Preamble

We are a family of three; Andrew, Jodie and Jessica (aged 18) from Tasmania, Australia who are currently serving in Douala, Cameroon, Central Africa on the M/V Africa Mercy, the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world, through Mercy Ships International. God has called us on a journey that has been many years in the making. For this season we call Africa home, as we seek to bring hope and healing to the poorest of the poor.



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Monday, August 08, 2011

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie-Oi, Oi, Oi!!


A few months ago we had an Aussie get together. There are five long term Aussies-us, Deb a nurse and Tim the Purser but there are many passing through all the time. Apart from us, there are only four people left on board from this photo right now. There are quite a few from Brisbane so we are looking forward to a bit of a reunion when we come home over Christmas. We had a good old yarn about everything from Julia Gillard to Rugby Union and of course covered Master Chef,  Neighbours and a decent steak!

Just a few weeks ago an Aussie crew member organised this ANZAC photo shoot. Our Captain has been on leave so we have had an Aussie Captain standing in for about a month.  It is always good to hear an Aussie accent and to have a good chat with a fellow countryman. We are pretty excited about the impending arrival of another Tasweigan!! Yes, Leah Ferguson from Burnie is joining the ship long term as a teacher, from November. What are the chances of that?!

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