00:18:08.42\00:18:11.59
three, four, five years
they're all going to be getting
00:18:11.62\00:18:14.62
really serious lung ailments
from the dust, from the carbon.
00:18:14.66\00:18:18.43
And the people in the
village, who are making carbon,
00:18:18.46\00:18:23.20
making charcoal, are
maybe in three, four, five years
00:18:23.23\00:18:27.87
they're going to be getting sick
00:18:27.90\00:18:29.34
They have children there.
They have pregnant women there
00:18:29.37\00:18:31.44
and everyone is going to
start getting lung ailments.
00:18:31.47\00:18:34.31
Because of the amount of
time they're spending breathing
00:18:34.34\00:18:37.05
the carbon dust
from the charcoal camps.
00:18:37.08\00:18:40.15
Narrator: Another consequence
of this industry is the erosion
00:18:40.65\00:18:43.12
of land in the village.
00:18:43.15\00:18:44.95
When people cut down whole
forests at once, the ground is
00:18:44.99\00:18:49.52
easily washed away by the
strong Nicaraguan rain storms.
00:18:49.56\00:18:53.76
The root system of the
trees is no longer able to keep
00:18:53.80\00:18:57.73
the ground in place.
00:18:57.77\00:18:59.33
The land is especially ruined.
00:19:00.14\00:19:02.47
Unfortunately this is an
issue, that directly impacts
00:19:02.50\00:19:06.24
the mission base here.
00:19:06.27\00:19:07.94
Erosion is threatening the
runway that Adventist World
00:19:07.98\00:19:11.65
Aviation uses for
their aviation service.
00:19:11.68\00:19:15.08
The Hanley's do what they
can to educate the people on how
00:19:15.68\00:19:19.35
harmful this industry is for
themselves, and their village.
00:19:19.39\00:19:24.03
Marilyn visits homes and talks
to the ladies about alternative
00:19:24.06\00:19:27.90
ways for cooking, that
wouldn't be so detrimental
00:19:27.93\00:19:31.37
to their community.
00:19:31.40\00:19:33.07
As she does this, she develops
relationships with them and
00:19:33.10\00:19:37.24
reminds them just how much
she cares for their wellbeing.
00:19:37.27\00:19:43.41
Every member of the Hanley
family helps the Miskito people
00:19:46.11\00:19:49.12
with their ministry.
00:19:49.15\00:19:50.62
The mission is a constant
buzz of activity as people walk
00:19:50.65\00:19:54.89
hours for help.
00:19:54.92\00:19:56.29
Even the young Hanley
children take a break from their
00:19:56.32\00:19:59.33
home schooling to help.
00:19:59.36\00:20:01.16
This afternoon 2 young boys ride
on to the base carrying a bag.
00:20:01.20\00:20:06.87
Marilyn: He's brought some
phones, that we're going to
00:20:08.24\00:20:11.81
charge on our solar system.
00:20:11.84\00:20:13.54
Because they don't have
standard power in their village.
00:20:14.24\00:20:16.78
Narrator: Brendell offers to
be in charge of the cell phones.
00:20:18.05\00:20:21.25
In this part of the world,
there's no electricity running
00:20:21.75\00:20:25.19
to the small villages.
00:20:25.22\00:20:26.79
To keep their phones active they
ask the mission to charge them.
00:20:26.82\00:20:31.39
Even though they are isolated
from the rest of the world,
00:20:32.09\00:20:35.40
it's important for these
people to have a cell phone
00:20:35.43\00:20:38.23
in the village.
00:20:38.27\00:20:39.83
Should they need to
call for help, or a med-evac,
00:20:39.87\00:20:42.94
it's important to
have a way to communicate.
00:20:42.97\00:20:45.94
It's a bright sunny day,
so these phones should charge
00:20:46.98\00:20:50.78
pretty quickly.
00:20:50.81\00:20:52.31
Brenedell keeps an eye
on each one and makes sure
00:20:52.35\00:20:55.75
they are fully charged
before they are returned.
00:20:55.78\00:20:59.05
For the rest of the day,
the mission remains a constant
00:20:59.55\00:21:02.52
buzz of activity.
00:21:02.56\00:21:04.03
Marilyn sees another
patient, while more men come
00:21:04.06\00:21:07.16
to the Clinic with repairs.
00:21:07.20\00:21:09.36
The missionary children
take the opportunity to play
00:21:09.40\00:21:12.03
with other children, while
they wait for their parents.
00:21:12.07\00:21:15.30
Narrator: Another way the
AWA air base in Nicaragua helps
00:21:16.07\00:21:19.01
spread the gospel, is
by supplying transportation
00:21:19.04\00:21:22.34
for local pastors to
visit their congregations,
00:21:22.38\00:21:26.01
that are spread out
throughout the jungle.
00:21:26.05\00:21:28.72
It is the goal of each
Adventist World Aviation airbase
00:21:29.42\00:21:33.12
to establish logistical
and transportation support
00:21:33.15\00:21:36.86
in each of the areas they work.
00:21:36.89\00:21:39.19
In Nicaragua, pastors are
extremely limited in number,
00:21:39.69\00:21:42.96
yet they cover large areas.
00:21:43.00\00:21:45.27
Adventist World Aviation
helps transport pastors by plane
00:21:45.77\00:21:50.27
to help them reach
their congregations, which are
00:21:50.31\00:21:53.81
spread out through the jungle.
00:21:53.84\00:21:55.74
Hello, my name is
Pastor Manyano Arera.
00:21:56.54\00:21:59.81
For now, I live in
Managua the university of,
00:22:01.08\00:22:05.12
Adventist University in Managua.
00:22:05.15\00:22:07.29
Clint don't work
only when he was flying.
00:22:07.79\00:22:11.49
Sometime the people say "oh how
many hours you have to flying?"
00:22:12.09\00:22:16.36
No. They work very hard
even when they work on land
00:22:16.40\00:22:21.40
with the people,
with all the community.
00:22:21.90\00:22:25.74
Narrator: The Hanley's have
also found another effective way
00:22:26.24\00:22:29.38
to help supply transportation
for their local pastor.
00:22:29.41\00:22:33.98
Pastor Samuel is a
friend of Clint and Marilyn
00:22:34.02\00:22:37.62
for many years now.
00:22:37.65\00:22:39.45
He is a lay pastor assigned
to minister to this area.
00:22:39.49\00:22:42.92
He uses a bicycle to
travel between villages.
00:22:43.22\00:22:46.36
Often he rides for 4-5 hours one
way just to reach a congregation
00:22:46.80\00:22:51.80
Clint: ok, this is Mr.
Samuel. He is our lay pastor,
00:22:52.00\00:22:55.30
who comes from Tasba Pine.
00:22:55.34\00:22:57.44
And let me ask how long
it takes him to get here.
00:22:57.47\00:23:01.24
This time, I rode on the
bike two hours to get here.
00:23:03.88\00:23:06.08
And that's normal. Two hours is
a normal time that it takes him
00:23:06.11\00:23:12.29
to get here on his bike.
00:23:12.32\00:23:14.22
So he comes here to go to church
00:23:15.06\00:23:17.03
And he is, teaches, helps
teach Sabbath School and helps
00:23:17.06\00:23:22.46
preach at our little church.
00:23:22.50\00:23:24.73
And that's his bicycle that
he takes to church, and I have
00:23:24.77\00:23:29.27
some parts for him, that
I just flew in the airplane.
00:23:29.30\00:23:32.47
Narrator: Clint wants to make
sure, that the gospel reaches
00:23:35.98\00:23:38.05
as many villages among the
Miskito people as possible.
00:23:38.08\00:23:41.22
He made an arrangement
with Pastor Samuel to make sure
00:23:42.02\00:23:45.62
he always has transportation.
00:23:45.65\00:23:47.82
Bicycles and parts are
not available in this village.
00:23:48.32\00:23:52.96
Clint: His bicycle he rides that
at least you know about 4 hours.
00:23:56.67\00:24:01.17
But he also goes other places
on his bicycle to other churches
00:24:01.20\00:24:04.57
and stuff, so we keep him
supplied with bicycle parts
00:24:04.61\00:24:08.78
for his bicycle all the
time as part of his help to us.
00:24:08.81\00:24:12.61
Narrator: Clint
flies in the bike parts
00:24:13.21\00:24:15.12
that the pastor needs from Port.
00:24:15.15\00:24:17.19
The poor roads and conditions
takes an enormous toll
00:24:17.89\00:24:21.06
on the pastor's bicycle.
00:24:21.09\00:24:23.02
Without the logistical support
from this mission, the Pastor's
00:24:23.06\00:24:26.96
bike would breakdown within a
short time and there would be no
00:24:27.00\00:24:30.13
way to reach his congregations.
00:24:30.17\00:24:32.80
Not only does the mission fly
in the parts he needs, but these
00:24:32.83\00:24:36.04
parts are given as a gift to the
pastor to enhance his ministry.
00:24:36.07\00:24:41.41
Joy gleams from the pastor's
face as he receives new rims
00:24:41.74\00:24:46.85
and a tire pump.
00:24:46.88\00:24:48.92
The bike items will
keep his ministry moving
00:24:48.95\00:24:52.15
into new territories.
00:24:52.19\00:24:54.22
Clint: Because we requested that
he does that, and we give him a
00:24:54.26\00:24:56.56
a little stipend every month
to come here and with his help
00:24:56.59\00:24:59.53
for his bike too.
00:24:59.56\00:25:00.90
So between both of those
that's his motivation for riding
00:25:00.93\00:25:04.43
that far.
00:25:04.47\00:25:05.80
And we don't have other Seventh
Day Adventist's, who are able to
00:25:05.83\00:25:09.24
teach and preach at our church
that are any closer than that.
00:25:09.27\00:25:12.94
So if we help him out a little
bit with his bike and give him
00:25:13.48\00:25:17.98
a little bit every month,
he's happy to come help us.
00:25:18.01\00:25:19.91
What we're giving him a
month is fifteen dollars.
00:25:19.95\00:25:22.85
So it's not enough to
really do much to help him,
00:25:22.88\00:25:25.62
but it's a little bit.
00:25:25.65\00:25:26.99
So he mostly does it because
he want to help the church.
00:25:27.02\00:25:29.82
He says he's happy that
he has God's work to do.
00:25:33.03\00:25:35.66
And it's nice to be able to help
00:25:35.70\00:25:37.90
He says he's happy to be able to
come here and share God's word
00:25:46.07\00:25:49.38
with the people in this area too
00:25:49.41\00:25:50.95
That's the reason that he's
happy and wants to thank us.
00:25:55.35\00:25:57.85
Narrator: The Pastor and
Clint spend the rest of the day
00:25:59.19\00:26:01.92
together visiting and
discussing future plans.
00:26:01.96\00:26:04.66
Developing relationships here
among the local people is vital
00:26:04.99\00:26:09.36
to the success of this mission.
00:26:09.40\00:26:11.43
Cultivating this
friendship deepens the trust
00:26:11.87\00:26:14.50
of the Miskito people.
00:26:14.54\00:26:16.54
As the day ends, the
pastor again thanks Clint
00:26:17.47\00:26:20.34
for helping his ministry.
00:26:20.38\00:26:22.34
He gathers his new bike
materials and happily begins
00:26:22.38\00:26:25.91
the 2 hour bike ride to his home
00:26:25.95\00:26:28.38
Ministry isn't an easy
task here in the rural jungles
00:26:28.42\00:26:32.12
of Nicaragua, but simple joys
like a new bike rim encourages
00:26:32.15\00:26:37.99
Pastor Samuel to keep
the faith and continue
00:26:38.03\00:26:42.30
with the great commission.
00:26:42.33\00:26:44.20
Having new bike parts will allow
him to reach many more people
00:26:44.23\00:26:48.57
for the kingdom
of God. Hallelujah.
00:26:48.60\00:26:52.74
No matter the activity, each
member of the family is equally
00:26:54.14\00:26:58.18
showing the love of
Christ to those around them.
00:26:58.21\00:27:01.18
Although there was no med-evac
flights today, this mission
00:27:01.22\00:27:05.09
stayed busy ministering
to the Miskito people.
00:27:05.12\00:27:08.26
Sometimes that love is shown
by simple actions of kindness.
00:27:08.69\00:27:12.43
sometimes that love is shown
in preforming a medical exam.
00:27:13.56\00:27:17.13
Sometimes it's
displayed by playing tag.
00:27:18.07\00:27:20.70
But no matter the activity,
the Hanley's dedicate all
00:27:21.47\00:27:25.74
they do to this ministry.
00:27:25.77\00:27:28.58
They feel blessed to be able
to do this work for the Lord!
00:27:29.08\00:27:32.45
They know, that they
do not do this work alone.
00:27:32.98\00:27:39.42
Clint: In this line of work,
when I walk down the street
00:27:41.06\00:27:44.96
in our local little village,
people come to me and they say
00:27:44.99\00:27:48.80
"thank you for saving my
life, thank you for helping me."
00:27:48.83\00:27:51.27
and we appreciate the fact, that
you know they will come up and
00:27:51.30\00:27:55.17
say "you've helped my brother,
you flew my brother to town,
00:27:55.20\00:27:57.61
or my sister or me and we
want to thank you for that."
00:27:57.64\00:28:00.98
And there is very few lines
of work, that you can walk down
00:28:01.28\00:28:04.35
the street and you can look at
the people in your local little
00:28:04.38\00:28:07.28
town and know that several
of them that you see right then
00:28:07.32\00:28:10.15
are alive because
of the work you did.
00:28:10.19\00:28:12.05
So it is very fulfilling.
00:28:12.09\00:28:13.52
But at the same time, the
credit all goes to the tools
00:28:13.56\00:28:15.89
that the Lord has given me.
00:28:15.92\00:28:17.46
I don't have any extra expertise
or anything that anybody else
00:28:17.49\00:28:21.20
doesn't have.
00:28:21.23\00:28:22.56
All I do is use the tools,
that the Lord has given me.
00:28:22.60\00:28:24.50
And I am thankful that He has
blessed me with those and that
00:28:24.83\00:28:26.90
I am able to pass on as a
channel to help the local people
00:28:26.94\00:28:31.57
What He has given me and what
you guys send from the States
00:28:31.61\00:28:33.61
to be able to help them.
00:28:33.64\00:28:34.98
And I am that one who get
the benefit of seeing the smiles
00:28:35.01\00:28:36.75
on their faces and
hears the thank you from them.
00:28:36.78\00:28:38.78
Each person, who gives to
be able to help other people,
00:28:38.81\00:28:42.95
that will someday be
a star in their crown.
00:28:42.98\00:28:47.49
They will be able to
see what that help did.
00:28:47.52\00:28:49.19
Whether it bought a Bible,
or whether it purchased gasoline
00:28:49.22\00:28:52.43
to take an emergency transport
that enabled someone to live.
00:28:52.46\00:28:55.03
Someday you will know
the complete story behind
00:28:55.06\00:28:56.97
what you gave to help out.
00:28:57.00\00:28:58.40