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

Beautiful Bureh!


It's hard to believe that just an hours drive from the chaos and pandemonium of Freetown lie so many stunning beaches. A piece of unspoilt paradise.
A few weeks ago a large group of crew members went to Bureh Beach for the day. The weather was a little tumultuous but the company was wonderful, the BBQ tasty amd the water divinely warm.


The locals often feed visitors to the beaches fresh fish which they have caught using their canoes.

 My good friend, Megan and her gorgeous daughter, Emma.

Emma getting curious about the canoe.

A storm threatens overhead. Very Jurassic Park!


Some of the kids spent the day digging a rather large hole.


Jess and her friend Josie from Ghana.

Thanks to the galley staff, in particular Jesse Mitchell, we were well catered for with a BBQ of hamburgers and hot dogs.


There are hundreds of dogs wandering the streets and beaches of Sierra Leone. Some of them look well fed and some are skin and bone. It is very sad.  We are not allowed to pat them as rabies is a very real threat and the ship does not carry the vaccine.This little doggy found some welcome respite from the heat and rain under a chair.


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