<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Great Commission Air, Inc.]]></title><description><![CDATA[gca-mission-aviation]]></description><link>https://www.greatcommissionair.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.greatcommissionair.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Road From Kotoka]]></title><description><![CDATA[True pilots stories from the back of beyond Robert Rice with Daughter Genevieve in Lethem, Guyana - 2000 Robert Rice and daughter Genevieve (4 mos) In Lethem Guyana Over twenty years ago, an organization called “Remote Area Medical” asked if I would participate with the creation of a new air medical service in the Rupununi region of southern Guyana. As a couple, my wife, Jennifer and I had prayed earnestly about what direction our lives should be taking. The answer came from a small...]]></description><link>https://www.greatcommissionair.org/single-post/the-road-from-kotoka</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2371217af0f73356921273</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:10:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9019b7_f9b5a7b07a7449718bcef59c72ae05d1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_929,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jennifer Rice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing and Presumed Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[The call came from a clinic in the town of Flores in the Peten region - not far from the temples of Tikal, near where “Apocalypto” Was Filmed. A child with some unknown illness was in critical condition and near death - could I provide a flight from there to Guatemala City where the facilities might provide some better level of care. As many of these cases went, the child had been sick for a long time and the cost of taking the patient to a far away medical facility was both expensive and...]]></description><link>https://www.greatcommissionair.org/single-post/missing-and-presumed-dead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a22f69b367ed35011d87a84</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:19:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9019b7_a2321084ade0483b8ed0370fb1f0ed4d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_842,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Rice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dead Man's Wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were cruising at a low altitude over the lush green jungles of northern Guatemala. My headset was clamped tight but it didn’t block much of the engine noise. The Cessna U206’s 300 HP engine was always loud. Sweat dripped down the side of my face and inside the rubber ear-cups that fit tightly over my ears. It trickled into my ears and dripped off my chin. My shirt was soaked. The temperature at this altitude was about 90 and I looked forward to climbing up to where the air was much cooler....]]></description><link>https://www.greatcommissionair.org/single-post/the-dead-man-s-wife</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a22ccfb3919feaaedf893a1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:30:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9019b7_0133e310e8f94b26ad521d81123f8375~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_696,h_929,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jennifer Rice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreams and the Routine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Notes from the field - and old letter to myself Robert Rice Feb 01, 2026 I woke up in the middle of the night last night. I heard something that sounded like an airplane engine being cut-back to idle from cruise. I felt my body decelerate a little and suddenly woke up thinking about one of the hundreds of flights that I had made during our stint in Guatemala. We have been “back” from the field for a while and this frequent nocturnal interruption has become a bit of a nuisance. Funny sounds...]]></description><link>https://www.greatcommissionair.org/single-post/2018/01/06/missionary-pilot-not-so-routine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda850627720d0017086179</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 16:26:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9019b7_bf5d6198832c4feb80d3736b76145b48~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>greatcommissionair</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wanted: Cessna U206 for Haiti Relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends and supporters of Great Commission Air, We are embarking on a mission to help the long-suffering Haitian people recover, once...]]></description><link>https://www.greatcommissionair.org/single-post/2016/11/10/wanted-cessna-u206-for-haiti-relief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda850627720d0017086177</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:59:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9019b7_033a234bd80341bd874a07a3b8306c82~mv2_d_1600_1200_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert Rice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heading Back To Haiti]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week we received a significant gift marked, "for your next endeavor."  I was humbled and awed as I opened this gift - God knew Papua...]]></description><link>https://www.greatcommissionair.org/single-post/2016/10/27/heading-back-to-haiti</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda850627720d0017086176</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:17:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bc273b_4500dd22a40645659a9ee5c554b3afb0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jennifer Rice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Mission and A New Website]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our original website was launched in 2001.  Over the years, it lead to extraordinary friendships and many new sponsors, encouragers and...]]></description><link>https://www.greatcommissionair.org/single-post/2016/07/23/a-new-mission-and-a-new-website</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda850627720d0017086178</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 20:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bc273b_086f57e1d9864393840c0554955fe18f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jennifer Rice</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>