I had the opportunity to speak with Manno this morning. We discussed some of the aid that we will be shipping into Cap Haitien in the coming weeks and the best way to go about that. He is in favor of purchasing our own containers to ship things in. He shared that many other mission organizations ship things that way. This provides a way to store the items safely once they arrive in Haiti. We are working with Fellowship of Christian Farmers and other ministries to make all this happen.
If you are shipping anything to Haiti Shipping Lines in Miami, Manno requests that it has "donations" or "earthquake relief" written on the outside of it. He will be working with the Minister of Religion in Cap Haitien to get things through customs once they arrive. Please remember, ship like items in sturdy boxes. All rice, all beans, all tylenol, etc. If you need a copy of the mailing label for Haiti Shipping Lines, contact me and I will email it to you.
Manno says that while it is easier for them to distribute smaller packages of rice and beans, if it is easier or more cost effective for us to ship bulk, they will work out how to best distribute the items.
He also reported that they did have some refugees attend church yesterday at Pillatre. Some of them actually stayed at Pillatre for shelter.
He said that they are using a government school as a hospital. The hospital in Cap Haitien is also full. He believes that it will be about one month before they start placing the many refugees that have been brought north.
All for now,
Shelley
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