Packing Day * Feb.11 Monday Night

The adventure begins.   After weeks and months of gathering supplies and equipment for our sister church and the village from our congregations, relatives, and friends, ... we met at the church to pack 50-lb suitcases.
Here are Patti and her husband Patrick and our super-helper Mary starting with goodies for the ladies' tea.
Here's Patti modeling one of the wedding dresses we're taking.   We're also taking men's suits.
Thanks to Good Samaritan Ministries for the donations!

Here's Lynda and Don and Jan and Sissy working on loading suitcases.

The goal :  distribute the goods in the 28-29 suitcases, first by type/purpose and then to make sure each suitcase does NOT weigh over 50.5 lbs!  What a beehive of activity.   Like being on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange!    Constant weighing of the suitcases and juggling of materials.
We're taking :  wedding dresses, men's suits, school supplies, school art project materials, school science project materials, electrical supplies, plumbing supplies, toilet seats, drum skins, musical instruments, T-shirts, soccer balls, ladies' tea candies and gifts, deacons' gifts, cooks' gifts, and many more odds & ends.

Here's part of the crew taking a mid-session break.   Mary Oliva is taking the picture.
The SUPER 14 going on the trip include :  Jim Shaw, Patti Ryall, Tim & Sue Kitch, Faith Bowen, Bob & Cindy Jackson, Don & Sissy Hook, Jim "Scoop" Shupp, Jan Kelly, Lynda Fitzpatrick, Austin Fitzpatrick, and Joe DeBlois.

Here's Faith weighing a start to loading a suitcase.

Our hard working ladies including our super Haiti Club helper .. Mary Oliva.
(Not able to make it tonight was another Haiti Club helper .. Murt Bickett)

Towards the end of the night, lining up the numbered and weighed .. 29 suitcases.

Salute!   A job well done!   From Jim's special reserve.

Everyone's excited for THURSDAY's departure from PDX to Atlanta.   A special trip to help our brothers and sisters in Les Anglais.   We will spread our goodwill and show we care.

Bon Dye beni ou       (May God bless you)


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