Dear everyone, Wow, it’s already December!! Time is going unbelievably fast, and the end of field service is now getting very close. That means a lot of wrapping up, finishing things, planning, packing, and saying goodbye! The past few weeks here on board have been filled with many different things, exactly what I love ; ) !! “Bubbles” was a theme that came back often! On Sundays I often teach at a local church. We start with a small group of kids in a building next to the ch

Dear everyone, First of all, I want to thank you for your involvement over the past months! I have received so many kind messages, cards, and phone calls, which have made me feel incredibly supported and loved. It is almost impossible to write down everything I experience, go through, and see here, but I will try to share a little bit anyway! : ) The school year is in full swing and extremely busy! Even though the classes are small, there is still more than enough to do. We a

Dear everyone, Here we go, time for an update from my first weeks on board… After a long weekend of travel, the moment finally arrived: on Sunday, August 3rd, I arrived on the African Mercy . What an enormous ship, it’s really unbelievable!! The first week was overwhelming, a bit tiring but also really fun : ) I got lost about 784 times, learned (and already forgot) about 645 new names, and attended endless orientation sessions. During that first week, it became clear that I