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Shipment of Aid to Ivory Coast, Africa
Sea Container
of Supplies for Ivory Coast
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Medical Missionaries partnered with Birthright Ivory Coast in October 2011 to send a sea container of medical supplies,
clothing, toys, and household supplies to the poor in Ivory Coast, Africa.
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Some of the supplies had been collected
by Birthright Ivory Coast, some were from the Medical Missionaries' warehouse in Bristow, VA. All the supplies were
loaded into the sea container at the Medical Missionaries' warehouse.
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In the early stages, the sea container seemed so large that it would be impossible
to fill.
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But there were lots of supplies
from many sources. Many hands moved the supplies very efficiently.
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Medical Missionaries is very grateful to the young and not-so-young
volunteers who make it possible to send these supplies to the poor throughout the world.
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Two of the hardest workers were
Chantal Doue, president of Birthrigh Ivory Coast, and Dr. Gilbert Irwin, president of Medical Missionaries (shown), who actively
participated in all aspects of the move.
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For three hours, volunteers worked to retrieve supplies from various storage locations and prepare them
for packing in the sea container
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Just as one truck was unloaded,
there was another truck filled with more supplies for the people of the Ivory Coast.
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Infant cribs, commodes, canes, walkers, medical equipment for clinics,
and much more was carefully packed into the sea container.
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Mattresses had to be retrieved
from the upper floor of the barn that serves as the center of the Medical Missionaries' warehouse.
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Medicines, pads, and gauze were fit under
and inside the cribs, still leaving enough room for the mattresses and other housing supplies, as well as additional medical
equipment.
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The sea container is brought
by ground from the Medical Missionaries' warehouse to the port in Baltimore and from there to Ivory Coast by ship. The
total journey will take at least two months.
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