wings of love to people in need

The bridge is finished! Earlier this year, heavy flooding in Mozambique washed away the suspension bridge that Mercy Air built more than ten years ago. It left children with no safe way across a crocodile-inhabited river to reach their school. In October, our team of volunteers flew to Mozambique to work alongside our long-time partners at SAM Ministries (ASAM). Over nine days, in temperatures of up to 38°C, they finalised the concrete pillars and constructed the wooden deck. A few details we lovee:was nothing there is a new 21-metre bridge which around 400 children will use to cross the river safely and get to school every day. What a joy to see them running across the finished bridge smiling and laughing! A few details we love: 🌳 The eucalyptus beams came from trees ASAM planted ten years ago. 🔩 Steel I-beams salvaged from the old bridge were repurposed to carry the longest span. ✈️ Flying the team saved two to three days of driving each way. A big thank you to @aviationforgood, who funded the flights, to the @sam_ministries team, and to each of our volunteers who made this possible. #MercyAir #AviationForGood #Mozambique #MissionAviation #BridgeBuilding #greatpartners #wingsoflove #aviationwithapurpose

In Mozambique's Zambezi delta, many villages can only be reached by canoe, or by what the locals call the "flying canoe" 🚁 Earlier this month, our helicopter was based in Marromeu and spent two weeks flying medical, teaching, and pastoral teams to remote communities. 🙏 Every day, a team was out encouraging local churches. A DTS team camped for 9 nights in Chilola, and an extra flight was arranged to strengthen a young group of believers in Sanga Piri. Over two weeks our helicopter team did: ✈️ 120 outreach flights ⏱️ 32h42 of outreach flying None of this happens alone. Thank you to our partners @ywamjocummarromeu, @sam_ministries, and the district hospitals of Marromeu, Luabo and Chinde, whose staff brought health care, medication and health education to the communities we flew to. Wings of Love to People in Need 💙 #MercyAir #WingsOfLove #Mozambique #ZambeziDelta #MissionAviation #HelicopterMinistry #RuralHealthcare #Education #Marromeu

Bridge Progress Update: In just four days, the Mercy Air volunteers and @sam_ministries team have gone from finalising the concrete supports to installing the steel and wood beams to laying the top. This is wonderful progress and we look forward to the bridge being finalised in the upcoming days and seeing children being able to use it to get to school. A big thank you to @aviationforgood for funding the flight costs for this project. Click the link below to access the fundraising page and help us meet our goal! #mercyair #AviationForGood #AviationInAction #volunteers #greatpartners #BuildingBridges #Mozambique

Mozambique Bridge Update Our team are hard at work in the bush in Mozambique and have begun their work on the bridge that will help to connect close to 400 children with a safe way to get to school. The water level has been higher than expected but has subsided to close to the lowest level of the season allowing the team to work in the river. A big thanks to our partners at @sam_ministries for hosting our team and for @aviationforgood for fundraising to get the team to the site. We couldn't do it without you! If you'd like to contribute towards this project, please click the link below to visit the fundraising page: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/bridgingthegaptoeducation #mercyair #mozambique #BuildingBridges #AviationForGood #AviationWithPurpose #AviationInAction #volunteers #greatpartners

Building bridges in Mozambique! Earlier this year, severe flooding destroyed a vital bridge cutting off nearly 400 children from safe access to the local school and healthcare. Today, children face a dangerous river crossing or a detour that takes them much longer to reach their destination. Now, preparations are underway to rebuild this lifeline! That's where aviation becomes the bridge. Yesterday our Kodiak 100 flew a group of international volunteers into the remote community, connecting the people and skills needed to make this project possible. Together with our local partners @sam_ministries and funding partner @aviationforgood, our team is getting ready to turn plans into action this week! Help us make this mission possible: https://www.aviationforgood.org/campaign/chimoio-childrens-bridge Follow along as we share the journey! #MercyAir #Mozambique #AviationForGood #BuildingBridges #AviationWithPurpose

They were already waiting when we landed. ✈️👁️ This past week our Kodiak flew a cataract surgery team to Ulongwe in northern Mozambique. Together with Missão Betesda em Moçambique and the MozMed program, the team set up a surgical clinic, and 39 people had their cataracts removed. For many of them, it's the first time in years they can see their families clearly. This is what "Wings of love to people in need" looks like. Thank you to everyone who gives and prays. Your support makes flights like this possible. 🙏 👉 Want to help support our next outreach? Click the link below to donate via our website. https://www.mercyair.org/donate #mercyairsouthafrica #Mozambique #cataractsurgery #aviationwithapurpose #greatpartners #eyecare

This river is what stands in the way of close to 400 children attending their school in Mozambique. Several years ago, Mercy Air helped to build a suspension bridge across the river to provide children with a safe crossing. But earlier this year the strong flood waters washed the bridge away leaving children stranded with no safe way to cross the crocodile infested river. Now that the waters have finally reached a low point, our partners @sam_ministries are preparing the site for a new bridge that will be more flood resistant. Mercy Air and @aviationforgood are partnering together to send a team of volunteers to complete the bridge in October. The local villagers have already done a lot of preparation getting the materials ready, breaking up local rock for the concrete, cutting local trees for the bridge top, and welding the steel work. Even an old ox cart was repaired to help cart river sand to the building site. We have a longstanding partnership with SAM Ministries and are excited to be partnering with them once again to serve the people of Mozambique. To donate towards getting the team to Mozambique, visit Aviation for Good's campaign page: https://www.aviationforgood.org/campaign/chimoio-childrens-bridge #mercyairsouthafrica #aviationforgood #aviationwithapurpose #mozambique #education #greatpartners #educationmatters

Our Kodiak is in Ulongwe, Mozambique at the moment working with doctors from Bloemfontein to provide free cataract surgeries in this remote region. This is a new route for us and an exciting opportunity to serve this part of Mozambique. The medical team are hoping to complete close to 50 cataract surgeries this week! Our team gathered to pray with them and see them off and we look forward to welcoming them home later this week. #mercyairsouthafrica #kodiak100 #eyecare #mozambique #CataractSurgery #greatpartners #AviationInAction #aviationwithapurpose