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As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Galatians 6:10 

 
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The National Distribution Center Committee coordinates the overall operation of six Distribution Centers in the United States. These locations are Goodfield and Fairbury, Illinois; Wolcott and Bluffton, Indiana; Bay City, Michigan; and Smithville, Ohio.

Distribution Centers

The centers receive material donations from individuals and corporations, including food products, medical supplies, clothing, and household items. These donations are distributed locally, shared with other centers for their local distribution or packaged and shipped internationally. Volunteers often donate time and resources.

Distribution Centers
Most of the centers serve as a collection site for
quilts, kits, clothing and many other items.

  Supporting the Work  

Fairbury Distribution The Distribution Centers were started in order to support the work of the other World Relief committees. Initially, the purpose was to procure needed items through donations and bulk purchases. As the years progressed, this has expanded to shipping loads of well drilling supplies, clothes, disaster aid, canned meat, grain, hospital supplies, and many other items. Much can be done when we labor together for God.    

  Shipping the Goods   

Distribution Centers
Clothing bundled and
ready for shipment
Shipping goods is more complicated now than it once was. Having dedicated centers with years of experience helps keep things moving. Whether in small vans, sea containers, the trunk of a car, or a semi trailer, getting from here to there is accomplished by God's grace. A forklift or two along the way comes in handy also. All of the bills of lading, manifests, phyto certificates, donation letters, and master bills are collected and sent to brokers for shipping arrangements. The goods shipped are intended to to alleviate human misery and suffering and show God's love throughout the world.

  Packaging the Food    

Fairbury Distribution

Packaging food at the centers is an important part of the work. Rising food prices have pushed us to find suitable replacements for protein. The dry soup mixes are part of the solution. Soups and rice pilaf are tasty, nutritious and provide projects for our brethren to work on, even when there is no center near them.

Fairbury DistributionHow You Can Help
Talk to your nearest distribution center for information on ways your church can package meals in your local area. These meals can be distributed by one of the centers or kept for the needs in your local area.

  Filling the Need    

Meat Canning

The Distribution Centers are used to help fill needs in local as well as more distant locations. Examples of projects that help people in more distant areas are the disaster boxes packed in Bluffton, food sent from Bay City to a school in Honduras, clothes packed at Goodfield for Europe, and grain bagged in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois for shipment overseas.

Distribution Centers We endeavor to do what the Lord asks of us. The efforts to help those in need could not be accomplished without you. Thank you for your physical and financial support, but even more for your prayers. With God's grace and your prayers, we can be His hands and feet during the time we are here on this earth.

How You Can Help
Meat Canning Contact your nearest Disbribution Center to learn how you can be a blessing to others.  Click the following links for contact information:

Goodfield, IL
 
Distribution Centers Thank you for your prayers and support of the work for World Relief through our Distribution Centers.

Sincerely in Christ,

Jim Plattner, Chairman