Sea Container

One of the aspects of our work that we dont reference as much is delivering material aid around Jamaica. ACWR, our sending organization, first started their work in Jamaica by sending material aid to various organizations. ACWR supports communities, schools, an orphanage, infirmaries, and a hospital. This is mostly done in the states at various distribution centers where a sea container is loaded with goods and sent to Jamaica. The goods generally consist of beans, soap, bleach, cooking oil, health kits, and then specifically requested items. Once it arrives in Jamaica, a whole bunch of paperwork is done combined with alot of waiting. Then, a small team goes down to the port, unloads the container, and trucks it to the various locations. On Thursday, we had the pleasure of unloading a container. We carried things to an orphanage, infirmary, a community, and a boys school. Erin, our teammate, did a good job of summarizing the day on her blog and so you can check that outhere for a more detailed story.