2/6/08: 53’ tractor trailer. Mission Relief Services provided a tractor trailer load of equipment and supplies for the Pan American Development Foundation’s Washington warehouse. Infant and pediatric projects in Columbia and South American countries benefited from our products that were shipped to PADF. The Pan American Development Foundation and Mission Relief Services are constantly working to provide the very best to our Latin America recipients and children.

1/22/08: Container# MSCU 783821. The Consulat de la Republique d’ Haiti of Philadelphia or Albert Momjian provided shipping dollars for a medical surgical container for two hospitals in Haiti. Hospital St. Michel deJacmel, and Hospital Cap Hatien shared the contents of a huge high cube 40’ container filled with institutional furniture, equipment and medical supplies. The Milton Hershey Medical Center provided a large quantity of surgical supplies, and Haiti is experiencing horrific times. A good way for us to start out in 2008.

I’m not rich in material things, yet I have a little to give

Small things in life I like, monetary things are not important

This gift is special , I hope you accept it and feel its wealth

Your gift will not be wrapped; I want you to see it in its glory

Activity Report for 2007 Released

12/28/07: Container #CBFU 3443516. The Christian Coalition for Development or CCD is a Honduran recipient of several of Mission Relief’s containers. They also provide field support and travel arrangements when we travel in teams to Tegucigalpa Honduras, and the southern region. The last container of the year was the fullest, and the 250 bags of clothing made everyone’s arms sore at the end of the load. Other items for winter teams were also included, and the CCD is a reliable friend that shares our donations with both precision and humility. We elevate the “least of these”, and we provide a “platform for evangelism” thanks to the CCD, and our containers.

12/21/07: Container# TTNU 582047. PADF, The Pan American Development Foundation’s project Comfenalco Valle is located in Cali, Columbia. Much of the focus on the project is just providing a bed for children, and basic school requirements and participation. Bunk Beds from Villanova University, as well as school desks from the college provided a complete facility for these children of South America. Bunk Beds have become one of our most requested items, and we are grateful to Villanova for the beds and mattresses that they continue to provide. St. Thomas of Villanova day is also a Mission Relief event.

11/28/07: Container #ACSU 443596 3. ADRA, The Adventist Development and Relief Agency of Silver Springs Maryland purchased a container that Mission Relief Services filled with hospital and clinical supplies for the Adventist missions in Kathmandu, Nepal. Highly functional and very basic medical equipment was shipped. Nepal containers are expensive, and require precise documentation. Also they purchased their container, and they are delighted with the contents, and the storage options that the project delivered.

11/20/07: Container#MSCU5032753. It’s back to the old country with this shipment to the Georgia Republic. Children’s Hospital provided 7 huge pharmaceutical storage cabinets, and 60 hamper stands for this shipment. Computer tables from Villanova University also complemented this load sponsored by Counterpart International, and the US State Department. The Ministry of Health will be happy with all the functional hospital furnishings they will receive from us.

10/24/07: Container#CBFU3435402. After our team returned from Honduras in October, we immediately shipped an order of beds and hospital equipment to our friends at Hospital Esquela in Tegucigalpa. This three hundred bed hospital located in the capital city sees a lot of traffic, and they are always grateful for our donations. Lidia in the pediatric ward keeps us abreast of what she needs, and we do our best to comply. A surgical team from Arkansas was working for a week at Hospital Esquela, and it is always fun to run into other missionaries on the job.

9/27/07: Container#TRLU618957. The Sociedad of Salesiana in the Dominican Republic requested furnishings and equipment for their medical clinics. The Salesian Missions of New Rochelle, New York have a presence throughout the world. We were able to send them two ultra sounds, and one came from Scranton’s Community Hospital. The equipment that they had was dated and limited in function. Scales and many other items were needed. Mission Relief Services makes special appeals, and special trips to collect the right stuff for the recipient projects.