John Flynn's Easter Gift

Our vast Southern continent lies safe beneath one of the most remarkable security blankets in human history. While Israelis crouch beneath the protection of the ‘Iron Dome’ that stands sentinel over their tiny country – the wide-spread Australian population rests confidently beneath the kindly ‘Mantle of Safety’ first spread over them by the visionary clergyman John Flynn, almost a century ago.
 
Every day of the year, 87 RFDS aircraft and team of pilots, nurses, doctors, counsellors, drivers and administrators stand ready to reach the farthest corner with the finest care. It’s a level of medical service unparalleled anywhere in the world. So many families from the west, including my own have reason to be deeply grateful for these mercy flights that save lives.  

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