I'm still alive...

I bet y’all thought I’d dropped off the face of the planet since I haven’t written in a week! Well, let me inform you that no, I am still alive, and enjoying life immensely!
I’ll do my best to summarize. Monday we went to the beach again and had fun playing in the waves, playing ultimate Frisbee, sketching, talking, and enjoying the sunshine. We stayed for the sunset and then ordered pizza when we got back to the ship. The pizza delivery guy had a hard time finding the ship, and when he did, I proceeded to burn my leg on his motorbike exhaust pipe as I leaned over to count our the money for him. We finally had our pizza, and quite enjoyed one of the comforts of home. It wasn’t Boston Pizza or Dominos or Panago, etc., but it was quite good.
I was off duty Tuesday, so I went to an orphanage in the afternoon with a few other women. We were there to spend time focused on the teenage girls at the orphanage. We had a Bible study on the story of Jesus healing a blind man by smearing mud over his eyes. It was good to discuss misconceptions about why people have disabilities or sickness in their lives. The girls are really great and a lot of fun. We taught them the card game Uno after the Bible study, and I was amazed at how quickly they caught on. I hope I can go back so that I can really get to know them and minister to them more fully. There was a girl there named “Jenneh” (that’s how it was spelled), and I realized why people always think I have an African name and pronounce my name a bit different than I do.
My Uno partner was Mary, and we became friends. I hope to go back and develop my relationships with them more fully.
I worked Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening. In the mornings I read my Bible, went to the tailor and got my new skirts and my dress. The evening shifts were good. One patient shared with me about his experience during the war, which was pretty tough. He was hiding out in the bush, and his entire family died. They were trying to escape by boat, and their boat capsized and they drowned. It’s so hard to believe what they’ve gone through. I love that I can pray with my patients here though.