Sunday, March 13, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Last week
What a week! It has been a very busy, interesting and difficult week for us.
Ananda has been really busy in the engine room. The seawater suction intake for the generators and a.c. systems are getting blocked due to the floating plastics and other debri around the ship. This gives a lot of additional work, cleaning strainers etc. (every hour).
The screening for potential surgery candidates last Monday did not go as planned. People got hurt and many were shocked and shaken. Please see this link for more information http://www.mercyships.org/blog/entry/screening-day-update
In the Hospital we have been very busy setting up. We've unloaded containers, labelled, put away, stocked OR's, wards and sorted lots of stuff. Wednesday evening we had open house in the Hospital.
Rick and Andre found out their bloodtype, saw their own DNA cells on the coolscope, found their veins, raced to fill urinals with... learned CPR, dressed up like surgeons and operated on a monkey, learned some nursingskills and did lots more. Always fun these open hospital evenings!
Sorry tried to add pictures..no success I'll try later.
Ananda has been really busy in the engine room. The seawater suction intake for the generators and a.c. systems are getting blocked due to the floating plastics and other debri around the ship. This gives a lot of additional work, cleaning strainers etc. (every hour).
The screening for potential surgery candidates last Monday did not go as planned. People got hurt and many were shocked and shaken. Please see this link for more information http://www.mercyships.org/blog/entry/screening-day-update
In the Hospital we have been very busy setting up. We've unloaded containers, labelled, put away, stocked OR's, wards and sorted lots of stuff. Wednesday evening we had open house in the Hospital.
Rick and Andre found out their bloodtype, saw their own DNA cells on the coolscope, found their veins, raced to fill urinals with... learned CPR, dressed up like surgeons and operated on a monkey, learned some nursingskills and did lots more. Always fun these open hospital evenings!
Sorry tried to add pictures..no success I'll try later.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Arrival in Freetown
On the website of Mercy Ships is a nice slideshow of our arrival in Freetown, Sierra Leone. In it is a photo with Andre .. just cute!
http://www.mercyships.org/blog/entry/the-africa-mercy-arrives-in-sierra-leone/#
Lia
http://www.mercyships.org/blog/entry/the-africa-mercy-arrives-in-sierra-leone/#
Lia
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sail Activities and Arrival in Freetown
Arrival in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Sail Olympics Team Samarai!
"This is a drill ... this is a drill"
Sail Olympics Team Samarai!
"This is a drill ... this is a drill"
The Sail to Sierra Leone
The sail to Freetown, Sierra Leone was, thank God, very smooth without any major problems. There was still a lot of tweaking, adjusting etc to be done at the new engines, which kept Ananda real busy.
There was not a lot of sea life but we did manage to spot some great dolphin action. 
We had some great worship times on the bow and we crossed the equator.
We had some great worship times on the bow and we crossed the equator.
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