T minus 2 weeks

It’s getting down to the final countdown (insert Daniel Walters’ rendition of Europe’s hit) and it’s actually starting to hit me a bit. I’m really doing this. It comes with a combined sense of excitement and sadness. I picked up my parents from SeaTac a couple of weeks ago and brought them home, they’re off [...]

Alizma Kotoir Kotongue’s story

Here’s another recent story from the Africa Mercy, docked in Lome, Togo. As written, photographed, and provided by Mercy Ships: Eight women sat close together on the bench beneath the awning at the Mercy Ships Hospitality Center in Lomè, Togo. They had come from villages – some nearby and some far away – all hoping [...]

Salutations from Seattle!

I figured I should write from here briefly. I’m on the road, seeing some friends and family. I’m staying with my sister on Capitol Hill here in Seattle, writing this from Victrola, a local coffee roasting joint that doubles as a cafe. It’s the free internet that beckons us. My parents fly in from Togo [...]

From Benin and Togo

My parents just got to the Africa Mercy docked in Lome, Togo. I thought I would share this Email from them summarizing their field training as I thought it was pretty powerful. Not to mention my mom rode a motorcycle taxi! I think they’re right where the Lord wants them. Needless to say I’m really [...]