Angel Flight

On his CD, Revival, Randney Foster sings a song called Angel Flight. Its a song about the pilots who fly the bodies of soldiers who were killed in action home.

Its a powerful song that took on new meaning for me this week.

Our friend Jimmy Whitlock lost his son Nick last weekend. Nick was a special ops pilot whose plane crashed in Africa.  Jimmy's oldest son called me Monday with the news. As he called, his father was on his way to Dover to meet the plane that was bringing Nick's body home.

This Saturday, Nick will make his final journey and be brought home to Newnan, Georgia.

I cannot imagine the pain of such a loss. When I spoke to Jimmy this morning I told him that Nick loved to fly and he loved his country. Jimmy told me how proud he was of Nick. "He was making a difference."

I pray that the Whitlock family will experience the fullness and sufficiency of God's grace as they walk through this together.

Angel Flight
All I ever wanted to do was fly
Leave this world and live in the sky
I left the C130 out of Fort Worth town
I go up some days, I dont wanna come down


I fly that plane called the Angel Flight
Come on brother, you're with me tonight.
Between heaven and earth, you're never alone -
on the Angel Flight, come on brother, I'm taking you home.

I love my family and I love this land
But tonight this flights for another man
We do what we do cause we heard the call
Some gave a little but he gave it all


I fly that plane called the Angel Flight -
Come on brother, you're with me tonight.

Between heaven and earth, you're never alone -
on the Angel Flight, come on brother, I'm taking you home.
come on brother, I'm taking you home.

The cockpit's quiet and the stars are bright -
Feels kinda like church in here tonight.

It don't matter where we touch down -
On the Angel Flight it's a sacred ground.


I fly that plane called the Angel Flight -
Got a Hero riding with us tonight.

Between heaven and earth, you're never alone -
on the Angel Flight, come on brother, I'm taking you home.


come on brother, I'm taking you home.


come on brother, I'm taking you home.


come on brother, I'm taking you home.