In the Army Now

On July 19th Josiah graduated from the Leadership Training School in Fort Knox, Kentucky. The graduation was the culmination of demanding training. Four weeks can change a person's life; being challenged emotionally,physically and mentally. Phase I taught the basic skills necessary to participate in the next three phases. Training was conducted by drill sergents. Phase II covered adventure training which built self-confidence and unit esprit-de-corps. Phase III used field exercises to assess the cadet's leadership abilities. Phase IV introduced the cadet to the social aspect of the Army. Take a look at the graduation pictures.

Congratulations Josiah!!!

Ghana Medical Screening

The challenging part sometimes is from a personal perspective versus a ministry perspective. We are challenged because we want to be on-site and directly involved with the field service to the country of Ghana first-hand. Then we are excited because as a ministry we are doing exactly that. Sometimes we have to look past ourselves and see the big picture.Although we are still working on the completion of the Africa Mercy, the Ghana field service has not been delayed! Two days of Medical Screening took place in Tema, Ghana on Monday and Tuesday (June 26-27). There, also, was a screening in Takadori, Ghana on Friday. It is estimated that over 2,000 potential patients were lined up to see the doctors by 8:00 am on Monday morning in the extremely hot Ghanaian sun!

About half of the crew of the Anastasis (many of our crew from the Africa Mercy that went ahead to Ghana) laid aside their duties on board to help with the triage,crowd control, prayer and patient escorting during the screening days. Read the story of Bawa Tarfo. Please be aware that their are some graphic pictures.

Celebration Feast

With founder of Mercy Ships Don Stevens watching, fellow crew members are enjoying the FIRST CREW LUNCH on board the ship in the main dining room. It is a taste of what it will be like when we begin living on the ship in the near future. What a delicious beginning!

Please Pray

Please, please help us pray for our dear friend Elizabeth and her husband, Jan. Elizabeth is from the Dominican Republic and we served together for several years with Mercy Ships. She recently married Jan, from the Netherlands and they are presently in Amsterdam. Early Monday morning Elizabeth had to have an emergency c-section. The baby, Grace Isabella, weighs slightly less than 4 pounds but is doing well but Elizabeth is very ill with pre-eclampsia related issues! She has had surgery 4 times since the c-section and she is presently on life support. PLEASE PRAY WITH US FOR A FULL RECOVERY!!!!!