This news story was filmed while I was working on the ship.  These are all the places and people I've seen and known.   If you were curious of what my life looked like in Guinea this captures it pretty well.  The catch is that this was filmed for a Belgium news station so it's not narrated in English.  There are a few interviews with English speakers.
http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/mediatheek/programmas/terzake/2.26015/2.26016/1.1517474

Here is a link to a story on the Mercy Ships blog.  This woman they speak of was a patient in the ward while I was there.  I had always wondered what her story was and after reading this I finally know.  While this is one story about a person with a cleft lip there are many just like it.

http://www.mercyships.org/hadiatou-the-girl-with-the-well-loved-name/

I'm home!  My time in Guinea was a wonderful experience.  I am so grateful for all the time I was able to devote to working on the Africa Mercy in Guinea.  I'm sure as time goes on I'll reflect even more on how the experience has changed my life.  As my service ended a few weeks ago I had some sad good-byes.  It was hard to leave such close friends behind.  I hope our paths will somehow cross again in this lifetime.  It's great to be back though.  Celebrating the holidays with my family was a great blessing.  Now it's time to move on to something new.  I have to find a job, and move.  Hopefully those things will happen sooner than later.
  Thanks for reading my blog.  I hope you enjoyed reading about my experiences.

Final good-bye to my friends.  This was taken on the dock just before I left.

 Family Christmas.