Story number 4 for 10 Dec 1999

Meanwhile, construction is underway to help a medical mission ship be more effective in ministry. The Mercy Ships, based in Texas, is in the process of building an International Support Center. Among other things, this new 17-thousaand square foot facility will increase by 70-percent the amount of warehouse space Mercy Ships currently has, enabling them to receive millions of dollars more annually in gift-in-kind contributions. The International Support Center is scheduled to open in the spring of next year.