Unofficial 2013 Mercy Ships Calendar

G'day everyone,
Some friends and I put together an unofficial 2013 Mercy Ships Calendar (mainly cause it is really hard to get into the real one). Anyways this will give you a little insight into what life is like off the ship. Enjoy.

The Front Cover - A Montage of a lot of awesome memories.

      

  

January - A recent long weekend to Dalaba. We eventually arrived three vehicles and 12hrs later. 

February - This was an extremely difficult photo to take. I just made it into the timer shot.

March - Some Men of Mercy Ships.

April - Some extreme hiking done by Josh Callow and our team.

May - One of our friends, Dr Lydia Marx recommends that touching is good for the development. We ran with her advice.

June - Some Mercy Girls.

July - Ruben accidently ripped the entire door off this van.

August - Hiking along the Dalaba trail.

September - A Birds eye view from the very edge of a very high waterfall.

October - When going on adventures, it's always a good to keep an eye out.

      

November - A bunch of great friends.

December - We are doing a documentary for the film festival on the Wilderbeast. Harmen is going to be the star. Stay in tune for the release of this documentary in about 2 months time.

So I hope you enjoyed having a little glimpse into what life is like here off the ship.
I hope you have an awesome 2013 and I am sure the 2014 Unofficial Mercy Ships Calendar will be just as good.

God is good 

Nick Veltjens  

Christmas in Africa 101

G’day G’day,

So what on earth does Christmas on a ship... in Africa... look like?

Well for me, it looked a little like this...  

The primary school kids came and decorated the tent... 

Then there was the Rehab Christmas party... 

We made our Christmas tree out of a skirt and crutches...

We had a Ginger bread house making contest... Please note, mine looked nothing like this...

Mask making contest...

The boys of the rehab team...

Let’s not forget the Christmas play... 

Then there was the Ship’s Christmas market... 

Then there was the Christmas photo shoot... 

Then there were the carols by candle light... 

With guest appearances from the African Wiggles... 
 

And then there was the Christmas Eve get together with friends 

with a white elephant gift exchange... 

some presents were better than others...

Mango Men

And last but not least, lots and lots of Christmas food and games... 

There’s no place like home over Christmas, however if that’s not a possibility then the ship is a pretty good alternative...

God is Good,
All the Time...