The weekend

Yesterday was the 30th Anniversary of Mercy Ships, which we celebrated with a day of competition in 1o different events. We formed teams of 6, our team wasn't formed until yesterday morning, and while most teams came in matching uniforms, (all very creative), with team names like Dentimental for the dental team, our team members just so happened to show up wearing blue shirts and we then came up with the name "Code Blue" -we were all nurses, so it was fitting. Some of the games included water balloon toss, bean bag toss, darts, table tennis, the onion run (similar to carrying an egg on a spoon)... anyways, it was a lot of fun and the patients did enjoy watching us look foolish :) Our team got the award for "Consistent 6" which means we didn't stink too badly. Then we had a barbeque on the dock, with hamburgers and it was really nice.

Today, I went to a local church, it was very western. It was nice to sing familiar worship songs, sit in pews, shake hands on the way into church, and all read the words on powerpoint. Then it rained this afternoon.

I want to leave some words to a song that I really like, and which are really challenging me. They played it at the end of the church service tonight on the ship:

I'll stand with arms high and heart abandoned,
In awe of the One who gave it all
I'll stand my soul Lord to you surrender
all I am is yours

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-YUU-MRjw4