ADVENTURES IN HUMANITY – AFRICAN STYLE
Hello Everyone,
Some of you already know this, others don’t, and yet others I haven’t been in touch with in quite some time, but I wanted to give all of you an update on what I’m up to.
Early last month I sent my resume to Air Serv International, a humanitarian organization based out of Warrenton, VA. Shortly thereafter I was invited to visit the ASI headquarters for an orientation and interview. And as of this morning I was offered position flying a Cessna Caravan based out of Congo.
I accepted.
The ASI Mission Statement pretty much sums things up, so here you go: “Air Serv International is a non-profit humanitarian organization that uses aircraft to fly relief workers and supplies to help the victims of some of the most desperate situations in the world. We fly where others cannot–or will not–fly.”
ASI passengers include relief assessors, doctors, nurses, water engineers and nutritionists from organizations such as: Save the Children, CARE, World Vision, Doctors Without Borders, the International Red Cross, the World Food Program, and the U.N., among others. Other missions include refugee evacuations and air medevac (air ambulance). ASI is not affiliated with any government, corporation, or faith-based organization.
My USA departure date is April 2nd, my San Diego departure date is March 22nd.
I’ve decided to start a blog of this adventure that I will be keeping up to date as much as possible, although I don’t know where I’m going to post it yet – probably Myspace.
Please feel free to ask any questions you might have and I will do my best to answer them. You can also find more information is at www.airserv.org
Best Regards,
~dj
Posted by djhorton 