Onboarding Program ~ Volunteering

This week of the Onboarding Program we focused on working with those we serve, focusing on worldviews and cultural differences.
We are working on learning some basic French phrases, as the primary language in Guinea is French. I am finding the French language extremely difficult to pronounce, though I think I am starting to understand the basic rules.

Evening Game Time

The Mercy Ships staff here volunteer at the local food bank once a month and I had the opportunity to go with them this week. We packed 2540 meals for underprivaleged children to take home with them after school so that they could have three meals a day over the weekends. I loved that the staff here at the IOC take the time to help in their community here, even while they work for Mercy Ships.
I had the opportunity to go to Dallas on Saturday with a few other members of my group. We had fun exploring downtown and watching a local street artist. Then we went to see the Kennedy Memorial and finished the day of with some delicious Thai food.

Enjoying the Sunshine

At the Kennedy Memorial

Fun Downtown

Walking in Downtown Dallas

A Walk in the Park



Spray Paint Art



Street Artist using Spray Pain and Fire to Create Art

 

Thai Food for Dinner

We were excited to learn that another charity organization called Sevenly will be selling shirts from February 25th to March 3rd to benefit Mercy Ships.  I helped the staff here to prepare by helping to tie tags to over 1500 Mercy Ships bracelets, which will be mailed along with every shirt that Sevenly sells.