Here's one article I found on it:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2007/04/the_message_fro.html
The message from on high, high above the theme parks
posted by Steven Ford on Apr 30, 2007 2:29:56 PM
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You’d think that it would be easy to get a few words from a man who regularly communicates to perhaps thousands each weekend by leaving air-borne messages in the sky above Orlando-area theme parks.
But pilot Jerry Stevens didn’t want to say much recently when contacted by the Theme Park Rangers. He said he didn’t want to distract attention from the skywriting messages about Christianity that he routinely delivers high overhead.
“It's not about me or the skywriting,” he said. “It's about the message. The message is this: GOD LOVES YOU! He wants you to know it. He is writing His love letter to you on the sky.”
Chances are, you’ve seen his handiwork above the theme parks here. Because his skywriting messages are so large, they might appear to be overhead when you’re at Walt Disney World or Universal or SeaWorld or elsewhere. But that’s really all because of perspective, so it’s not like he’s necessarily skirting Disney’s infamous no-fly zone.
We tried to get a few facts from him about his skills, how long he’s being doing it, what it costs –- those kinds of things. But Stevens stayed “on message” and didn’t want to discuss any of that. Instead, the self-described “God's flying Bic pen” only wanted to talk about the chance of salvation that he tells others about.
As for choosing skywriting to deliver the message, it’s obvious to anyone here who has seen the messages. How can you miss the white words against a clear, blue Central Florida sky? And after all, Stevens says, “God likes doing things to biblical proportions.”
The next time you’re at the parks, look up in the sky, and there’s a good chance you’ll see Stevens and his message, writ large for all the tourists and locals alike.
And, if you’re in South Florida soon, you might can catch him and his yellow crop duster at the Air & Sea Show in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting. There’s more about that appearance here, as well as some background about Stevens, who used to be based in South Florida but recently headed here, based on advice he received.
And, no, Stevens didn’t necessarily see a message in the sky to know that Orlando would make a great home base. But you can say the message came from on high.
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