Bed now…..Thanks to everyone for reading my blog, your support and prayers mean a lot ❤️
Author: amjluross
May 7/17
Ready to disembark , quite a process but it’s done!! Papers signed, evaluations done, bank account closed , cabin inspected, bed stripped,now just to get my psssport on my way off the ship! Will go to supper early to see friends off, they are leaving on an earlier flight, church is at 1900, then leave the ship at 2030. They have us there 3 hours in advance!
Last night we had an African fashion show. There are several tailors on board so people go to the market, buy fabric and then get it made into outfits. Will post some pics of the evening.
Eatlier in the afternoon, my Alberta friend and I got to go up to the bridge, I think it’s the only place on the ship I haven’t seen! Will post some pics of that too, hopefully!
Last Try
I have loaded so many pics, can see them all but can’t see insert anywhere so they won’t send on blog page …
Adjoa
This is Adjoa, meaning Monday ( she was born on Monday) the day Jesus went to Galilee ( she says that over and over)
Thoughts and Pics
went on an engine room tour Tues. night, it was absolutely amazing to see way down below in the ship: the engines, water treatment system,sewage treatment plant, incinerator for hospital waste, gas storage, oil, air conditioning systems etc.
To end it we climbed up inside the blue funnel, the view was incredible !!! ( knees still hurting)
May 5, Friday
Well today was my last day in the OR, feeling kind of emotional tonight, I know I’m tired, missing home etc. but it was so worth it, feel like I could cry!!! At supper I was eating with a new friend from Ghana, she lives in Cotonou and works on the ship as a day crew worker, preparing food for the hospital. She is so on fire for God, her eyes just sparkle!!! Her boss joined us, she is the dietian on board, has worked in Benin the last 4 years with another mission. Anyways, she was telling us she had just gotten back from driving s patient home, young gal , age 33 had one of those huge jaw tumors, Dr. Gary operated on it and she is so happy!!! And so turned on for Jesus, she told people in her village her story and many have become believers!! Previuosly, this gal had been shunned and set aside to die. I felt privileged to hear about the rest of the story as we only see the O R part.
So this week I was in general doing humungus inguinal hernias ( huge scrotal bulges), you can’t imagine how big. These poor men!! Yesterday I was in PACU briefly and one was blowing me kisses to thank me, very touching. They are so appreciative!!! Makes it all worth it!!!
May 2/17
There is going to be a live interview today with Facebook with Dr. Brian Barki, head of anaesthesia . Just go to Mercy Ships on Facebook plus I will share it to those of you who are friends with me on Facebook.
It is happening right now !!! Watched it being filmed, not sure when it will be on FB!!
Continued…
My Canadian buddy just came in and said the Oilers lost last night, she lives in Baarhead, so good to talk Canadian eh???
I have a request for all you prayer warriors out there, I appreciate your prayers. Please pray for my departure on Sunday, flight is supposed to leave at 11 pm Sunday… this airport is not that friendly, we have had some delayed flights with crew waiting for hours after leaving the Mercy Ships people who give rides to the airport. It’s a hot airport, water is a concern, you get the picture and we have to dump out our water from the ship before we go to security. I do n’t want to miss my flight in Paris, so thanks all for praying !!!
Today will be a long day, cases always seem to go late, we work til we’re done…
Right now the aft case is revision of a scar on a young gals face, she had a tumor removed here on ship in Feb. So that’s the news for today…
May 1st
Absolutely pouring rain today !!! Have not seen it rain like this! Apparently if it doesn’t rain lots soon, the crops will be ruined , the countryside looks green and lush though. Good day to be doing surgery in the bowels of the ship… no windows on hospital floor.
So today our team is from U.S., Australia … the surgeon, scrub nurse and anaesthetist
Sweden and me!!! So there was a great teunion between our scrub nurse and the surgeon, they worked together over 20 years ago when he was a baby surgeon as she calls it!! So they are catching up, she is hogging the scrubs. He is a plastic surgeon, has been coming to the ship for not sure how long. So they are talking quickly to each other and I catch the odd word. So thought I would add to my blog, they are working on a bilateral cleft lip on a 9 month old, all seem to be severe here.
Random thoughts
Sunday, April 30/17
It’s Sunday aft. I am sitting in the shade up by the pool, some brave ones are in the sun….
-zemidjan or Semis for short, known as a form of taxi in Benin, there are swarms of them at the port gate every time we get off the shuttle from the ship. We have arranged taxis or booked a van in advance from the ship for our outings… except that night I went for ice cream… when we walked! The drivers wear yellow shirts so are easily spotted, Mercy Ships have asked us not to use them but some have, not me as the traffic is unreal and I value my life , and they don’t speak English!
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