The food has finally made it to Lagonav. Shortly after the earthquake the Committee on Diaconal Ministries from our denomination decided it would be good to try and get some food aid to the island of Lagonav. The idea was to test the system to see how an effort like this might work.
Well, the food made it there just in time for the 6-month anniversary of the earthquake. The food was still welcome as people continue to struggle to find jobs, ways to make money and with their already planted crops. The extended time just shows how challenging the logistics us such an effort are – dealing with corrupt customs, poor communication and challenge of transport by container, truck and boat. In the end it made it as the pictures below show. The photos were taken by Dumerle Saint Jean on Lagonav.
Boxes of food ready for transport to the churches on Lagonav
Children and parents gather around some of the food aid at the church in Gran Lagon
Some of the folks at Lapye pose with the various food items being distributed
The folks at Plenn Mapou display the food and other items such as walkers that arrived by boat, truck, boat and then truck again.
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