This blog follows the journey of John, Melissa, Doug & Donna from Marvin United Methodist Church (Tyler, Texas) on a mission to the Africa Mercy. The Africa Mercy, Mercy Ships flagship, is the world's largest non govermental hospital ship that is currently docked in Togo, West Africa.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Arrived in Togo and Aboard Ship

Dear Friends,

The Marvin Team arrived safely in Togo and boarded the Africa Mercy around 7:30 p.m. Lome' time. After eating, we received a briefing about emergency proceedures, received our name badges for the week and got settled into our rooms. We are five hours ahead of CST.

Tomorrow we will attend a church service at a fishing village, tour the ship, attend evening worship, and have a dessert social with the West African crew members. Met a nurse from North Carolina and a nurse from Canada, along with two dentists from Great Britain. The crew seems extremely nice and take hospitality seriously.

It was dark as we traveled from the airport to the ship so it was difficult to see much. Many people were out on the streets and there were many people on motorcycles. An aggressive driver cut us off in the airport parking lot and got an earful from the parking lot attendent.

Heading to bed. My roommate has probably already fallen asleep.

Looking forward to the worship tomorrow.

Grace and Peace,

Doug

1 comment:

  1. Sweet Dreams! Lots of prayers being lifted up for you all from Tyler. May God bless your time of worship as well as your new relationships.

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