Joey Ann Payne, Operations Manager at Global Aid Network’s warehouse/distribution center near Lancaster, Pennsylvania shares a brief update below about the Mission Packing Project that is taking place there, “It is going very well,” said Payne. “We needed to pack 5,000 CarePacks for Myanmar in just two days to meet the deadline of the trucks arrival. The volunteers really dug in and finished it. Now we have a close deadline on [packing] seeds for El Salvador and Gambia. We are pushing hard but need more volunteers.”

This youth group, shown in this photo, came from Christ Church of Roaring Spring, PA.

“We were looking for a mission trip that was economical,” Nancy Kletzing said. “This was close and the kids got really excited about it.”

Two boys and one girl worked with their pastor packing CarePacks for Myanmar. They had so much fun that they returned that evening to work more even though they had planned to stay at their host home and rest.

Their pastor, Joel Kletzing, was so proud of how his youth worked. “I had no idea they would work so hard here. They really enjoyed it. They are already talking about coming back next time.”

When they get back to their church, the kids want to present a DVD of the Mission Packing Project and their own stories to their church. Their group may be much bigger next Mission Packing Project!

Today a team of staff and volunteers loaded 202 wheelchairs into a container bound for Ukraine. This was a partnership with Wheels for the World.

These three couples work at the GAiN Warehouse year-around as coaches for the local school students here on job training assignments. They also turned out to help during the June Mission Packing Project. They are packing seeds for El Salvador.

Check back for more updates and information about what is happening at Global Aid Network’s Mission Packing Project.