More Operation Give for Ha'apai

These are the last three of the containers coming from the Tongan Stakes in Salt Lake City.  They were 20 feet long and packed full to the top of clothing, shoes, school supplies, toys, hygiene kits, fabric for quilts, quilt batting, quilting frames and walkers.  Some of the items were to go to the Red Cross here in Tongatapu.  So we had to over see the unloading and tell the dock workers whether the pallet was to be loaded on the ferry to go on to Ha'apai or to stay here for the Red Cross in Tongatapu.  It was a very hot day to stand there from 8:30 to about 12:30 watching over the unloading.

When we left it was still not done but Ana talked with one of the dock hands to see if he could over see the rest as she had to leave to the airport to catch a flight to Ha'apai to be there to meet the ferry. We had to leave as the Senior Choir was recording our Christmas songs at the Tonga Recording Studio. It is for the radio and television station here in Tongatapu.  They will be playing our music on the air. Yes we are famous here!  HA-HA

Two of the containers from the Salt Lake Tongan Stakes.  

There was a lot of lose boxes that had to be loaded into a smaller container to go on to the ferry.

Taking the container to the ferry after they had filled it with the lose boxes from the larger containers.

Elder Murdock overseeing the unloading of the containers.  This is how they moved the items that were on pallets.

Pallets ready to be sorted for Ha'apai and the Red Cross.

More pallets to be sorted.  In the back ground is the shipping agency office here at the pier.