Over the weekend (Friday & Saturday), 15 of our IMPACT students and adults went to Florence, KY, to assist Master Provisions in packing a container that will be delivered to Togo. We have had the privilege to work with Master Provisions for nearly 10 summers and have watched the ministry grow. This year was significant because this container was the 500th container Master Provisions sent out.
Here are some numbers we learned over the weekend about the ministry.
– This is the 500th container since the ministry began in 1994.
– It costs roughly $4,800 to ship one container (a local Skyline Chili restaurant paid for $4,500 of the costs – I knew there was a reason I really liked Skyline!)
– Each container that is sent impacts approximately 20,000 people (so, multiply 500 containers by 20,000….)
– Through the course of a year, Master Provisions has 10,000 volunteers who donate clothes, sort and pack, give funds, go on trips and much more.
We enjoy coming alongside this great ministry…and we have fun, too!
Our group sorted shoes, hats, belts and other clothing items
Helped load the container
And even found some cool hats
Thoughts from a Hoosier Fan in the Buckeye Land 