notes: SEE CAT FACILITY RECORD for Friend Ships Unlimited HQ at: http://citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/106 -------------------------- May 03, 2010 Friend Ship Integrity is presently arriving back in Haiti. Integrity was able to return to our home base in Lake Charles Louisiana loading for a fouth voyage to Haiti. The Integrity was able to install a new communications satellite recently donated. The ship was able to load some wonderful supplies and building materials to take into Haiti. The Friend Ships Sea Hawk team at the Haiti base continues to work in medical and food distribution outreaches as well as providing assistance to long term ministries based in Haiti. Haiti Relief - Update March 14, 2010Past Updates Friend Ship Integrity has returned to Miami and is loading for a third mission to Haiti. This trip will carry rice, beans, building materials, tents, shelter materials, water, detergents and shoes. The team at base camp in Haiti continues to assist with various projects including the distribution of shelter materials. Integrity arrived in Haiti on Wednesday and by the weekend will offload goods that will be distributed to Haiti One (who redistributes to more than 50 ministries), Global Missions, Global Outreach, Christianville, Fishers of Men Ministry and several other organizations who are working so hard to meet the needs of the Haitian people. Integrity is almost ready to sail for the second mission to Haiti. It has been a great stay here in Miami where we have been graciously hosted by the Port, the stevedores, longshoreman, Norton Lilly Agency, the pilots and all involved. Peace for Haiti Ministry has assisted our efforts tremendously and we have been able to quickly gather and load wonderful humanitarian supplies. We have also replenished the crew including a wonderful group of young men from ALERT have joined. The team at base camp in Haiti are doing good as they assist local ministries with projects and prepare for the ship's soon return. Haiti Earthquake Relief - Friend Ships send the vessel IntegrityIntegrity arrived in Haiti on Tuesday and waited at anchor until a dock became available on Thursday to offload her beautiful goods. Thursday and Friday our team worked well into the night, discharged the heavy duty tarp, drinking water, food and medical supplies that were consigned to our partner SMILE OF A CHILD who selected an organization named Haiti One to work with for distribution. We also delivered supplies to Blessings for Obedience, Metro Ministries, Global Outreach and the Salvation Army. We had favor with the dock owners who kept their own ships waiting in order to accommodate us. Our advance team reports that the conditions in Haiti are horrific. The need is tremendous and as soon as our base camp is set-up and goods moved to their distribution point, she will turn her bow toward Miami, where another full load awaits here. Rice, beans, corn, baby food, fortified drinking water, meals-ready-to-eat, bleach, hygiene supplies, new sandals and shoes, tarp, Christian literature and toys are all ready to load. The Port of Miami has opened it's doors to us with both dock and warehouse, without charge. The Miami longshoreman, ship's agent, pilots and cargo handlers are all helping us without charge. We have found great favor in Miami and are working closely with Pastor Rich Wilkerson and his team who are helping with the efforts tremendously. If you want to send supplies please make sure to read this information in the How you can help area. It has been a successful mission thus far but only just started. We will keep the site updated with reports from our ground team when they have activated our satellite internet and are able to issue reports. Thank you for your prayers and gifts. It has made it possible for us to run this race. List of Humanitarian Aid delivered to Haiti on Voyage #1: * 4- 20' Mobile Super Clinics - each unit containing 2 clinics * 57,120 1- liter bottles of drinking water * 411,600 square feet of heavy duty shelter materials for tents * 281,660 meals- including meals-ready-to-eat, rice, beans and soup * 9600 blankets * 148-50 gallon barrels filled with medical supplies including syringes, sutures, dressing, gloves, needles, gauze and gloves * 11 pallets of medical equipment and supplies including casting materials, x-ray machine, ultrasound and medical cots * 384 tents * 432 sleeping bags * 192 duffel bags * 6 generators and fuel * Emergency broadcasting equipment & portable radios * 2400 pair of new sandals and shoes * Thousands of doses of medicine and thousands of collapsible water jugs These goods have been distributed to Haiti One, Global Operations, Blessings for Obedience, Salvation Army and Metro Ministries. Haiti One is redistributing to more than 35 churches and feeding centers throughout the effected area. In addition, for our operations, we carried tents, 3-20' containers with base camp and food service equipment, a water purification trailer, 4 trucks, communication equipment, food, generators and forklifts. We have a full load ready to go for Voyage #2. These supplies will be received and utilized or distributed by Haiti One, World Vision partners, Fishers of Men Ministries, Global Missions and others. Supplies include: * 600,000 meals of rice & beans * 33,600 bottles of water * 640,000 square feet of heavy duty shelter materials * 40,000 pounds of baby food * Hundreds of thousands of Haitian Creole language gospel tracks, Bibles and solar powered audio players with God's Story and the Jesus Film recorded. * New shoes and sandals and many other items. The Lord is so faithful to provide for those in need! Thank you for your helping us to help those in desperate circumstances. Isn't God awesome?? Remember that we want to continue to run these loads for months to come. As the Lord leads you, please continue to help us with rice, beans, canned meat, cooking oil, 2 man tents, hammers, roofing nails, 1/2" and 3/4" plywood, 2 x 4's, new clothing, generators, back-packs and funds for purchasing new underwear for disaster victims, diesel fuel and other operational expenses. Please continue to check back for updates. Past Updates: Our operations are in full swing responding to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Our ship Integrity is preparing to set sail within a few days and will be on it's way to Port-au-Prince with the first load of humanitarian aid. The supplies include generators, a large about of heavy duty vinylHaiti Relief, Integrity loads supplies for Haitimaterial to provide shelter, tons of medical supplies and orthopedic equipment, hundreds of tents and sleeping bags, medical cots, blankets, thousands of pounds of rice and beans, ready to eat soup and meal replacement bars, packaged meals-ready-to-eat, clothing, juice and thousands of gallons of bottled water. We are also loading our trucks, heavy equipment and Bell jet helicopter in order to assist in the operations. It's a tremendous load and your funds helped us to kick into high gear immediately to respond to this need. Integrity as crew work in the evening to load supplies for HaitiGiven the magnitude of this need, our intention is to run multiple voyages with supplies and equipment while operating a large scale food and medical service camp to provide for the needs of the victims. We are partnering with Smile of A Child and many other ministries have joined with us to help. Thank you for the crucial part you play in our being able to respond on such a large scale. HOW YOU CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Friend Ships will be delivering food, water, shelter materials, clothing and medical supplies to the earthquake ravaged nation of Haiti. Our ship Integrity is on her way. We will also carry several mobile medical "Super Clinics" in order to provide medical aid plus take our helicopter to assist operations. The ship will serve as a home base with housing and meal service for a team of relief personnel. For the Hait specific guidelines click here to download. Supplies neededIf you have humanitarian supplies that you would like to contribute for Haiti, please email Debbie Maas at in Lake Charles to coordinate efforts. She will set up for receipt of the goods and you can click here on how to package them. Coordinate through our warehouse director only if the goods you are sending are for general distribution in Haiti for Friend Ships to distribute as we see fit. If you have supplies you've collected that you would like taken to a specific ministry in Haiti, please contact Anne Reed at haitiearthquake@friendships.org prior to shipping goods. Her direct phone number is (337) 263-3110. Anne will send you the necessary paperwork that we can use to determine if it will be possible for us to help you. -> SEE CAT FACILITY RECORD for Friend Ships Unlimited HQ at: http://citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/106 -------------------------- FROM THE SITE: If you would like to help here is our current needs list: * Personal Hygiene supplies, Soap, shampoo * Rice in sacks of 100 lbs. * Beans in sacks of 100 lbs. * Canned meat * Cooking Oil * Casting Materials (stockinette, cast padding) * 2 man tents * Hammers * Roofing nails * Plywood (1/2" and 3/4") * Lumber (2x4's) * NEW - Clothing (No used, must be brand new) * NEW - Underwear (Men's, women's and children sizes - assorted sizes) * Generators - all sizes, gas & diesel * Back-packs How to send supplies: If you are an individual or church who would like to provide supplies, please click here on how to package items or please email Debbie Maas at our office in Lake Charles to coordinate efforts. If the goods you are sending are for general distribution in Haiti for Friend Ships to distribute as we see fit. Mail it to: Friend Ships, Attn: Haiti Earthquake Relief, 1019 North First Avenue, Lake Charles, LA 70601-1705 If you have supplies you've collected that you would like taken to a specific ministry in Haiti, please contact Anne Reed at haitiearthquake @friendships.org prior to shipping goods. Her direct phone number is (337) 263-3110. Anne will send you the necessary paperwork that we can use to determine if it will be possible for us to help you. How can your Company Help: If you are a company and you have goods that you would like to contribute for this relief effort, please call our office at (337) 433-5022 and ask for Debbie. -------------------------- May 03, 2010 Friend Ship Integrity is presently arriving back in Haiti. Integrity was able to return to our home base in Lake Charles Louisiana loading for a fouth voyage to Haiti. The Integrity was able to install a new communications satellite recently donated. The ship was able to load some wonderful supplies and building materials to take into Haiti. The Friend Ships Sea Hawk team at the Haiti base continues to work in medical and food distribution outreaches as well as providing assistance to long term ministries based in Haiti. Haiti Relief - Update March 14, 2010Past Updates Friend Ship Integrity has returned to Miami and is loading for a third mission to Haiti. This trip will carry rice, beans, building materials, tents, shelter materials, water, detergents and shoes. The team at base camp in Haiti continues to assist with various projects including the distribution of shelter materials. Integrity arrived in Haiti on Wednesday and by the weekend will offload goods that will be distributed to Haiti One (who redistributes to more than 50 ministries), Global Missions, Global Outreach, Christianville, Fishers of Men Ministry and several other organizations who are working so hard to meet the needs of the Haitian people. Integrity is almost ready to sail for the second mission to Haiti. It has been a great stay here in Miami where we have been graciously hosted by the Port, the stevedores, longshoreman, Norton Lilly Agency, the pilots and all involved. Peace for Haiti Ministry has assisted our efforts tremendously and we have been able to quickly gather and load wonderful humanitarian supplies. We have also replenished the crew including a wonderful group of young men from ALERT have joined. The team at base camp in Haiti are doing good as they assist local ministries with projects and prepare for the ship's soon return. Haiti Earthquake Relief - Friend Ships send the vessel IntegrityIntegrity arrived in Haiti on Tuesday and waited at anchor until a dock became available on Thursday to offload her beautiful goods. Thursday and Friday our team worked well into the night, discharged the heavy duty tarp, drinking water, food and medical supplies that were consigned to our partner SMILE OF A CHILD who selected an organization named Haiti One to work with for distribution. We also delivered supplies to Blessings for Obedience, Metro Ministries, Global Outreach and the Salvation Army. We had favor with the dock owners who kept their own ships waiting in order to accommodate us. Our advance team reports that the conditions in Haiti are horrific. The need is tremendous and as soon as our base camp is set-up and goods moved to their distribution point, she will turn her bow toward Miami, where another full load awaits here. Rice, beans, corn, baby food, fortified drinking water, meals-ready-to-eat, bleach, hygiene supplies, new sandals and shoes, tarp, Christian literature and toys are all ready to load. The Port of Miami has opened it's doors to us with both dock and warehouse, without charge. The Miami longshoreman, ship's agent, pilots and cargo handlers are all helping us without charge. We have found great favor in Miami and are working closely with Pastor Rich Wilkerson and his team who are helping with the efforts tremendously. If you want to send supplies please make sure to read this information in the How you can help area. It has been a successful mission thus far but only just started. We will keep the site updated with reports from our ground team when they have activated our satellite internet and are able to issue reports. Thank you for your prayers and gifts. It has made it possible for us to run this race. List of Humanitarian Aid delivered to Haiti on Voyage #1: * 4- 20' Mobile Super Clinics - each unit containing 2 clinics * 57,120 1- liter bottles of drinking water * 411,600 square feet of heavy duty shelter materials for tents * 281,660 meals- including meals-ready-to-eat, rice, beans and soup * 9600 blankets * 148-50 gallon barrels filled with medical supplies including syringes, sutures, dressing, gloves, needles, gauze and gloves * 11 pallets of medical equipment and supplies including casting materials, x-ray machine, ultrasound and medical cots * 384 tents * 432 sleeping bags * 192 duffel bags * 6 generators and fuel * Emergency broadcasting equipment & portable radios * 2400 pair of new sandals and shoes * Thousands of doses of medicine and thousands of collapsible water jugs These goods have been distributed to Haiti One, Global Operations, Blessings for Obedience, Salvation Army and Metro Ministries. Haiti One is redistributing to more than 35 churches and feeding centers throughout the effected area. In addition, for our operations, we carried tents, 3-20' containers with base camp and food service equipment, a water purification trailer, 4 trucks, communication equipment, food, generators and forklifts. We have a full load ready to go for Voyage #2. These supplies will be received and utilized or distributed by Haiti One, World Vision partners, Fishers of Men Ministries, Global Missions and others. Supplies include: * 600,000 meals of rice & beans * 33,600 bottles of water * 640,000 square feet of heavy duty shelter materials * 40,000 pounds of baby food * Hundreds of thousands of Haitian Creole language gospel tracks, Bibles and solar powered audio players with God's Story and the Jesus Film recorded. * New shoes and sandals and many other items. The Lord is so faithful to provide for those in need! Thank you for your helping us to help those in desperate circumstances. Isn't God awesome?? Remember that we want to continue to run these loads for months to come. As the Lord leads you, please continue to help us with rice, beans, canned meat, cooking oil, 2 man tents, hammers, roofing nails, 1/2" and 3/4" plywood, 2 x 4's, new clothing, generators, back-packs and funds for purchasing new underwear for disaster victims, diesel fuel and other operational expenses. Please continue to check back for updates. Past Updates: Our operations are in full swing responding to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Our ship Integrity is preparing to set sail within a few days and will be on it's way to Port-au-Prince with the first load of humanitarian aid. The supplies include generators, a large about of heavy duty vinylHaiti Relief, Integrity loads supplies for Haitimaterial to provide shelter, tons of medical supplies and orthopedic equipment, hundreds of tents and sleeping bags, medical cots, blankets, thousands of pounds of rice and beans, ready to eat soup and meal replacement bars, packaged meals-ready-to-eat, clothing, juice and thousands of gallons of bottled water. We are also loading our trucks, heavy equipment and Bell jet helicopter in order to assist in the operations. It's a tremendous load and your funds helped us to kick into high gear immediately to respond to this need. Integrity as crew work in the evening to load supplies for HaitiGiven the magnitude of this need, our intention is to run multiple voyages with supplies and equipment while operating a large scale food and medical service camp to provide for the needs of the victims. We are partnering with Smile of A Child and many other ministries have joined with us to help. Thank you for the crucial part you play in our being able to respond on such a large scale. HOW YOU CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Friend Ships will be delivering food, water, shelter materials, clothing and medical supplies to the earthquake ravaged nation of Haiti. Our ship Integrity is on her way. We will also carry several mobile medical "Super Clinics" in order to provide medical aid plus take our helicopter to assist operations. The ship will serve as a home base with housing and meal service for a team of relief personnel. For the Hait specific guidelines click here to download. Supplies neededIf you have humanitarian supplies that you would like to contribute for Haiti, please email Debbie Maas at in Lake Charles to coordinate efforts. She will set up for receipt of the goods and you can click here on how to package them. Coordinate through our warehouse director only if the goods you are sending are for general distribution in Haiti for Friend Ships to distribute as we see fit. If you have supplies you've collected that you would like taken to a specific ministry in Haiti, please contact Anne Reed at haitiearthquake@friendships.org prior to shipping goods. Her direct phone number is (337) 263-3110. Anne will send you the necessary paperwork that we can use to determine if it will be possible for us to help you.

notes: May 03, 2010 Friend Ship Integrity is presently arriving back in Haiti. Integrity was able to return to our home base in Lake Charles Louisiana loading for a fouth voyage to Haiti. The Integrity was able to install a new communications satellite recently donated. The ship was able to load some wonderful supplies and building materials to take into Haiti. The Friend Ships Sea Hawk team at the Haiti base continues to work in medical and food distribution outreaches as well as providing assistance to long term ministries based in Haiti. Haiti Relief - Update March 14, 2010Past Updates Friend Ship Integrity has returned to Miami and is loading for a third mission to Haiti. This trip will carry rice, beans, building materials, tents, shelter materials, water, detergents and shoes. The team at base camp in Haiti continues to assist with various projects including the distribution of shelter materials. Integrity arrived in Haiti on Wednesday and by the weekend will offload goods that will be distributed to Haiti One (who redistributes to more than 50 ministries), Global Missions, Global Outreach, Christianville, Fishers of Men Ministry and several other organizations who are working so hard to meet the needs of the Haitian people. Integrity is almost ready to sail for the second mission to Haiti. It has been a great stay here in Miami where we have been graciously hosted by the Port, the stevedores, longshoreman, Norton Lilly Agency, the pilots and all involved. Peace for Haiti Ministry has assisted our efforts tremendously and we have been able to quickly gather and load wonderful humanitarian supplies. We have also replenished the crew including a wonderful group of young men from ALERT have joined. The team at base camp in Haiti are doing good as they assist local ministries with projects and prepare for the ship's soon return. Haiti Earthquake Relief - Friend Ships send the vessel IntegrityIntegrity arrived in Haiti on Tuesday and waited at anchor until a dock became available on Thursday to offload her beautiful goods. Thursday and Friday our team worked well into the night, discharged the heavy duty tarp, drinking water, food and medical supplies that were consigned to our partner SMILE OF A CHILD who selected an organization named Haiti One to work with for distribution. We also delivered supplies to Blessings for Obedience, Metro Ministries, Global Outreach and the Salvation Army. We had favor with the dock owners who kept their own ships waiting in order to accommodate us. Our advance team reports that the conditions in Haiti are horrific. The need is tremendous and as soon as our base camp is set-up and goods moved to their distribution point, she will turn her bow toward Miami, where another full load awaits here. Rice, beans, corn, baby food, fortified drinking water, meals-ready-to-eat, bleach, hygiene supplies, new sandals and shoes, tarp, Christian literature and toys are all ready to load. The Port of Miami has opened it's doors to us with both dock and warehouse, without charge. The Miami longshoreman, ship's agent, pilots and cargo handlers are all helping us without charge. We have found great favor in Miami and are working closely with Pastor Rich Wilkerson and his team who are helping with the efforts tremendously. If you want to send supplies please make sure to read this information in the How you can help area. It has been a successful mission thus far but only just started. We will keep the site updated with reports from our ground team when they have activated our satellite internet and are able to issue reports. Thank you for your prayers and gifts. It has made it possible for us to run this race. List of Humanitarian Aid delivered to Haiti on Voyage #1: * 4- 20' Mobile Super Clinics - each unit containing 2 clinics * 57,120 1- liter bottles of drinking water * 411,600 square feet of heavy duty shelter materials for tents * 281,660 meals- including meals-ready-to-eat, rice, beans and soup * 9600 blankets * 148-50 gallon barrels filled with medical supplies including syringes, sutures, dressing, gloves, needles, gauze and gloves * 11 pallets of medical equipment and supplies including casting materials, x-ray machine, ultrasound and medical cots * 384 tents * 432 sleeping bags * 192 duffel bags * 6 generators and fuel * Emergency broadcasting equipment & portable radios * 2400 pair of new sandals and shoes * Thousands of doses of medicine and thousands of collapsible water jugs These goods have been distributed to Haiti One, Global Operations, Blessings for Obedience, Salvation Army and Metro Ministries. Haiti One is redistributing to more than 35 churches and feeding centers throughout the effected area. In addition, for our operations, we carried tents, 3-20' containers with base camp and food service equipment, a water purification trailer, 4 trucks, communication equipment, food, generators and forklifts. We have a full load ready to go for Voyage #2. These supplies will be received and utilized or distributed by Haiti One, World Vision partners, Fishers of Men Ministries, Global Missions and others. Supplies include: * 600,000 meals of rice & beans * 33,600 bottles of water * 640,000 square feet of heavy duty shelter materials * 40,000 pounds of baby food * Hundreds of thousands of Haitian Creole language gospel tracks, Bibles and solar powered audio players with God's Story and the Jesus Film recorded. * New shoes and sandals and many other items. The Lord is so faithful to provide for those in need! Thank you for your helping us to help those in desperate circumstances. Isn't God awesome?? Remember that we want to continue to run these loads for months to come. As the Lord leads you, please continue to help us with rice, beans, canned meat, cooking oil, 2 man tents, hammers, roofing nails, 1/2" and 3/4" plywood, 2 x 4's, new clothing, generators, back-packs and funds for purchasing new underwear for disaster victims, diesel fuel and other operational expenses. Please continue to check back for updates. Past Updates: Our operations are in full swing responding to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Our ship Integrity is preparing to set sail within a few days and will be on it's way to Port-au-Prince with the first load of humanitarian aid. The supplies include generators, a large about of heavy duty vinylHaiti Relief, Integrity loads supplies for Haitimaterial to provide shelter, tons of medical supplies and orthopedic equipment, hundreds of tents and sleeping bags, medical cots, blankets, thousands of pounds of rice and beans, ready to eat soup and meal replacement bars, packaged meals-ready-to-eat, clothing, juice and thousands of gallons of bottled water. We are also loading our trucks, heavy equipment and Bell jet helicopter in order to assist in the operations. It's a tremendous load and your funds helped us to kick into high gear immediately to respond to this need. Integrity as crew work in the evening to load supplies for HaitiGiven the magnitude of this need, our intention is to run multiple voyages with supplies and equipment while operating a large scale food and medical service camp to provide for the needs of the victims. We are partnering with Smile of A Child and many other ministries have joined with us to help. Thank you for the crucial part you play in our being able to respond on such a large scale. HOW YOU CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Friend Ships will be delivering food, water, shelter materials, clothing and medical supplies to the earthquake ravaged nation of Haiti. Our ship Integrity is on her way. We will also carry several mobile medical "Super Clinics" in order to provide medical aid plus take our helicopter to assist operations. The ship will serve as a home base with housing and meal service for a team of relief personnel. For the Hait specific guidelines click here to download. Supplies neededIf you have humanitarian supplies that you would like to contribute for Haiti, please email Debbie Maas at in Lake Charles to coordinate efforts. She will set up for receipt of the goods and you can click here on how to package them. Coordinate through our warehouse director only if the goods you are sending are for general distribution in Haiti for Friend Ships to distribute as we see fit. If you have supplies you've collected that you would like taken to a specific ministry in Haiti, please contact Anne Reed at haitiearthquake@friendships.org prior to shipping goods. Her direct phone number is (337) 263-3110. Anne will send you the necessary paperwork that we can use to determine if it will be possible for us to help you. -> SEE CAT FACILITY RECORD for Friend Ships Unlimited HQ at: http://citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/106 -------------------------- May 03, 2010 Friend Ship Integrity is presently arriving back in Haiti. Integrity was able to return to our home base in Lake Charles Louisiana loading for a fouth voyage to Haiti. The Integrity was able to install a new communications satellite recently donated. The ship was able to load some wonderful supplies and building materials to take into Haiti. The Friend Ships Sea Hawk team at the Haiti base continues to work in medical and food distribution outreaches as well as providing assistance to long term ministries based in Haiti. Haiti Relief - Update March 14, 2010Past Updates Friend Ship Integrity has returned to Miami and is loading for a third mission to Haiti. This trip will carry rice, beans, building materials, tents, shelter materials, water, detergents and shoes. The team at base camp in Haiti continues to assist with various projects including the distribution of shelter materials. Integrity arrived in Haiti on Wednesday and by the weekend will offload goods that will be distributed to Haiti One (who redistributes to more than 50 ministries), Global Missions, Global Outreach, Christianville, Fishers of Men Ministry and several other organizations who are working so hard to meet the needs of the Haitian people. Integrity is almost ready to sail for the second mission to Haiti. It has been a great stay here in Miami where we have been graciously hosted by the Port, the stevedores, longshoreman, Norton Lilly Agency, the pilots and all involved. Peace for Haiti Ministry has assisted our efforts tremendously and we have been able to quickly gather and load wonderful humanitarian supplies. We have also replenished the crew including a wonderful group of young men from ALERT have joined. The team at base camp in Haiti are doing good as they assist local ministries with projects and prepare for the ship's soon return. Haiti Earthquake Relief - Friend Ships send the vessel IntegrityIntegrity arrived in Haiti on Tuesday and waited at anchor until a dock became available on Thursday to offload her beautiful goods. Thursday and Friday our team worked well into the night, discharged the heavy duty tarp, drinking water, food and medical supplies that were consigned to our partner SMILE OF A CHILD who selected an organization named Haiti One to work with for distribution. We also delivered supplies to Blessings for Obedience, Metro Ministries, Global Outreach and the Salvation Army. We had favor with the dock owners who kept their own ships waiting in order to accommodate us. Our advance team reports that the conditions in Haiti are horrific. The need is tremendous and as soon as our base camp is set-up and goods moved to their distribution point, she will turn her bow toward Miami, where another full load awaits here. Rice, beans, corn, baby food, fortified drinking water, meals-ready-to-eat, bleach, hygiene supplies, new sandals and shoes, tarp, Christian literature and toys are all ready to load. The Port of Miami has opened it's doors to us with both dock and warehouse, without charge. The Miami longshoreman, ship's agent, pilots and cargo handlers are all helping us without charge. We have found great favor in Miami and are working closely with Pastor Rich Wilkerson and his team who are helping with the efforts tremendously. If you want to send supplies please make sure to read this information in the How you can help area. It has been a successful mission thus far but only just started. We will keep the site updated with reports from our ground team when they have activated our satellite internet and are able to issue reports. Thank you for your prayers and gifts. It has made it possible for us to run this race. List of Humanitarian Aid delivered to Haiti on Voyage #1: * 4- 20' Mobile Super Clinics - each unit containing 2 clinics * 57,120 1- liter bottles of drinking water * 411,600 square feet of heavy duty shelter materials for tents * 281,660 meals- including meals-ready-to-eat, rice, beans and soup * 9600 blankets * 148-50 gallon barrels filled with medical supplies including syringes, sutures, dressing, gloves, needles, gauze and gloves * 11 pallets of medical equipment and supplies including casting materials, x-ray machine, ultrasound and medical cots * 384 tents * 432 sleeping bags * 192 duffel bags * 6 generators and fuel * Emergency broadcasting equipment & portable radios * 2400 pair of new sandals and shoes * Thousands of doses of medicine and thousands of collapsible water jugs These goods have been distributed to Haiti One, Global Operations, Blessings for Obedience, Salvation Army and Metro Ministries. Haiti One is redistributing to more than 35 churches and feeding centers throughout the effected area. In addition, for our operations, we carried tents, 3-20' containers with base camp and food service equipment, a water purification trailer, 4 trucks, communication equipment, food, generators and forklifts. We have a full load ready to go for Voyage #2. These supplies will be received and utilized or distributed by Haiti One, World Vision partners, Fishers of Men Ministries, Global Missions and others. Supplies include: * 600,000 meals of rice & beans * 33,600 bottles of water * 640,000 square feet of heavy duty shelter materials * 40,000 pounds of baby food * Hundreds of thousands of Haitian Creole language gospel tracks, Bibles and solar powered audio players with God's Story and the Jesus Film recorded. * New shoes and sandals and many other items. The Lord is so faithful to provide for those in need! Thank you for your helping us to help those in desperate circumstances. Isn't God awesome?? Remember that we want to continue to run these loads for months to come. As the Lord leads you, please continue to help us with rice, beans, canned meat, cooking oil, 2 man tents, hammers, roofing nails, 1/2" and 3/4" plywood, 2 x 4's, new clothing, generators, back-packs and funds for purchasing new underwear for disaster victims, diesel fuel and other operational expenses. Please continue to check back for updates. Past Updates: Our operations are in full swing responding to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Our ship Integrity is preparing to set sail within a few days and will be on it's way to Port-au-Prince with the first load of humanitarian aid. The supplies include generators, a large about of heavy duty vinylHaiti Relief, Integrity loads supplies for Haitimaterial to provide shelter, tons of medical supplies and orthopedic equipment, hundreds of tents and sleeping bags, medical cots, blankets, thousands of pounds of rice and beans, ready to eat soup and meal replacement bars, packaged meals-ready-to-eat, clothing, juice and thousands of gallons of bottled water. We are also loading our trucks, heavy equipment and Bell jet helicopter in order to assist in the operations. It's a tremendous load and your funds helped us to kick into high gear immediately to respond to this need. Integrity as crew work in the evening to load supplies for HaitiGiven the magnitude of this need, our intention is to run multiple voyages with supplies and equipment while operating a large scale food and medical service camp to provide for the needs of the victims. We are partnering with Smile of A Child and many other ministries have joined with us to help. Thank you for the crucial part you play in our being able to respond on such a large scale. HOW YOU CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Friend Ships will be delivering food, water, shelter materials, clothing and medical supplies to the earthquake ravaged nation of Haiti. Our ship Integrity is on her way. We will also carry several mobile medical "Super Clinics" in order to provide medical aid plus take our helicopter to assist operations. The ship will serve as a home base with housing and meal service for a team of relief personnel. For the Hait specific guidelines click here to download. Supplies neededIf you have humanitarian supplies that you would like to contribute for Haiti, please email Debbie Maas at in Lake Charles to coordinate efforts. She will set up for receipt of the goods and you can click here on how to package them. Coordinate through our warehouse director only if the goods you are sending are for general distribution in Haiti for Friend Ships to distribute as we see fit. If you have supplies you've collected that you would like taken to a specific ministry in Haiti, please contact Anne Reed at haitiearthquake@friendships.org prior to shipping goods. Her direct phone number is (337) 263-3110. Anne will send you the necessary paperwork that we can use to determine if it will be possible for us to help you.