WANTED: space in a freight plane to Africa for one average sized Land Rover.

The urgent appeal is being made by Sally Green of Lyndhurst, whose mission-worker husband Roger was nearly killed last week while on his way to help build an irrigation project in Kenya.

Roger and his team from Africa Inland Mission (AIM) were in a truck crossing a swollen river north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi when a flash flood swept down, engulfing the vehicle and almost trapping its passengers under a wall of water.

Sally, back at home in Pikes Hill, discovered from an e-mail days later that 60-year-old Roger had escaped with just seconds to spare. After the initial shock was over, Sally focused on how to help the charity which had lost its truck and equipment worth thousands of pounds in the flood.

"Luckily, by the time I heard what had happened to Roger, it was all over. He was safe and there was nothing to worry about," said Sally.

"But without the vehicle the whole Ngororoi Water Project is in jeopardy.

"Roger says the insurance company has offered them too little to adequately replace the Land Rover which was swept away.

"Without it they can't get their gear up to Mount Kulal, where they plan to tap springs to carry water down to the desert .

"We have our own Land Rover which we would be willing to give to the project, but I have no idea of how to get it out to Africa quickly," she said.

"Driving would take weeks and involve lots of complicated permits. It would take a long time by boat too.

"An air freighter is what we need - someone willing to donate just a small space to our vehicle and fly it to Nairobi.

"I have no idea how to go about it. I need someone who knows the ropes," said Sally.

Sally and Roger are both members of the Testwood Baptist Church in Totton, which has supported them in their regular mission trips to work for some of Africa's poorest communities.

"Roger was a fireman for 23 years and had to retire at 55," said Sally.

"He felt he had so much more to give, and what better than to give time and effort to communities in Africa which have nothing."

"The Ngororoi Project will bring water back to desert areas and allow people to go home."

To offer any help to Sally Green and the Ngororoi Water Project in Kenya, contact John Cunningham of Testwood Baptist Church, Salisbury Road, Totton on 07957 245 622.