A HYMN FOR AIRMEN
Our Father, whose unerring sight,
Regards the eagle in its flight,
Watch o’er the craft that wings its way
Where storm clouds lower and dangers play.
Regards the eagle in its flight,
Watch o’er the craft that wings its way
Where storm clouds lower and dangers play.
Grant wisdom for the trying hour,
Sustain the spirits’ hidden power,
To heavenward thought attend thine ear
And manifest Thy presence near.
And may our airmen come to be
The messengers of harmony,
To haste Thy kingdoms glad increase,
And usher in the age of peace.
Remember those who fondly yearn,
For those who never will return;
May skill prevail till every plane,
Comes safely to its part again.
written by, Minnie A. Conklin
and shared by her granddaughter Shirley
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~twigs2000/grandmother'spoems.html#6
Minnie Conklin the author of the poem was the choir director at the Brownville Methodist Church in New York where my grandfather Rev. Dr. Pascal DiFlorio was the pastor for 3 of the over 40 years he served with the Methodist Church. Minnie wrote this poem or song in the mid 1940's and her granddaughter Shirley not only has shared the poem but memories she had of both my grandfather and grandmother...all because she got the "History Bug” and has never stopped adding to her web site.
Thanks Shirley for your permission to use your grandmothers words that still sound wonderful all these years later. And I have printed them again and send out the prayer to all those that will be traveling this week to Haiti. Oh, and by way...Carole printed out the poem and taped to the dash board of the "Bandit" on its 1st official flight to Haiti in June 2010 on "Bandit's" to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Eluthera, for the airmen at Agape. Thanks again Shirley!
Agape FlightsAgape Flights Blog ...Another way to connect with the ministry.
Agape Flights is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, Christian ministry that provides ongoing and critical support services to close to over 350 missionary families that serve in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.
Agape provides coordination and support in getting supplies and services to the island nations in the Caribbean for the missionaries via air support on “Bandit,” from Agape’s hanger and home base at the Venice Florida Airport.YOU CAN help by praying for the missionaries and checking out Agape Flights web site to find out more about this important ministry. You can see the missionaries’ current needs and you can read the stories about the missionary families- their victories and struggles plus updates from missionaries in the field, many from the earthquake regions of Haiti.Agape has been providing continual service for their member missionaries for over 30 years.
“airman” Another definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airman…"Airman" is capitalized when referring to enlisted members of the United States Air Force. More informally, it can refer to any member of an air force, or to any pilot, aviator, or air crewman, military or civilian, male or female.Further, people in these services who are involved in flying are also "airmen".) In the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) usage, an airman is any holder of an airman's certificate, male or female. This certificate is issued to those who qualify for it by the FAA Airmen Certification Branch.The definition of “Airmen”Airman may refer to: *Airman, a term which describes a person serving in an air force or other military aviation service.
