Caskets and Limey Pools

Scott Grote, great friend and MAG Director of Maintenance, spends a couple days in Guatemala before we transport our Honduras program airplane from Honduras up to Southern Florida. We are conducting heavy maintenance on this plane including upgrading the tail and instrumentation, as well as conducting the annual inspection.

The final video of my time together with the Houser men as we worked and played together here in Guatemala. With Tom Houser and Adam Houser.

Here is the 3rd of 4 videos which cover last weeks visit by my friends from Ohio and the work we got to do with fellow missionaries here in Guatemala.

Here is a continuation of my time with the Housers during their visit here in Guatemala.

Billy Goats and Houser Boys

Tom, Adam, and Isaac Houser came for a visit last week. They came to work, preach, explore , and encourage. This is the first of 4 videos giving a snapshot of their visit. I loved having them and we had a blast.

Bacon and Visitors

Bacon and Visitors from Paul Jones on Vimeo.

I plan to keep up the regular video logs of my not so normal life. Here is another glimpse of my daily routine and glimpses of my work as a missionary in Guatemala. It feels a bit funny to frequently be talking to a camera in public, but I hope it gives you an idea of what goes on. I look forward to showing you more of those I work with, the people I get to serve, and a bit of this unusual life.

VLOG 1 July 12 2015 from Paul Jones on Vimeo.

Just wanted to do some more frequent video updates. Here is my first attempt at a less edit intensive vlog post. I will try to include both personal and ministry aspects in the future.

Recent Ministry Flight

JBYM Flight from Paul Jones on Vimeo.

As I have been actively working toward establishing air ambulance service here in Northern Guatemala, I have also been doing quite a bit of flying in support of other mission organizations. One of those is Jungle Breezes Youth Ministries (JBYM). JBYM is a new ministry in Northern Guatemala. The founder has lived almost his entire life here in Northern Guatemala, raised as a missionary kid and continuing to do ministry here. God has encouraged he and his family to start this new ministry to better the lives of young Guatemalan men, and in doing so, point them to the hope found in Jesus Christ. JBYM is in the development stage, and currently has two support families living on the property in a very remote area. They are preparing the property to begin service soon. The property is in a very remote area of the country, disconnected from everything including basic utilities and medical facilities. The nearest town is an hour and a half boat ride or a three hour truck ride away. This town is small and only has a basic national hospital. They are located 5 hours away from my town with more access to supplies and better medical care. Furthermore, they are located 15 hours drive from the capitol, Guatemala City. Needless to say, when teams, personnel, and supplies need to come from the capitol, it is a huge effort. The airplane cuts this travel down to 30 minutes from my town and 90 minutes from the capitol. Thanks to the ministry of Missionary Air Group, JBYM staff now have far better access to basic needs such as modern medical care and emergency evacuation flights.