Sometimes things just don't go the way you hope they will. We planned ahead, and generous people in the US put together Christmas gift boxes - months ago - for the pastors and their families. The arrangments for shipping came together fairly smoothly. All of the gifts are here in Honduras, at Puerto Cortes. Now we just need to get the shipments through the paperwork of customs. Sadly, this part of the process has been riddled with difficulties. With only thirteen days left until Christmas, we will certainly not complete the distribution of the gifts before the holidays. But I am starting to wonder when we will be able to start!
Dr Julio in Tegucigalpa, and our co-workers in La Ceiba are trying to pull together the paperwork which is being requested for this shipment. I spend my days pulling papers out of files, scanning them, and emailing the information north and south. Today I felt like I worked all day and accomplished nothing. In the final hours of the afternoon, I received word of another document needed, and it was just barely too late to catch the lawyer in his office. So, another day passes without much improvement in the situation.
On top of everything else, we will be charged a storage fee of $50 per day, starting tomorrow, until the paperwork is completed. Could you pray with us that the rest of the process will fall together quickly and smoothly? Thanks so much!
1 comment:
Trish
I am praying that the shipping containers will be released shortly and that no funds will be wasted on storage fees. God is with you even (maybe especially) in the frustrating times. Rest in His perfect will. He loves you all so much and the pastors and their families too. The gifts will arrive at just the right time. Do the Hondurans give and receive gifts at Epiphany (Jan 6th) like they do in Mexico?
Love to all you awesome Sowers!
Beth Webb
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