Friday, January 16, 2009

Shipping news

We're planning to send out our next shipment to Guatemala during the first week in February. We'll be shipping solar panels for a missionary couple who live WAY back in the hills, 100,000 tablets of Albendazole (for treating parasitic worms), one very nice ultrasound machine, some kitchen items (pots, pans, &etc.) for an orphanage, as many exam tables as we can cram on board, and lots of other supplies and equipment. All in all this container should be worth well over 2.5 million dollars. Not bad for a low very budget ministry like Vine International.

It's cold here, and the warehouse is unheated. It was 6 degrees (F) when I rode my motorcycle into work this morning (yes, I'm crazy). I'm not complaining. I thank God for my little motorcycle, and it's a blessing for me to be able to serve my Lord by serving the poor. I thank all of you also, from the bottom of my heart, who give to make this work possible. Together we bless the poor in the Name of Jesus, and there can be no greater calling than to serve others in His Name.