Today I received the picture below of the ambulance MEMO is sending to the Shalom clinic with the new custom signage in Spanish. (Thank you Colleen of Signs Now for doing the signage free) The city’s Tim Olson has spent hours of his own time installing lights and siren, and making sure everything is in top notch condition. (Thank you Tim) Steve Wiebe a paramedic will be using medical supplies we have in our warehouse to fully stock it ready…
I am totally impressed with MEMO volunteers. After working hard all Thursday afternoon, removing 30 beds from a highway storage trailer along with 80 boxes of medical supplies, they were back at 9 a.m. Friday morning finishing up at 5:30 p.m. They were strong, faithful to the end, enjoying each other’s company, and happy to be helping furnish the new clinic in Texacuagos, El Salvador. At 5 p.m. the doors on the container were finally forced closed, the door seal applied and the…
Three weeks ago we booked container #47 for Saturday Nov 24th. Everything was okay so Bev Banks our phoner found 12 volunteers to help pack. On November 21st I was told they once again could not find a truck driver. So Bev phoned everyone to hold off. Then at 3 p.m. on the 22nd they found a driver. Bev phoned everyone to come at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Then it snowed and the highway from Toronto was closed. Bev phoned to tell folks…