I was MAF’s (Mission Aviation Fellowship) Ecuador Program Manager stationed in the Andean mountain city of Quito, Ecuador when a mission director asked for a special flight. Two days earlier, he sent a large team down into Ecuador’s coastal jungle to minister in a small town.
“But,” he explained, “a government official summoned us to a critical meeting tomorrow morning. I need three of the men on that team for this meeting and there’s no way they can get back here in time. Could you fly there today, spend the night, and bring them back as soon as possible in the morning?”