It's my friday!!! yay! I don't know why but it seems like i'm always exhausted on 'Fridays' until the work day is over and then i have all this energy! So I spent the evening making chocolate chip banana bread and onion rings. Two very different things i know, but i saw a picture of the onion rings while looking up a recipe for the bread and just had to have the onion rings.
Exciting news of the day is that around 10 AM they announced that water would be cut off until further notice.  It was quite exciting!  The water came back on around 10:30, so it wasn't as exciting as it could have been.
Today in group devotions Rachel talked about taking time to remember what God has done in your life.  I thought about how God got me here to Africa.  On my travels to get here i just kept thinking to myself God got me this far he will get me to the ship.  And then when we finally landed in Sierra Leone and all our luggage was precariously perched on top of a truck i thought "God you've been faithful this far, please help my luggage to all be safe".  And it was.  I prayed for friends and have made some very close friendships.  I asked God for support to get here and I am totally funded.  I was nervous about my passport coming in time and that worked out.  I didn't have a computer and was randomly given one before i left.  God has been very very faithful to me.  Honestly, this whole adventure with MercyShips is the first time in my life i can clearly see God working in my life.  I know that sounds crazy (especially to my parents) but it's true.  It's the first time that there's no chance of coincidence making it happen.  Even if all i learn from this trip is that God really truly is faithful to bring about what He has promised, thats enough.
I was talking to a fellow crew member who i work with in the galley about differences in the church in Africa vs. the church in America.  He was astounded that in America people don't walk down the street talking to everyone they see, or offering a helping hand to anyone who needs it, or going out of their way to just say hello and how are you to someone.  He brought up the passage in the bible where it says 'knock and the door shall be opened'.  He believes that passage is not only talking about us knocking on the door to heaven but also about us literally knocking on neighbors doors and asking for help when we need it.  He made it a point to say that he's not trying to judge or criticize but he's certain that something is very wrong with the christian church in American if we aren't teaching people to be loving and caring and compassionate to all.
Goodnight :)