The
warehouse and shipping to Piura
We ship about four times a year. Family-to-Family (F2F)
items and boxes always take top priority when we load a
container (a semi-trailer truck load). Shipping day usually
begins around 7 am and continues to around 11 am or until
the container is totally loaded and on it’s way to
Houston where it is loaded on a ship. The ship travels
through the Panama Canal and on down to Lima, Peru. From
there the container is transferred to another ship that
takes it 600 miles north to the Port of Piata where it is
unloaded and inspected by Customs. Inspection may take 3 to
4 weeks. From there it is trucked to the church in Piura.
It typically takes our shipments 8 to 10 weeks to actually
arrive in Piura.
A group
of volunteers meet at the warehouse to work on the
inventory. This dedicated group of volunteers sorts and
bags clothes, box-donated housewares, repair donated
bicycles and wheelchairs, and just generally keep the
warehouse clean and in order. More volunteers are always
needed.
Occasionally
we hold Saturday workdays at the warehouse preparing the
inventory. These workdays are frequently scheduled near a
shipment date. Generally, volunteers are called or emailed
since there is very little time to let everyone know that
help is needed.
The
warehouse is
located one block north of Wilshire Blvd between Walker and
Classen. To get there from Edmond, take Broadway extension
south to the Wilshire exit. Turn right (west) on Wilshire
to Walker. Turn right on Walker and take the first left
hand turn. The warehouse is the 3rd door on the right
(#117). If you go past the railroad tracks, you went too
far!
