Former CBM Crew, now on the Africa Mercy
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Photo of dear friends who used to be on the Caribbean Mercy, but who are now following the Lord’s will to serve on the Africa Mercy. Taken while my friends, Paulina & Lene were visiting.

Hurricane Rita – we have found ourselves in the path of this strong storm. I have recently learned how to listen to a radio station over the internet – so I found KSBJ Christian Radio from Houston. As I watched on the television the response of the Texan people to those evacuees from Louisiana and heard of the hospitality of Houston in particular, I heard the same over the radio. Then just this week, the communities of Galveston, Houston and others have evacuated out of the area themselves, many have come up to North East Texas (for those who were not sure where Lindale, TX is located). The entire community living on the base gathered together and we reviewed our disaster preparedness plan so we know what to do in situations of flooding, loss of power & water, wind damage, and medical injuries. We do not know at this time what type of response we will have to the Texas Gulf Coast, we will evaluate on Monday, depending on the local affect.

Food Bank 1
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Sept 16 – Spent the day as a volunteer at the local food bank – which serves locals and also those evacuees from the Gulf Coast.

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Our first Friday night in Texas, we took a large group to a real Texan rodeo – first time for most of the former CBM crew members.

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Visit of Terri Lynn and the small reunion we had together.

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Sharing Mercy Ships at Celebration Freedom in Dallas July ’05 – great to share with our neighbors here in Texas.

My First Entry in my First BLOG – for the purpose of additional and not as formal communication to you all as my friends and family around the world.