Another day, another story!

Hello all! I don't have much to write about but i figured it's time for an update.  For those who don't know, my time with MercyShips is slowly drawing to an end.  My service here is up the middle of March.  I'm so excited to come home! But i'm also really sad about leaving Africa.  I've really grown to love the markets, the taxi's, the people and the relationships i've formed here.
I've started a list of things i have left to accomplish before I leave:

1. Ride on a Zimmi -COMPLETED
2. Stay the night off the ship - COMPLETED
3. Donate blood to the ship
4. Befriend a patient 
5. Eat at a side of the road food vendor (African style!)
6. Observe a surgery

Currently i've done the first two.  I rode on a zimmi (motorcycle) and it was awesome! However, i did take the precaution of riding on Ken's bike. 

It was lots of fun...but i prolly won't do it again. It messes up my hair to much.

Staying off the ship i completed last weekend staying at Kpalime. I already posted about that trip and i don't want to double post pictures.  that would be embarrassing.

I've signed up to "befriend a patient".  It's a program where you get matched up with a patient.  You visit them, encourage them, pray with them and in general just be there as a friend.  I got assigned two different patients.  So tomorrow I'm going to go make some new friends!

As for the donating blood one...I signed up to donate blood.  In Sierra Leone I donated blood to a local clinic.  The Aberdeen women's clinic came onto the ship and a lot of crew donated blood to them.  So i guess that counts if i don't actually get to donate to our on board hospital. 

I've been thinking a lot about coming home.  I feel like i'm in a weird transition period.  I've been having a hard time focusing on being here.  I'm ready to come home.  I miss home.  

Oh! before I sign off a quick prayer request.  Our ovens in the galley are on the fritz.  Two of them are completely broken which leaves us in a very tight spot.  Please pray that we will be able to get the necessary parts ASAP.  Love to all!