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Angelic Visitations Written By: Jeff King Photos By: Ron Storer  The field of aviation ministry isn’t glamorous, although some of Witt’s friends call him Indiana Jones. The work is daunting, dangerous and expensive. Mercy Wings receives funding from friends and family in the United States, as well as Mexican ministries. “People have a romantic view of aviation. But not many people want to rough it and pay the price to work in such difficult areas,” Witt says. “You invest huge sums of money to get modest amounts of progress.” But the challenges don’t deter Witt, Wiley and Fedorenko, who work in mountains as high as 13,000 feet and canyons twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. In some remote locations, the Indians live in caves and wear loincloths.
Another challenge is ministering in an area that historically has been hostile to evangelical Christianity. Witt’s father, Jerry Witt Sr., died when his plane crashed in 1964 while dropping gospel tracts in central Mexico. One eyewitness claimed the plane was belching smoke before it crashed, adding to speculation that the plane was shot down.
Within three weeks of the plane crash, two city officials responsible for Christian persecution died suddenly. “One had a massive heart attack, the other had an accident in a pickup truck,” Witt Jr. says. “It’s a graphic demonstration of God’s vengeance. One man was buried before my father.”
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