Mercy Ships on 60 Minutes
The List
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'that' time of year - the start of the goodbyes - It's nearly the end of the school year, and sadly that brings with it lots of goodbyes. Most mornings after morning tea we hang out with someone to chat a ...1 hour ago
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Masanga- They just keep coming - Day 5 began with the shortest on-call meeting of the week that didn't mention any deaths overnight, except we knew there had been one tiny baby who certa...7 hours ago
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Mercy Minute #5 - "At Sea" Fire Drill I cannot believe it’s almost done! One more week before we set sail! This packing up is even ahead of schedu...11 hours ago
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Mercy's Minute #5 - I cannot believe it’s almost done! One more week before we set sail! This packing up is even ahead of schedule, so we may even be leaving a day or two early!...12 hours ago
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Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing. - [image: IMG 2861] Carys graduated from high school on board the *Africa Mercy* in Conakry, Guinea last night. Each of the three graduates …16 hours ago
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five minute friday: view - As the ship prepares to say farewell to the local day volunteers who have served alongside us during this field service, I've found a quiet moment here in ...16 hours ago
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Patient Transportation... - Every second Friday is cataract surgery day here at the Mercy Vision Zithulele Eye Care Project. At first I didn't know what role I would have on this day...16 hours ago
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Batik Making at Raky Teinture - One of the fun things I get to help do is sometimes plan activities for the crew. A couple of weeks ago 9 of us (including Theo) went to a local batik ...18 hours ago
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The Time of Last Things. - This is the Time of Last Things. Last night held the graduation ceremony for the Mercy Ships Academy class of 2013. It was a beautiful ceremony, the three...18 hours ago
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Update and February trip out west - The office has looked like a print shop lately as we got our latest project report out the door, on schedule!!I don't know if it's 'legal' to do this, but ...1 day ago
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Upcountry Mission: Faces of Kissinae: - First, I would like to apologize for how slowly these posts are coming. With our internet connection on the ship it can take up to an hour to upload one...1 day ago
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These last days - *Scars and struggles on the way* *But with joy our hearts can say* *Yes our hearts can say* *Never once did we ever walk alone* *Never once did you leave us ...2 days ago
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ASTD International Conference - Over 8,000 learning professionals including 2,000 delegates from 162 countries are participating on the 2013 American Society for Training and Development ...2 days ago
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Date Night...Grillz and a Lesson in Hospitality - We really like date night (um...who doesn't?) and we highly recommend it to all married couples. Date night has been an important part of our marriage from...4 days ago
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Church - This morning I attended not your typical church service. There were no pews at this church. Every bed occupied by a patient, crew members on stools betwe...5 days ago
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A season of lasts - The season of lasts has come upon us, and I'm not really sure how I feel about it all. I know that I will miss this place with all my heart, but I know th...5 days ago
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Come see us in Evans, GA, on July 6th! - We'd love to see all of you!! Click the link below for all of the details. *http://eepurl.com/zwvyX* **5 days ago
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time for school - Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting my friend Aly's elementary school. During the field service portion of my training for Mercy Ships back in October...5 days ago
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2: infection!!!!! - You know that spill I took yesterday... Now an infection... Africa had one more illness for me... Thankfully I was paying attention to a line growing up my...6 days ago
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Enjoying Guinea - Friday was the last day of surgeries and the hospital is only open for one more week. The reality that our time here in Guinea is nearly over is hitting a...6 days ago
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If Your Not Living on the Edge Your Taking Up too Much Room! - A friend said this to me recently and I thought it was great! It is easy to become complacent in life, to be settled into our comfortable little routines...6 days ago
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#whitworthbound - So my super awesome friend, Carys, is headed to college soon, Whitworth more specifically. There was a competition that she wanted to enter and asked me to...1 week ago
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Our Little Swimmer - One of our aims this year was to get Nathanael swimming which is kind of difficult when his Mother can't swim and his Father is a busy man. He had some l...1 week ago
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Support - My Mercy Ships donor page is up! http://mercyships.donorpages.com/MERCYGIFTS/KristinLSikkema/1 week ago
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A Thank you letter :) - Hey Team, You know I was praying the other day and asked God to remind me of why I am here in Africa and then I heard about Fannie's thank you letter. ...1 week ago
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Just one of those days - Today was Thankful Thursday: a tradition we have on the ward of specifically thanking God, at handover prayer, for something He has blessed you with....1 week ago
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256 Days - A lot of things can happen during 256 days, but for what I'm speaking countless things have happened. Two Hundred Fifty-Six days ago was our mass screening...1 week ago
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Thoughts on Mother's Day - To all the Mothers out there: This past weekend I got the tiniest glimpse of what it feels like to be part of your "day". Mother's Day. One day a year ...1 week ago
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Gearing Up for the Summer Trip - In just over a week, we will begin travelling for the summer and won't be back home for seven weeks. Fortunately, we've got some great folks tending the fl...1 week ago
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Bel Air and the Little Rasta Man - Friday me and Anneke caught a taxi up to Bel Air, a long stretch of beach (7 km) a few hours north of Conakry. As we arrived we walked past the big hotel i...1 week ago
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Always Learning - I love learning new things. I love new experiences. Maybe that’s why I love being a doctor because one is always learning. No two patients are ever the sa...1 week ago
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Becoming a Patient - Yesterday I got the opportunity to become a patient on the Africa Mercy. For a while now I've had these small bumps on my head - nothing serious according ...1 week ago
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KRB Update - Community - 14 May 2013 Greetings from the nation of Guinea, West Africa. One of the very unique and powerful aspects to life serving in world missions with Mercy Shi...1 week ago
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Important Mission Update - Over the past two years you have partnered with me bringing hope and healing to the world’s forgotten poor. It is through partners like you that I’ve be...1 week ago
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Hello There USA - How do you sum up four months living on a ship in Africa? I am not quite sure. I have had much time to reflect during a grueling 30 hour trip back to the ...1 week ago
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and grace will bring me home - Tomorrow I go home for the first time since July 2012. Preparing to return to ‘normal life’ is a peculiar process. This morning I was standing on the upper...1 week ago
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Congo - Having received my acceptance letter from Mercy Ships, I thought it was time I went into more detail of where I am heading to. I will be joining the ship i...1 week ago
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Charley Ryan Payne - When a new baby sister comes into the family you never know how big brother will do. I'm happy to say my 4 year old nephew is doing awesome with his new s...1 week ago
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Youth Group! - Last weekend we had a fun and different youth group night. We played various games involving food. First we played "Chubby Chihuahuas." Each of us had a la...1 week ago
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Academic Update - The Communications Department onboard recently took school pictures for the Academy. They did an amazing job! Here are some of the photos along with some...1 week ago
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Learning to live life again! - Can you believe it’s been four weeks since I had surgery? Cause I sure cant believe it!! So much has changed and quickly, it’s hard to believe that just fo...1 week ago
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it takes a village... - it takes a village to raise a child. and sometimes it takes a grandmother, a ship and a crew of hundreds to help a child walk.3 weeks ago
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How is it already MAY?! - I can’t believe it is the first day of May. So many things happen this month … the last day of surgery is next week then the following week the Ward closes...3 weeks ago
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50 Things I Will Miss - When we leave from this phase of life, this community, this part of the world, and this journey, there are many things I will miss. Here are just the firs...3 weeks ago
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Vie Plus - How does a month go by so quickly and I manage to neglect my blog? Well I guess it must have been a busy month. I have been to Togo and back since then, an...4 weeks ago
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One Month Left in Mercy - So my time here is quickly dwindling away... 25 days until I am home! I can't believe it's been almost five months. Some shenanigans we get into at work...4 weeks ago
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On Boarding … DONE! - I still can’t believe that after a year of planning to attend Gateway/On Boarding I have actually completed all of it! I have been stretched, broken, taugh...1 month ago
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60 Minutes - A few weeks ago, CBS aired their 60 Minutes special on Mercy Ships. Even though I didn't get any air time, it was fun to watch it with family and friends a...2 months ago
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Just another day on the Africa Mercy Ship - The Africa Mercy Ship provides many surgeries that cause patients to lose a significant of their own blood requiring transfusions. Since the ship is unable...2 months ago
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Behind us today - Today there is a cruise Ship dockt behind us. That's not verry normal here in West Afrika. I have seen it before , fore yers ago in Benin. Right now this c...2 months ago
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Memouna Laughs! - What a marvelous story of hope and healing! Shalom ~ Nils Go down two flights of stairs on the Africa Mercy, and you’ll find you’ve stepped out of a ship [...2 months ago
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Middle of the Grind - Long time no post. We are just over half way through the field service. The grind continues. Diane returned yesterday night from Freetown. She was covering...3 months ago
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Middle of the Grind - Long time no post. We are just over half way through the field service. The grind continues. Diane returned yesterday night from Freetown. She was covering...3 months ago
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Set those DVRs Folks! The Time Has Finally Come!! - Yeah! We are so excited to announce - and for some of you - announce again and again, that THIS SUNDAY the segment that 60 Minutes filmed at the ship i...3 months ago
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New blog address - Hello All, First of all, I wanted to thank you ALL for visiting my blog over the years. I think you'll agree with me that this has been an amazing ride! My...3 months ago
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Brokenness aside... - I am sitting here in a Internet cafe in Philadelphia as I write this post. Everyone around me working intently on projects. For what I wonder and grad scho...4 months ago
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Memouna Laughs – Patient Story from the Africa Mercy - Here’s a great story from Guinea that I just got done working on chopping up for newsletters. It’s much better in its original form, and I wanted to take a...4 months ago
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Nepal 2012 - [image: Mixbook - Create Beautiful Photo Books and Scrapbooks!] | Start your own Photo Books | Create custom Christmas Cards4 months ago
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and hope does not disappoint - "Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the the Holy Spirit who was given to us." Romans 5:5 NKJV Their...5 months ago
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Guinea: the first 7 weeks - We’re nearly two months into our 10 month field service in Guinea. Following is a pictoral timeline of our our adventures thus far. Anusumane Sylla, on th...7 months ago
7 comments:
Hello! My name is Nicole - I am hoping to join the ship this summer in a long term status. I'm just looking for tips on what to bring and how life is on the ship. How consistent is the internet connection? How easy would it be for me to mail things to America? Are there services that allow me to print letters etc while on board? I'm so excited!!
Internet connection is pretty much consistent, it is by satellite. Not hardwired, so if there is some extreme weather conditions in the area where it 'connects' in Hollywood Florida then maybe it will go out for a few hours...or if the ship has some kind of technical glitch. Otherwise, it is fairly consistent. But don't expect to be able to video skype. But blogging with pictures should be fine.
Mailing letters to America is fairly easy, they have a 'post office' of sorts on board. If it is a bigger package find someone leaving to go back to the states and ask them (pretty please) to take it back with them THEN mail it for you.
Yes. There are services on board where you can print letters while you are on board.
Hoping for your acceptance as you apply to work with Mercy Ships!
Hello!! I am Kaleena! I am planning on coming to Sierra Leone to work as a General Steward in August! To be honest, I'm a bit nervous about the unexpected...some of my jitters are things like will I be the only "newbie"? I'd love to hear from somebody who is already there and will be there when I am or is going to be getting to the ship around the same time I do1 ;) Looking forward to coming/going!
Hello! I will be coming to the ship the beginning of November. I have training in June and then Gateway in September. I'm extremely excited and a little nervous - mainly I can't barely stand my excitement to get out there!! Feel free to find me on Facebook (Nicole Pribbernow) or look at my blog: mightykaleo.blogspot.com. Let me know if you have a blog so I can follow your first few months before I get there!
Hi there: I will be returning to the AFM next month and can't wait! My son spent a year on the ship, I spent 5 weeks in Benin the end of 2009 and will be going to Sierra Leone shortly. My husband will join me for the last 2 weeks of my time there. My blog address is http://sher919.wordpress.com/
Can't wait to be back and share the experience with my husband!
My family and I will be joining in January 2012. II will be the Crew Physician for at least 2 years - hopefully a lot more! Our blog:
http://TrapnellMD.blogspot.com
Thanks
Kevin Trapnell MD
Melissa (wife), Will, Emily, and Stephen (due October 19th, 2011)
Hi everyone! I am coming aboard the Africa Mercy on August 4th for the first time! I will be working as a General Steward. I would love to hear from anyone who is currently on board or who is planning to go!
My blog is elizabethmercyships.blogspot.com
God bless!
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