The container has made it to the Mozambique border. The shipping company made an error and gave Brother Gentry the wrong Bill of Lading (B/L). The B/L is a document that establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and a transportation company. It serves as a document of title, a contract of carriage and a receipt for goods. Apparently Brother Gentry was supposed to get the "long" bill and the shipping company was supposed to keep the "short" bill. Well Brother Gentry was given the short bill by mistake. Now he can't bring the container onto land or through customs. The "long" bill is now being sent by DHL to Brother Gentry. It is supposed to take 10 days, not sure if this is 10 working days or 10 calendar days. Please pray that it comes quickly and that the container is released to Brother Gentry without further complications or delays. It will be a close call as Brother Gentry leaves soon to go back to the states. If the container is not released to Brother Gentry before he has to leave it will likely have to be stored until his return in September. There of course is a storage fee. Please pray the container gets there soon and without fees. For more info on what is on this container and why it is so important to Brother Gentry's work, click here.
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