made in sierra leone
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Without further ado, I'd like to present the reason for my lack of blogging
over the past couple months.
We're due August fourteenth, and we're more exci...
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My Once Upon A Time - written by Sarah (Breeden) Liborio & Michelle Hoag
The List
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Screening tomorrow - I have been back on the ship for just over two weeks, and ever since arriving, there has been one main focus: reopening the hospital. There are many thing...11 hours ago
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the need to see - DSC_7450 -artsy, originally uploaded by Photo2217. “Not really. Peace Corps types only stay around long enough to realize they’re not helping anyone. Gov...1 day ago
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Togo Update... - Well, we are already on the cusp of February and I have not had much chance to keep my blog updated. So, I will give you a run-down on the events that h...1 day ago
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As Free as a Bird - I took my shell bird outside to be free...he was made with "natural materials." A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town ...1 day ago
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Let The Kids Pack, But Not Too Much - Abby and Elise are fully engaged in getting ready for our upcoming move to Africa. Abby is in charge of keeping the packing list up to date. Elise is the q...2 days ago
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c'est bon - It is good. The past two weeks, for the most part, have been really good. I say "for the most part" because I did sustain an untimely, yet minor, injury ...2 days ago
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Forever in our Hearts, Nan - This week we said goodbye to Sharon's Nan. Sharon and Nathanael were able to fly out to be with family and friends as they joined toge...2 days ago
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One small thing.. - "Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." Mother Teresa James Adoukpo grew up in a family made up of voodoo worshipe...2 days ago
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Sales Department On the Ship - Do you work EVERYWHERE?? I hear this question a lot. I don't have a position onboard where I am locked into one location with one task all week. This wor...2 days ago
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"The Results..." - As I have posted in the past, evey Friday night is Ultimate Frisbee night. A group of crew members go to a local field and play Ultimate Frisbee. Now th...3 days ago
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Another Step Closer - What a week this has been so far! Monday morning we started cleaning the hospital. It had not been touched in months so we knew a major job was ahead of...5 days ago
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Accumulator. - Jeff installing the new accumulator. After the installin we had to fil 30 kg og refrigirant. The frizer's ar up and running fine now =)5 days ago
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Everything is Spiritual - I got it! I am now in my own apartment, in my room. I don't know if you can understand how amazing that is. I cannot remember the last time that I slept...6 days ago
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I need Africa more than Africa needs me. - So we have survived our first year with Mercy Ships, living and working on a hospital ship in one of the poorest nations on earth, Sierra Leone. And what...6 days ago
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KRB Update - Jonas from Tema Newtown - KRB Update #2173 – Jonas from Tema Newtown Keith R. Brinkman January 25, 2012 Greetings from Lomé, Togo, West Africa. I pray that everyone had a great st...6 days ago
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The Looooong way home...? - *I am back! Woooo-hooo! * Back to bloging, back to Africa, back to serving the poor! I must say I was very happy to return to Africa! When the plane lands ...6 days ago
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A Day in the Life of a Congolese Surgeon - For a day in the DRC I photographed and filmed two surgeons and an anaesthetist, on an outreach for the Goma based NGO and Hospital HEAL Africa. The main s...1 week ago
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Why We're Here - The nation of Togo ranks 162 out of 187 nations on the United Nations Human Development Index (with 187 being the least developed). The life expectancy i...1 week ago
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Mercy Men of Movember – the followup - I never got this posted in December as originally planned. We’ll blame sailing and movie theaters in Accra. But now it’s time for some followup on the bear...1 week ago
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Building a School, Building a Future 1 of 3 - The Yams Farm community is a breath of fresh airAs I drive down the hill I am struck by the beauty of my surroundings. Just outside of Freetown, compared t...1 week ago
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A life worthy - "Put your Bible on your head to show how much you love Jesus...everyone must daaance!" If I heard that coming from any western worship leader, I would be a...1 week ago
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RULES OF THE ROAD: Roundabouts in Togo - I want to give you a few lessons of the road here in Lome, Togo. There are some road rules that go against EVERYWHERE else in the world. For example, ...1 week ago
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Be still - I find myself daydreaming as I sit on my front porch. Ican’t believe how cool it is in Africa. I thank the Harmattan sands for therelief, however dirt com...1 week ago
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What has Off Ship Programs been up to?? - Living Water Drill Donation Ten years ago, short-term Mercy Ships crew members Bob and Maggie Atkinson donated a well-drilling rig to the Caribbean Mercy i...2 weeks ago
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Changing seasons - When I began my adventure of moving to Africa, committing to two years with Mercy Ships seemed like such an overwhelming commitment. They always say that i...2 weeks ago
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was it all a dream? - We're sitting in the same bungalow we rented three years ago before we headed out to the Ship. We're living here for a month before we move around the corn...2 weeks ago
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Congrats again, Ma Ellen - Today is inauguration day for Her Excellency President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia into her second term, after a violently (and ill-founded) contended...2 weeks ago
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Réka On Africa Mercy: Dolphins video - Réka On Africa Mercy: Dolphins video: The benefit of fast internet connection and broadband... :) Darren made this video on the sail from Freetown, Sierra ...3 weeks ago
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at the end, how do I always end up back at the begining? - it is strange to think that 2 years ago, is when I decided to make this crazy journey across continents to work in Africa. All starting in Lome, Togo trave...3 weeks ago
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Not so random encounter with David - [image: DSC05796]* Cecilia, Nate, David and Gina at their house in 2010* Last August, we were planning and trying to book flights for Ecuador in December. ...3 weeks ago
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at the end of it all - sorry that i’ve been gone for so long. things got a little crazy in there. we arrived in ghana as scheduled. the port was big, but familiar seeing as i sta...3 weeks ago
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i want to be blue - *‘Aunt b, if kindness were a color, what would it be?"* * * *Putting them to bed. She looks at me. She is nestled under the covers. I smile.* * * * * ...3 weeks ago
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A Year in Review: December 2011 - December started with Deborah's 10th birthday and she decided to have a mystery party. All of her classmates showed up in disguise and then had to solve t...4 weeks ago
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Surprise. - Seven years ago, I surprised my mom on her birthday. I'd like to take all the credit, but really it was just convenient that the lovely Alaskan fish canner...4 weeks ago
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A Big Project... I mean HUGE. - A few of you may not know this: For the past few months a non-profit corporation has been in the works. Yes, a full-blown 501(c)(3). It's not easy crea...5 weeks ago
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Merry Christmas - This is was typed and posted so sorry for all the errors. Hi everyone, sorry it has been so long since I have updated my Blog but here is the newest news....5 weeks ago
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Seasons Greetings - THE CLAN IN GHANA 2006 This is our third visit to the beautiful country of Ghana in our Mercy Ships 'career' so far. Our last visit was in 2006 and it is...5 weeks ago
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tis the season... for crying? - I always start writing these things in my head and have big notions pf writing something great about what my life is right now, but I don’t think it eve...5 weeks ago
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I did it My Way - I will have to borrow Frank Sinatra’s words to put in writing what I feel now that I leave Africa: “And now, the end is here, and so I face the final ...1 month ago
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Challenges & solutions - Now that we're sailing I'm finding that there are a few 'out of the norm' challenges with being on the open sea: Challenge: Walking Solution: Take smalle...1 month ago
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Who Knew?! - Now that I'm off the *Africa Mercy* and not eating in a cafeteria every day, I'm trying to whittle away at the "rice baby" and "mercy hips" I came home wit...1 month ago
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A Weekend in Virginia - The weekend before Thanksgiving I skipped Friday classes and flew up to Virginia to visit my sister Bekah and her hubby Chris! This was a much-needed break...1 month ago
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hope happens. - After ten months in Freetown, Sierra Leone, the time has come to move on. We will soon sail for Ghana-- then shortly after the New Year on to Togo for six...1 month ago
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Saying Goodbye - I had to say goodbye to the Cheshire Home kids yesterday. It was a tough day, they are such a amazing group of kids. One of our last days together we spe...1 month ago
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Aissatou Diallo – Sweetly Restored - Beautiful baby Aissatou was unaware of the ridicule and taunts about her deformed lip. The white steri-strips above her lips crinkle as baby Aissatou prese...1 month ago
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mama wata - i know. i've been missing in action on my blog. i have found myself without words more often than not this year. so many stories, so many lives have touche...1 month ago
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Christmas in Africa - This weekend 3 friends and I went away for the final time in Sierra Leone. This morning as I sat in glorious sunshine having breakfast with the palm trees...1 month ago
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somewhat comprehensive. - well. the time is almost upon me. i have survived. not only have i survived, but in many ways i have conquered. lots of learning. lots of growing. lots of ...2 months ago
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Home Safely - Well I’ve safely made it back home to Bundaberg and have quickly gotten back into the swing of things. My last two weeks on the ship went by in a blur of ...2 months ago
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Churrascaria - *Churrascaria* is arestaurant specialized in grilled meat, *churrasco*.While in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul our cousins Maidi, Marlise and Aquilestook ...2 months ago
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The Priveldge - As I sit down to write this I just said to God, I am not copung so well with all the emotion this morning. What a week it has been. This week I am offica...2 months ago
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Sierra Leone, Togo, Ghana, and the Prime Minister - How about starting with a picture: It looks like a new blog post! Fantastic! I am now in Tema, Ghana. Over the past two months, I have gotten engaged, star...2 months ago
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Sometimes a look back helps you move forward... - *A look back...* Hey everyone, so I've been back home in Aus for a while now and I’ve had some time to think about this roller coaster ride that I call m...3 months ago
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REBLOG: Home Again - Ali, a nurse I met on the *Africa Mercy *last summer, just arrived back on the ship after 14 months away. Her blog is one of raw honesty--the times patient...3 months ago
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Rotary Global Grant Supports Mercy Ships Health Care Training - Posted by Mercy Ships staff on Sep 15, 2011 at 01:39 pm *Rotary Global Grant Supports Mercy Ships Health Care Training * * Garden Valley**, Texas, Septembe...4 months ago
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Horizontal.... - That is my position as of late! Our life took on a few changes as I was put on bed rest at 23 weeks pregnant, about 3 weeks ago. I am at high risk for hav...4 months ago
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R & R – Happy to be Back in Sierra Leone and…..some News….. - Mercy Watch September 2011 R & R - Happy to be Back in Sierra Leone and some News ..... Hello Family and Friends, [image: T...4 months ago
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Snippets - My grip tightened on my fiance's hand and I didn't realise I was holding my breathe until the vehicle has passed. He looked at me in suprized concern and ...5 months ago
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God is Faithful - Lots of interesting things have happened since we returned home from Africa. We have looked for six weeks or so for a place to live in the mountains withou...5 months ago
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Goobye weekend - Friday night began the goodbye weekend. Just like last year, it was started with an ipod full of oldies but goodies music that everyone in the car sang ve...6 months ago
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The Final Goodbye - View of the ship and Freetown as I was leaving town on the ferry.On Saturday June 18th around 10pm when all nine of my roommates and I were having movie ni...6 months ago
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God is so good. - So, as I stated in the title of this post, God is *so *good. He answers prayers! I don't know why that surprises me. Each day I struggle with being unh...6 months ago
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Travelling in Africa......always an interesting experience! - I've decided there is no adventure quite like travelling in Africa; you never know what's going to happen. A couple weekends ago Alex and I and three frien...6 months ago
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God bless.. - The best thing about living on the Africa Mercy is the opportunity to meet omse of the most inspiring, humbling and generally awesome peopleI have ever had...7 months ago
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Baby Amie - Baby Amie has been in our Infant Feeding Program since she was 2 weeks old. When she was born she weighed 3.7 pounds. We followed her in our feeding prog...7 months ago
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Florence the Welder - *Florence told me Pray & move Don't Pray & sit unless God tells you to Wait! Florence was forced to marry a man when she was 15 yrs & he was 40 yrs & this...7 months ago
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More pics! - Here are a few more pictures of life in Sierra Leone :) The BEAUTIFUL River #2 Beach The worlds best roomies! My Handy-Dandy Scale! :) Hannah & Alicia So...8 months ago
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Say Cheese! - *It was picture day in the academy a few weeks ago.* ** *My busy bees. Love them so much!* *What is the collective noun for a group of teachers? * ...8 months ago
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Healing Hands - Looking very sharp in his Boy Scout uniform, nine-year-old Joseph Fofanah stepped up to accept his country's flag. Then he marched crisply to place it in t...9 months ago