Where in the world is N211PH?

Lomé, Togo

5406 miles traveled and 633 miles remaining

9:45 am CDT - Arrival! - 86* F , partly cloudy, southwest wind

One more flight remains! Weather could be a factor tomorrow, but local advice has been to leave ASAP before the local weather begins to build. The journey has been quite a variety of experiences from flying over heavily populated areas such as Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Boston, Massachusetts, to flying all day Saturday over the Atlantic Ocean with not even a ship in sight. There has been water to desert, dry to soaking wet, and short (633 miles, if that is short) to long (1372 miles, now that is long). When John gets back home, I am sure he will post a full report of his perspective of the flight. Have a great day and get some rest!

7:45 am CDT - John called and revised his ETA into Lomé. He now expects to land around 10:00 am CDT. He is in radar contact which means that Air Traffic Control (ATC) can see him on their radar. That is good thing, kind of like having a constant eye watching you. That may seem intimidating to some, but it is a real comfort if a pilot needs immediate help.

"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro
throughout the whole earth, to shew himself
strong in the behalf of them whose heart is
perfect toward him."
2 Chronicles 16:9

4:45 am CDT - John called on the satellite phone to check in. He estimates arriving in Lomé around 8:45 am CDT. I was talking to Missionary Randy Alderman in Togo when John called, and we were able to relay some helpful information pertaining to his arrival later this morning (afternoon in Togo).

3:46 am CDT - N211PH is at the end of the runway and ready to take-off from Bamako, Mali. Arrival in Togo is in about 5 hours. Today is the second shortest flight of the journey. What a relief to have the longest stretches completed. But now is not the time to relax or let down our guard. Every pilot, especially those who fly tailwheel airplanes, knows that you do not stop flying the airplane until the plane is stopped and the engine is turned off. The same goes for your prayers. Please do not stop praying for this journey until it is finished. Even then continue praying for the ministry in which the aircraft will be involved, that of reaching the lost of Cameroon with the glorious message of salvation through faith in Christ!

"Now therefore, our God, we thank thee,
and praise thy glorious name."
1Chronicles 29:13

Here are some pictures of the departure from Gran Canaria yesterday morning taken by Missionary Terry Sharp.