Well...it has been quite some time since i have sent out an update.
There has been a lot happening these past few months. It's quite difficult to put it into words.
Leaving Conakry,Guinea was much harder than I thought it would be. Saying goodbye to patients, good friends, & my 21 wonderful day-workers at the Hope Centre!
I seriously cannot believe that it has been 2 years since i embarked on this journey to the ship. I remember stepping onto the Africa Mercy for the first time in Sierra Leone. It was a strange, unfamiliar place at the time. But, over the past two years, the ship has really become home to me.
Thank you for each and every single one of you who have supported me on this journey. Throughout the ups, during my medical leave time, & sticking by me. I literally could not do this without your financial support, prayers, & love. You have no idea how much you mean to me! This has been the best experience of my life thus far! I've learned & grown immensely, & have been able to love on people who have never seen or experienced love before because of their different ailments/disformities.
I have made the decision to extend my time with Mercy Ships & continue my work at the Hope Centre! I'm very much looking forward to our Field Service in the Congo. ( Republic of Congo, Not DRC).
As of right now, I'm looking to head home to California in December. I haven't been home for Christmas the whole two years I've served on the Africa Mercy & so I'm very much looking forward to that!
Thank you once again for sticking by me in this last stretch and I don't take your love and support for granted.
