I volunteer with a Christian Medical Global Charity that operated hospital ships that serve the worlds poor. I lived onboard the Africa Mercy for 5 years serving as a teacher and then Principal of the on board school. Now I am serving in Texas at the International Operational Centre, helping develop the school further so that we can provide an exceptional biblical based quality holistic education to the families who serve the people of West Africa.

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Hospital Open House - Friday the 13th

As we prepare to begin our 2009 Benin Field Service the ship is filled with busy people preparing all the areas of the ship. This pass Friday the Hospital opened it's doors to the whole crew and gave us a taste of what was to come. Below are some fun photos of the festivities....


The ward are not the conventional white clinical approach, rather filled with vibrant colour and very soon great activity as patients arrive next week when surgery begins on the 24th February.




The Operating Theaters where open for us to see, usually they are closed off to crew, and we all could try our hand at different skills needed in the OR. Above Dr. Paul Theron an anesthetist from South Africa shows our 'future' surgeons the skill of intubating a patient.


Next the surgeon arrives ready to help in any way. We start their training very young on board!


Once the surgery is complete, the next step would be to stitch the patient closed. In order to be ready to Dr. Gary, our faith MaxFax surgeon for the last 24 years shows crew members the art of stitching.

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