This has been a pretty good week. We are now done with the classroom, it has been a challenge to spend a month sitting in a class after all the time we've been out of school.
We continue to have a great group of people in our class, several of whom are now done, they have jobs that aren't on the ship. We move on to basic safety training next week. This is comprised of CPR/First Aid, Fire Fighting, and water safety. There will still be a fair amount of classroom instruction, but we get to do a lot of active things too, so that should help the week go faster.
We got some good news late in the week, our house has been leased!! A family new to town will be moving in March and will be there for 2 years! We knew this would happen eventually, but it is a relief to have the details done before we leave.
Speaking of leaving, we were able to spend the weekend in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. It was nice to get off the base and spend some time together. We enjoyed some museums, dinners, and the Ft. Worth rodeo.
It was gratifying to watch 60 Minutes last weekend. The general response was so positive that CBS did a followup on the evening news on Monday!! As an organization, we have seen response like never before with thousands of hits on the website and lots of people seeking to work with Mercy Ships. If you haven't had a chance to watch the segment, please do so!! It will help you understand why we have a passion for the mission!!
Our phones will still be active until March 5. We'd love to hear from you! We leave on March 6 and fly from Dallas to Newark, to Brussells, to Dakar, Senegal, and then to Conakry, Guinea. Not a flight we are looking forward too. . . about a total of 30 hours. Then we will be working on a 2 1/2 week project at a women's hospital before moving on to the ship.
Hopefully we will have another blog update before we leave, but if we don't, it is possible we won't be back on line until near the end of March. Take care all and God Bless!!!
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