Update today:
The Alders are preparing to travel to the Philippines. They were having difficulty getting a hold of the passport agency. Through a mutual friend of ours, they were able to get in touch with Representative Chris Bentz' office who said they would make the emergency passports happen. This is a big answer to prayer! We may have a lead on getting the Garmin data... will update if anything happens with that. Thank you for your continued support and prayers.
From Daniel's sister.
On Wednesday, March 1, a medevac helicopter of the Philippine Adventist Medical Aviation Services (PAMAS) was lost at sea during the medical evacuation of a patient and two family members from a remote island in the area of Palawan, Philippines. Search and rescue operations by PAMAS and AWA planes have been ongoing since the helicopter failed to arrive at their destination.
Please keep helicopter pilot Daniel Lui, nurse Janelle Alder, and their Filipino patient and family members, in your prayers as other PAMAS and AWA pilots, and Filipino government organizations search for more signs of the helicopter or passengers or debris or oil, etc.
As of today, family members of the helicopter passengers and some PAMAS pilots as well as counselors are flying over to the Philippines to help and support the missionaries in Palawan. James Lalonde has flown over today as well to help with counseling.
There is a GoFundMe page for helping by donating money for plane fuel as the current search and rescue operation costs $5,500 in fuel each day. Donations can also be sent via the AngelOne website, which helps to provide aircraft, training, and other support to Adventist medical aviation teams. In the drop-down menu labeled Purpose, please select "PAMAS Special Projects," and in the Notes section write "Rescue Ops."
For search and rescue updates, please follow:
Pamas Mission (Philippine Adventist Medical Aviation Services) Facebook page
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