Shipping News

Our October shipment (VC-106)of medical supplies has cleared customs in Guatemala and is on it's way to our 'bodega'. We still have a container of prenatal vitamins in port that is awaiting clearance.

Shipping

Vine Container #106 is on it's way.

Shipment

Our next shipping date is up in the air right now.  It may be this Thursday or it may be next week.

 

It's not my fault [this time].  There's a new customs agent at Puerto Barrios that doesn't seem to like us.  After dealing with a mountain of red tape, our last two containers took way too long to clear customs, which resulted in extra Container Demurrage fees.  We're going to try importing our next container through another port, which means canceling our Dole container & using another carrier.  Freight charges will be more, but the extra cost will be offset if we don't have to pay a lot of demurrage.

 

Please pray for a container of wheelchairs for Joni & Friends that arrived at Puerto Barrios last week, that customs will release it much faster than the last two & with far less red tape.

Bruce White
Vine International, P.O. Box 52086, Knoxville TN 37950
www.vineinternational.org
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Shipping News

Vine just passed a major milestone. On July 15, 2010 we shipped container number one hundred and one. This year we've shipped three containers of medical supplies & equipment from our Collection Center in Tennessee to our 'bodega' in Guatemala, and we hope to ship two more before Thanksgiving.

We also continue to import containers shipped directly from various partner ministries around the U.S. and in Canada, which helped greatly in reaching the “one hundred and one” mark. These supplies and equipment go to missionaries working in Central America to help them share the love of Christ to the lost and hurting.

I would like to thank you all for your prayers and support. Without you this ministry could not be possible.

Blessings, Bodega Bruce

Update

Okay, so I've not updated this blog in six months. Here's a quick overview.

We've shipped two containers of medical supplies & equipment to our 'bodega' in Guatemala so far this year, and we hope to ship two more before the end of summer. This does not include various containers that we've imported that were shipped directly from other ministries around the U.S. and Canada.

We were able to get some aid into Haiti directly from our Guatemala 'bodega'.

Woody and Dr. Bruce made a trip to Guatemala to make 'house calls'. You can read more about that at dennis51.wordpress.com.

More later. Thank you all for your prayers and support.

Bruce

Shipping News

Our ship date has been changed to February 11. We are waiting on some medical equipment for Hospital Shalom, Peten. Hopefully it will be here before then, but if not we may have to delay again.

Woody is still working on getting supplies from our "bodega" in Guatemala to relief workers in Haiti. Please pray for that effort.

Shipping News

In November 2009 we shipped out last container of the year. I am now working on a load which will ship the first week in February 2010.

The disaster in Haiti is heavy on our hearts, and we are looking at ways of sending supplies from our 'bodega' in Guatemala. So far we have been able to provide some medical supplies to Knoxville area ministries who are sending teams of doctors into Haiti, namely Remote Area Medical and Frontlines Global Missions.

Please pray for the people of Haiti and all those who are extending the hand of love and comfort to them.

Vine International - Report on 2009

Wow, what a year. Every time I think we're reaching a saturation point in Guatemala, God just seems to laugh & say, "Okay...watch this!" Given that Guatemala is the size of Tennessee, it's amazing that Vine supports over 100 projects at various levels. This year, that number has grown, but it's only the tip of the iceberg. Through this decade, we've averaged about 8 containers - & $3 million in value-of-aid per year. Well...in 2009 - we've shipped 18 containers & quadrupled the values. A friend asked a logical question - "So...your financial donations have increased?" Well, not really. My only answer is it's God's economy. A key to the number of containers is an increase in wheelchairs in partnership with Joni & Friends (US) & Bethel Ministries (Guatemala). A key in the value-of-aid is a new level of partnership with MAP Int'l - providing a greater volume of medicines. Obviously, a box of antibiotics carries a greater value than a box of bandages. Both are needed, but one simply has greater dollar value. Translate that into multiple 40-foot containers & it becomes significant. But that's only part of the picture.

Along with MAP & JAF, much thanks to other resource partners - Samaritan's Purse, Crosslink Int'l, IFAME, Equipping the Saints, CHOSEN, Refuge Int'l, Hope Haven-Canada, Wheels of Hope, & an array of medical-related entities. Many containers are shipped directly from other facilities & neverpass through Knoxville. Smaller loads are brought to our warehouse here, where our Collection Center Manager & road-warrior, Bruce White, sorts & preps them into quarterly container loads. Did I mention efficient? Did I mention God's economy? I still stand amazed. I hope you are, too.

Woody Woodson