The container has arrived

We are in the praise mode for sure. We finally have the container here and it's unloaded. And aside from the mess up with the paperwork, the cost was not as high. Because of that paperwork, the cost was right up where it had been, but the actual duty was not as high. So we can rejoice that we have it and deliveries are being made.

I will put some of the pictures here so you can see some of the work that went on. And to see some of the fun, too. We had a big crew to help unload again. They worked hard and quickly unloaded it. In a little over 2 hours they had emptied the 40 foot truck. They were great. I'm glad we have a good group of young men who know what they are doing. They did a super job. When they finish, they have their meal of hot dogs, mac & cheese, chips, brownies and coke. The one time we didn't have a meal, we had paid them more. The response was, we'd rather have that meal, we really like it. So we make sure they have it now. The first two pictures are the guys unloading boxes upon boxes of food, scriptures and various things.This is some of the boxes going to other missions and pastors. This was just a small amount of them. A lot more were put into the dorm for those who could not come that day.
Here you can see the "Feed My Starving Children" boxes of food. These containers are 20 foot ones, so you know there is a lot of food there. But that has already gone way down. Many have come and picked up boxes to distribute. And within the next few days a lot of this will be gone.
When we took a break half way through, the guys were a little goofy. Here is one of the fellows with Abbie's fun glasses. I think over half of them had to try them on...and ask me to take pictures of them. We had a lot of fun with the fellows. They really are a great bunch of guys.
We have had some unseasonal rains the last month or so. It's been really bad. But the heaviest has stopped. We still have rain at night, and sometimes it's hard rains, but at least it's not all day long. So many, many places are under water now. From an aerial view, you see what looks like lakes with houses scattered in it. Pray for those who are suffering from all of this rain.

We are in the midst of planning our trip to the states. We hope to leave the end of April and be stateside for 2 months. We want to visit some of those who have been so faithful in helping us out here. We'll keep you posted on how that is going.

For now, keep praising the Lord and keep your eyes on Him. He has done so much for us, and we thank Him daily for his care and provision. Till next time, PRAISE THE LORD!!