board meeting - green light

Our board meeting yesterday led us directly into a core problem: Most folks will be on vacation in August, making it difficult to put a team together to load the truck!
But that is common staple, even when vacation time is not an issue!
All the same, we know we can trust the LORD in all this move people's hearts to come an be a part of this.

Our ware-house is bursting at the seams, and that is another reason not to pass up this opportunity to get some of our stuff "on the move".
We are greatfull, too, that the state of Baden-Württemberg renewed their pledge to subsidize the cost of transportation - something they have been promising the last three years! I was invited to the govenor's office in 2002 (along with similar relief groups) and after an interview and having handed in all kinds of verifying paperword, we were assured we qualified for financial assistance to offset transportation expenditures.
I did find out last week, though, that the brother responsible in making shure that proper documentation was sent to Stuttgart in order to apply for the grant was not tended to according to stipulations, which caused serious delay.
On the other hand, the LORD put it in the heart of a former mayor and town clerk to join our voluntary work force. He is very proficient in handling government issues, and now we are seeing things happening!
So: Better late than never ....

The Swiss truck driver had to take his offer back. His schedule has been redefined for August. Well, at least this way it did not hurt him so much when I had to break the news to him, that he was just about twice as expensive as his nearest competitor!

Now the goal is building up communications with Cluj, Romania, in order to prepare the many transportation details.