Nov. 8th
Only 1 week left here and now the crunch has hit. I have spent the day in the warehouse trying to separate things. There are NO gloves, masks, gowns or foot coverings in the hospital so they would be more than happy to get a container of these type of items than anything else. Mercy Ship is here now helping Liberia. Christen, one of the doctors in charge, is the main person I will be dealing this week to distribute all the contents of the container to the doctors and departments. I walked up the street today to one of the hotels close to JFK and found they have a outdoor deli for lunch time. When I leave in the morning, sometimes I don’t get to eat till late evening. This may work well. The doctors are also going to send us updates and photos of how this makes a difference here. This is affecting the hearts and not just the lives and to GOD be the Glory! Well, it's 6pm I better send this off to Sharon via email and get a ride home. The internet has made this a much easier trip. My ride was delayed till 9pm so I sat and talked to the people who came and went. Most of the state side doctors are here through a foundation called HEART they are part of Harvard, Princeton, Yale, etc. and associated hospitals. So there are top notch people here.
Nov. 10th
Arrived at 7:30am, found Doctor Tamochan about 8:30 and he took me to see Mrs. Dr. McDonald who is the head administrator at the hospital. We talked about what needed to be done and she agreed to meet me in the warehouse to start moving things out. I kept the inventory and they call the departments and divide up the list as to who needs and gets what. You would have thought they were kids on Christmas morning that just got what they wanted and more in some cases. I needed to distribute the boxes of gaze and bandages first as they are a large amount 100 cases and many needed it right away. Then syringes as there are 20 cases of different sizes. Some sizes they don’t have. This process has taken all day. 4:30pm and my ride is was suppose to be here, must of got side tracked, showed up at 5:30 with other places to go so got back at 6:30pm. I was told that what I am doing here is good because they have never had anyone come with the container and never had one with so much right stuff in it. Not just what someone thought but things that are needed. It is raining this evening that means tomorrow will be muggy along with mid 90s. This was a very Blessed day. I can't tell you all how much it means to me that you are praying. Thank you!
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Wow, it sounds like you have been busy and we are so grateful to be able to follow along and pray for you. I am constantly amazed at how God works things out, (like getting containers full of things the Liberian hospitals need from across the ocean.) Paul, your work there in unloading the containers and coordinating with the nationals and the other volunteers to get all the items placed and working will be so beneficial for all those needing treatment in Liberia. Thank you for blogging and letting us be a part of the journey. God bless your faithfulness! To Sharon, thank you too for the sacrifices you made to make this trip happen. It is obvious that God also called you to support Paul in this ministry and you have been faithful to do everything you can to get him there and support him while he is there. Thank you for keeping up the communication and blog. We are praying for you both!
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