Tonight I had one of those heart-warming moments that makes it all worth it. There is a little girl in the hospital right now that pretty much everyone on the ship knows. Her name is Ravette and she is the most joyful little girl I have ever encountered. Her laugh and sweet little voice are infectious. You can't be grumpy when she is around. She is one of the orthopedic patients that is on the ward for a complication. Tonight I was training another nurse to be in charge and she is more than competent at the job, so I had ample time on my hands to interact with the patients. I decided Ravette and I would go on a walk. Ravette has an interesting gait, she has a cast on one leg and her other knee doesn't bend very well so it's kind of like a leg swinging shuffle. Off we go down the hall, back and forth. Soon she starts singing a little song full of cute little noises with each step. Can I just say this little girl is a-dor-able! So as you can imagine my heart is already full of joy and I am smiling just because she makes me so happy. Then we approach a room at the end of the hall. This room is where the patients go for complex dressing or cast changes. She walks up to the door and peeks inside. Slowly she looks over her shoulder at me and enters the room. Slow swinging step at a time, I thought she was looking for someone. Then she looks around the corner, turns around and runs into my legs wrapping her arms around me crying. After doing my own little shuffle (since there is a child wrapped around my legs) to look around the corner. I suddenly realize she is scared because around that corner is the bed she has to lay on to have her cast changed. In that moment there was no where in the world I would have rather been. No where but in that scary dressing room, comforting sweet Ravette. This is why I love my job!

Before surgery.

After surgery ... She now only has one cast.

Prayer Request

When I decided to return for this field service I knew that money would be tight. Like really tight. Over the past the six months I have been trusting God that he would provide and he hasn't let me down. It has come from an unexpected place. I have had more support from fellow crew members than anyone else. Little notes on my door with an extra $20 tucked in or just offering to buy me a meal. As I look to the next five months, I'll be honest ... I'm stressing a little. I have money to pay for the next three months of crew fees and that's it. This doesn't include a plane ticket home. The total would be about $2500 + plane ticket which could be as high as an additional two thousand. Since I am volunteering here and paying for room/board, I have no income. One day at a time I am having to remind myself that He is faithful and the he has an amazing plan. I just wanted to ask for prayer, pray that I will remain faithful and no matter what is plan is I will be content. If you feel led to donate to helping me stay here on the ship follow this link: mercyships-us.donorpages.com/crewmates/

Please let me know if there is anything I can pray for you. :)