Andy (left) and Caleb (right) with the container ship
As many of you know the large container ship sent by the New England Wesleyan District arrived in Haiti this past weekend. Once it arrived, we began the paperwork process needed to release the boat. While people in St. Marc work out these details, two of the masterminds behind the boat project Caleb Thompson and Andy Pratt have been in La Gonave preparing for distribution.
These two guys, as you might imagine, have been anything but lazy. They spent the whole day connecting with a local school, the Wesleyan Hospital, an orphanage, and several community leaders. They managed to have a meeting with Jean Paul Donn, an economic consultant for the Wesleyan mission and the author of the distribution plan for Anses-a-Galets and Point a Raquettes. Immediately following this, they caught up with the second mayor in town, Dahame Laguerre, to ask about the needs of this community.
Over the next few days, while waiting for the green light to unload the boat, Caleb and Andy will continue to collect information about the town. In their down times, which will be few and far between, they will also be helping out with projects and daily operations of the Wesleyan Mission.
We are very thankful to have these two enthusiastic guys around, and grateful for those of you who took part of getting them and 80,000lbs of food and fuel to our town.
