Dear Friends of Mission Air Service,

Many of you have asked how we began our work. I believe the Lord has called me to be a Disaster Relief Consultant. I first felt God’s calling to this work when I was 12 years old during a missionary conference at my local church in Carbondale, Illinois. I had already experienced disaster in my own life. My family’s home burned to the ground when I was six years old, and my father was killed in a work-related accident when I was ten. Friends from our church surrounded us with both physical and spiritual help that allowed us to survive these disasters. I believe God allowed me to experience these heartaches so that I would be more sensitive to the tragedies in the lives of others here and around the world.

Aubrey R. Huskey
President

Overview of our International Relief Work

1979-80 - We transported 2 airlifts to Zaire carrying medical supplies and equipment, food, planting seed, a tractor for a hydroelectric project and generators.

1983-87 - We transported 16 airlifts to Ethiopia for famine relief. This effort was coordinated with World Relief for the Baptist World Alliance. In addition, we distributed supplies for 46 agencies working in Ethiopia (OXFAM, Norwegian Church Aid, World Vision, Food for the Hungry, Save the Children - United Kingdom.

1989 - We transported 5 airlifts of disaster relief supplies to the Caribbean in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo. We reached out to thousands of families whose homes were destroyed by the hurricane.

1990 - We transported 3 airlifts of food, medical supplies and blankets to Romania, beginning just one month after Caeucescu was overthrown in the Revolution

Present - We continue to send shipments of food, bottled water, OTC medications and other basic relief supplies by cargo plane to areas throughout the world where disaster has struck. We also send cargo containers of these supplies by sea when the need arises – such as the recent earthquake in Haiti.

Overview of our U.S. Disaster Relief Work

After Hurricane Hugo, we began including more national relief assistance during the many devastating emergencies the U.S. experienced in recent years.

We were directly involved with emergency relief work:

1992 - in Florida after Hurricane Andrew

1993 - in cooperation with the Salvation Army and UMCOR in Missouri and Illinois helping with the Midwest Floods

1994 - in cooperation with the Salvation Army in the Northridge earthquake in Los Angleles

1996 - in the Northridge Earthquake in North Carolina after Hurricane Fran

1997 - in Northern California in cooperation with Craftsmen for Christ following flooding in Yuba City/Marysville, California

2001 - in the national tragedy of 9/11

2003 - during the West Virginia Flood and the San Diego Firestorm

2005 - during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

2007 - during the second firestorm in San Diego County

2008 - Midwest floods

Present - our outreach continues to grow and includes the needy Navajo Indians, Cocopah Indians, needy Senior Citizens living in the San Diego area

We Help Counsel in the Aftermath School Shootings

1998 - Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon

1999 - Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado

2001 - Santana High School in Santee, California

2001 - Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California