Supplies being transferred from the Wesleyan Truck to the Breezy Sea
When the Breezy Sea arrived at the Wesleyan wharf on December 29th 2009, we had no idea of the plans God had for this boat. This boat had come as a donation from the Atlantic-Canada District in New Brunswick, and the mission gladly welcomed it as an upgrade from the wooden sailboat they had been using to haul teams and supplies. We had originally thought this boat would be a great help with our normal mission business. Little did we know that this boat would soon become an asset to post-earthquake relief efforts.
Since the disaster, this boat has made the trip from La Gonave to than main land an average of three times per week. Whether it is carrying badly needed supplies, doctors, or fuel, this boat is always hauling precious cargo. Just two days ago the boat was used to carry US medical relief supplies that had been driven up country from Port Au Prince and to deliever those supplies to the island. Then today the boat ran again to pick up several drums of fuel used to run the generators for the mission and the hospital.
But the boat isn’t just hauling supplies across the channel, it’s helping us to conserve them. “The amount of fuel we save running that new boat is huge!” exclaimed Butch Alexander GP missionary and co-director of WISH. “It uses about 5 or 6 galons of fuel, while the other two (the fly boat and the Wesleyana) use about 15 galons.” That’s an average of 30 galons of fuel per week we’re conserving by using the Breezy Sea, an awesome amount in a time when fuel prices in the country have nearly doubled.
So while we continue to coordinate post-earthquake aid shipments and transportation for relief teams, we can’t help but praise God for his omniscience. He had bigger plans for the Breezy Sea than any of us had imagined.
Also, we want to say a big thank you to Dean Stephenson, the Atlantic-Canada District, and everyone else who was involved in getting the Breezy Sea down to Haiti!
Thanks again!
Justine for the Haiti team
