Loading and Sending 20 tons of Aid to Malawi, Africa
Middletown, Ohio
June 21, 2002
On Friday, June 21st we finally loaded and sent off our third forty-foot container to Malawi since 1999. This twenty
ton container contains the most valuable shipment to date consisting of six tons
of badly needed food for malnourished Malawians who are officially a nation in famine.
A total
of 580 items were loaded.
The container's route is through Norfolk, Virginia, Bremehaven, Germany, Dar Es
Salaam, Tanzania and finally Lilongwe, Malawi.
We received invaluable help from Jim O'Brien plus four Ambassador Bible Center students who came to work eight hours non-stop to get the container loaded. They were Adam Boise, Reuben Boise, Dave Evans and Tim Johnson. Robert Teitgen also came was an expert in piecing in all the boxes to maximize the container space.
The container was loaded with valuable medical equipment such as
baby incubators and EKG machines. An entire blood analysis laboratory will
be put to immediate use in the Chizeni Clinic in Balaka, one of two clinics that LifeNets has financed in the
past two years. There were
bicycles, rice, flour, beans cooking oil, dried milk, furniture, paint, sewing
machines, medical books, piano keyboards and a
VCR/TV. An entire water purification system
is included for Balaka that will be installed by Bill Jahns who with his wife are
moving to Africa next month. Would you like to see the entire list of things
sent? Here it is.
It was a tremendous shipment that will benefit so many. And, it was made
possible the generous donations and support of so many around the country.
The shipping cost was totally underwritten by the United States Department of Defense.
The person who did most for this project and without whom it would not have happed is my darling wife Beverly. She put in countless hours into the organizing, the scores of telephone calls to the Defense Department and other agencies and the final packing that she directed!
Here are just SOME of those who contributed.
- Ambassador Bible Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Caring Partners, Middletown, Ohio
- Department of Defense
- Denton Program
- FAME (Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism), Avon, Indiana
- Lighthouse Mission, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Moore Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Peine Engineering, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Rotary Club, Indianapolis NE
- St. Vincent's Foundation
- Space Labs Medical
- Timmy Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana
- United Church of God Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- United Church of God Cincinnati East, Ohio
- United Church of God Cincinnati North, Ohio
- United Church of God Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- United Church of God Lewiston, Pennsylvania
- United Church of God Minneapolis, Minnesota Outreach
- United Church of God Nashville, Tennessee
- United Church of God, Tacoma
- United Church of God Terre Haute
- Gary Antion
- Adam Boise
- Reuben Boise
- Larry Carmichael
- Mr. and Mrs. Larry Eason
- Dave Evans
- Sonali Fiske
- Ken Fritchaman
- Lonnie Gjsesvold
- Mike Hanisko
- Holly and Gordon Hannaway
- Larry Hardison
- Amy Hooser
- Bill Jahns
- Suzan Johns
- Tim Johnson
- Cheryl Kunde
- Beverly Kubik
- Greg and Belinda McCloud
- Steve Meszaros
- Danny Mingle
- Jim O'Brien
- Jim and Sarah Osborn
- Tom Peine
- Lina Reid
- Dale Schurter
- Guy and Jennifer Swenson
- Elisabeth Tank
- Vince Thompson
- Dr. Tinsely
- David and Jean Updegraff
- Andre van Belkum
- Rusty Wayne
For every dollar that you have contributed, more than 30 dollars of direct aid has been sent and received. We are able to continue helping needy people in practical ways through your support. All contributions are tax deductible. Thank you!
LifeNets
P.O. Box 88165
Indianapolis, IN 46208-0165