What happens when you are only a few feet above sea level

Majuro does get hit with some high tides that push waves up onto the what is normally dry land.

There is so much trash around the ocean shore line that when the waves are high they push not only the sea water along but trash also.  This has happened twice since we have been on island.  But ground is so porous that the water disappears within hours or a day leaving only the trash,  To be cleaned. up.   Also individuals belongs get wet and has to be dried and cleaned.

Where is the Marshall Islands compared to the following:

Located next to the Capital Building in Majuro are the following signs that give some mileage to other locations.  If you want something to do you can look up these locations in relationship to Majuro or the Marshall Islands.

 PNG or Papua New Guinea

Honiaro is the Capital of the Solomon Islands

 Federated States of Micronesia, I am sure this is the distance to Pohnpei the capital of FSM

I am not sure if this is American Samoa or Western Samoa they are next to each other southeast of Majuro 

Niue  is  south of Somoa

Vanuatu is southwest almost in line with Sydney

Tuvalu is a very small island county between the Majuro and Tonga

The fastest and easiest way to get Sydney or anywhere from here is to go Hawaii first

Nauru one of the smallest counties in the world and has it own airline that flies to Majuro once a week.

Wellington is one the southern most cities in the World.

Kiribati is our closest neighbor and part of the Marshall Island Majuro Mission.  These two counties span the distance east to west almost the same distance as the continual US does.   With small spics of land in vast amount of ocean.

Wheelchair Humanitarian Project 

In this container we (LDS Charities) delivered 268 wheelchairs, plus walkers, crutches and canes to the people of the Marshall Islands.  Half of the container was off loaded in Ebeye and the balance we shipped to Majuro.  This picture is of us holding a rough rider wheelchair not put together with individuals from the Ministry of Health.

One of the conditions of the church providing the Wheelchairs is that church provide training on how to assess and fit the individuals to a wheelchair. So the chair will meet their needs and not distress them. 

 This  picture is of the trainees in Majuro.

This picture is of the trainees in Ebeye

Trainees get the feel of the wheelchair in Ebeye

We held a clinic on the last day of training where those that needed a Wheelchair came and was assessed and fitted for a wheelchair if it was in order.

We wanted to celebrate the training so what better way than having cake