Back to work

Well, it's been back to work, back in the air. We've had the airplane back in Gatab for about 10 days now...and yes, I've been busy flying hither and yon. It's not been frantic, as it sometimes has been, but it's been good.

Two days after I got back with the airplane, I was at station devotions (every morning at 7:30, about 15 minutes worth for the Haven Home kids and the station workers)... Alex comes running into the church, tugs on my sleeve and whispers, "They need you in Loiyangalani, a policeman's been shot." I was in the air less than ten minutes later, and landed at Loi by 0750. Not to blow my own horn, but I'm pretty pleased with my response time.

The policeman was there as part of the security detail for the German ambassador, come with a bunch of other ambassadors to Loiyangalani to promote tourism. The officer was getting out of a truck when he managed to fire his rifle, which had been set to burst instead of safe. So, an accidental discharge...three rounds fired, which managed to put holes in both legs. He was lucky not to have hit the bones. So...I flew him and another officer to Wamba, arriving there about 9:45 in the morning. The officer was in surgery until 7pm that night. Pretty serious wounds. But the latest word is that the officer will recover just fine.

I was in Loi yesterday, (spent Saturday night there after taking the Teasdales back) and after church on Sunday had a chance to speak with the OCS at Loiyangalani (the police chief for the town). He was very grateful for the help AIM Air provided. I'm glad I was there to provide the help.

The British army has been in the area the last 2 weeks too. A medical support unit has been doing training pre-deployment to the mid-east. So they've been trooping about the desert here doing general health clinics, and dental clinics. Great folks in the unit. I flew the dental team to Gatab for a 2 day clinic, and then back to Loi. The Brits have some really excellent troops, and these folks are among the best.

As side note...it was great fun to be around the military again. I hadn't realized how much I'd missed the military, but it felt right to be around such folks again. Not that I plan to rejoin, but it was a good refresher.

Sunday was another flight to Wamba to take an old man from Loi to the hospital at Wamba. Today was no flying, tomorrow is Olturot, and Wednesday is Nairobi.

Back to work. A good thing, that.