I am back in Africa!!!
I am in Freetown, Sierra Leone!!!
I arrived safely on the ship after a flight from London to Brussels, a layover in Brussels, and a sketchy, water-taxi ride across the river/ocean (more to come about this adventure)...
I love being back on the ship!!!
I/we need prayer...we are currently relying on a dwindling water supply that the ship carried with them from South Africa... our reserves are quickly running out...we have not yet been able to secure our supply of water with our host country, Sierra Leone, because we recently found out the local water is contaminated with e-coli...this issue presents a small problem... not only for the local people, but us...we are in need of extra water at this point in our outreach because we are in the middle of cleaning & scouring the hospital, sterilizing our surgical instruments, & cleaning all our equipment that was stored in containers while the ship was in dry dock. With the water shortage we have had to halt all but essential uses of water...
Intervention is needed from God in the area of the port. The day after the ship arrived in Sierra Leone, control of the port went from government owned to private ownership. This change is huge & the ship is in the middle of it! We need a mountain of shipping containers to move so that we can secure our dock & set-up our dockside units.
I/we/the people of Sierra Leone need your prayers....tomorrow & Tuesday...are the screening days for Mercy Ships. The day we triage and select those that we will be able to operate on during the next 10 months & those we will not be able to help. We are holding the screening at the local stadium in Freetown. Please pray that those we can help will come to seek help & pray that those we will be unable to help will stay away. Pray for divine intervention in the entire process...We expect thousands of people to come...
I must go to bed now. Morning is going to come before I know it!
4 comments:
Have been and will continue to be praying for you. You didn't need to test your knowledge of 'bugs' with e-coli- that's not so tropical as it is universal, and no good at that! May the One who gives springs of living water, bring them to the ship, and a place to safe harbor, and serve those He has called you to serve. We love you, and pray for you God's wisdom, and His love to exude from you in the next two days as you pre-screen those you will serve. May He also give you the physical, emotional, and spiritual stamina you need for such a time as this.
Pass this along to Jane-O and all the others as well.
MumZ
While the Mercy Ship is desperate for uncontaminated water, Vermont is having flash floods! :/ Wish we could share our fresh mountain water with you! Will be praying for you and the Mercy Ship team today as you triage potential patients at the Freetown stadium. May God provide for all your needs super abundantly! Love, Mom K.
While the Mercy Ship is in desperate need of uncontaminated water... the rivers are so high in Vermont they have begun flooding the roads! Wish we could share some of our fresh mountain water with you. Will be praying for you and the Mercy Ship team today as potential patients are triaged at the Freetown stadium. May God meet all your needs super abundantly! Love, Mom K.
Hi! Laura Welcome back to the ship. We will be praying for all of you on the ship for safety and that you will soon have fresh water. God is good Linda
Post a Comment