What are you waiting for?

So you think you may want to quit your job and go live on a ship off the coast of Africa? Let me tell you whats in store...

An house on the ocean...
with a lovely odor outside your door resembling raw sewage and garbage at different stages of rot. Oh wait, it is sewage and rotting garbage.


Its especially nice in the early morning hours...

(shout out to our dive team for basking in this glory)








A fully equipped hospital and staff ready to take care of your every symptom...
who then groups you with which virus you have along with the 400 other people you share germs with. You generally fit into one of three or so.

A manageable commute...
when you subtract the not-so-random-run-ins with a herd of cows

Oh, and sheep. Can't forget the sheep.










A comfortable bed...
that you have to climb into when you are far past the age of being limber enough to do so without absolute fear of hurting yourself. Not to mention the pivot-your-pelvis-maneuver you quickly master when you want to switch sides once in the bed.

Multiple marriage proposals a day...
when you learn your worth in goats. Invaluable information ladies, really.

Stress unlike any other. The kind that doesn't seem to let up...
until you hold a 5 month old baby with a cleft lip who smiles at you through her deformity. The baby whose mama holds a card for her life changing surgery just one month from today. The baby who shouldn't be alive and now is gaining ounces and grams daily, proving prayers work and actual miracles do exist.








Walking by faith, feeling blind and confused as to what your future holds...
then stopping to realize that God called you to be a part of an organization that brings literal sight to the blind. Color into the lives of children, the pairing of a mothers voice to her face for the first time ever.





Neighbors who wake you up on Saturday mornings just by having a simple conversation...
the same ones who throw an 80's party just for the fun of it and dance the night away with you on the top deck later on.

Feeling the emotional agony of seeing children die from treatable diseases...
and the extreme joy of being part of getting treatment for those with the same disease.








Aime

So if you are ready for a challenge that leaves you dirty, smelling like exhaust and sweat, frustrated, heartbroken, tired and weary, then also be ready for an experience that leaves you breathless, totally in love, fearless, faithful, and in awe.
So if you are able, if you have something to give, if you feel the unmistakable urge to get up and go...
what are you waiting for?