As with everyone, the life we plann ed and hoped for in South Africa is now not what we thought it might be. Planes grounded, journeys canceled, staff stood down and partners in isolation. We began this year, 2020, at Mercy Air in a very organized way: the diary was very ordered; our year planner was laid out and clearly colour-coded, with gaps between trips highlighted and visitors booked into hospitality. Proudly we gazed upon this DaVinci-like price of work. This thing of beauty appealed to my dyslexic desire to be organized and my insecurity to know what I am doing. Our new addition to the Mercy Air team had done us proud working hard, planning flights, pilots and mission partners. It could be said I was bordering on premier smugness in our new organized state. But then it crept upon us - Mozambique South African border closed, a deep sense of uncertainty resulting in an initial three week country wide lock dow
Now back in the Birmingham England exploring what is next.