I wish I had the ability to write to every one of you personally, but access here is slow and spotty and I have to share the connection with others. It’s not my style to send out blanket letters and certainly not on a subject so personal. Please accept my apologies.

And with equal earnest, I ask you all to accept my humble thanks for the amazing generosity you have shown in supporting my project here in Peru. I just got to my email again this afternoon immediately after returning from my first visit to the site where we hope to build a home for the Pisconte family.

I drove out to a semi-rural settlement on the edge of Pisco today to review the site and take measurements. It was the first time I saw how and where they live. It was difficult, to say the least, and I left there wondering how I would ever manage to effect any real change in the lives of people struggling so hard against such steep odds. Like most pilots, I like to think of myself as a person who accomplishes things, and succeeds at what I start. However, I drove back to camp worrying that I would fail at what is surely one of the most important things I have ever undertaken. How could I actually pull this off? Who am I to think that I can pull a small family out of the dirt and garbage of a disaster zone and provide them with a home?

Then I saw your letters.

I realize now that I am one of the most privileged men on the planet. I get to represent the BM Aviation community. I get to be the point man who directs the energy and love of a group of friends and family who care about a bigger and better world. I get to deliver the actual, physical manifestation of God’s mercy to a poor family.

I could never have done this alone. That’s the lesson I learned from this project. And when help was needed, this community responded. I’m humbled to know that you all trust me enough with your money, love and good intentions. I’m going to bed tonite with the confidence that I have your support, and that I will succeed. Because failure is not an option. And we’re never really alone.

I posted a few pics on tribe today. Feel free to peruse them, and look for more in the weeks to come.


Besos y Abrazos.