Her family found her on the ground, unconscious. She began having seizures and so they carried her to the clinic in Pojom, run by Vivir en Amor and staffed by volunteers. Vera, the volunteer in Pojom, knew that the child was in very serious condition and called us, Great Commission Air, asking if we could pick them up for transport to a location where the girl could get treatment. The closest airstrip was on the other side of a high ridge in Ixquisis.
In Mayalan, Robert prepared the aircraft for departure while Jennifer called Mosca-Med in Guatemala City to obtain permission to land in Ixquisis, just on the Mexican border.
It took twenty minutes to fly from our base in Mayalan to Ixquisis. It took well over an hour for the girl´s father to carry her on the road from Pojom, over the ridge and then to find a truck in the hamlet on the other side, finally arriving at the airstrip in Ixquisis.
We loaded the child, the father, uncle and Vera, into N538JP and departed for Guatemala City, an hour's flight away. En route, we arranged to have an ambulance meet us at the airport there. Vera accompanied the child and family to the hospital. Double-click on the video to see actual footage.
Great Commission Air makes flights like this all the time. We work with organizations like Vivir en Amor, with individual villages and simple Mayan campesinos that arrive on our doorstep in need. From 2003-2005, hundreds of medical patients were served in this way. We do this work to help those in need because it is our Christian mandate and we love to serve. To continue we need you to support this project. Thank you!
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