Danny Howe, chair of the Missions Ministry Team, announced total supplies collected by Holston churches in the past few weeks for the annual Hands-on Mission Project.
 
"Grab on to your seats because you will be amazed," Howe said to the Holston Annual Conference on June 10 in Lake Junaluska, N.C.

All 12 of Holston districts surpassed their goals (in some cases doubled or tripled) for collecting food, health, sewing and school supplies for needy people in Africa. 

See photos of supplies being loaded on June 6. 

Howe read the following totals (below) to the crowd in Stuart Auditorium. Three tractor-trailers, loaded with supplies, waited outside the auditorium as Holston members celebrated with applause. With the blast of a horn, the trucks departed for Charleston seaport, where they will be shipped overseas to schools and missions in Liberia and Ishe Anesu Mission in Zimbabwe. 
  
LIBERIA

Johnson City District – Food Buckets: Goal 250 / Actual 879

Maryville District – Food Buckets: Goal 250 /Actual 929

Cleveland District – Health Kits: Goal 400 / Actual 491

Wytheville District – Health Kits: Goal 300 / Actual 539

Kingsport District – School Supply Kits: Goal 400 / Actual 674

Morristown District – School Supply Kits: Goal 300 / Actual 781 

ZIMBABWE

Abingdon District – Health Kits: Goal 300 / Actual 737

Big Stone Gap District – Home Buckets: Goal 300 / Actual 393

Oak Ridge District – School Kits: Goal 300 / Actual 317

Chattanooga District – Food Buckets: Goal 300 / Actual 944

Knoxville District – Food Buckets: Goal 300 /Actual 735

Tazewell District – Sewing Kits: Goal 200 /Actual 548