On Wednesday September 24th a group of 25 danish teenagers and 5 teachers from a christian boarding school came to the ship. Me and 5 others were to put on a program for them. We wanted to show them the ship and what we do on the ship but also challenge them. We have notice that in the society here money is very important. Everyone is very well dressed and it seems as though everyone is well off. So we wanted to challenge the group by asking them where their security lies. Most danish people put all of their security in money, if they have money then everything is okay. We wanted to show them how much they have compared to other people around the world. We also split them in groups and and each of us shared our testimonies with a group of about 6 or 7. I share with a group and at the end they didn't really talk, they didn't want to talk about it but during my testimony I could see in some of the girls faces that they were hurting. my heart broke for those girls. I wanted to talk to them so bad but the language barrier made it so hard. The kids could understand a little English but we had to have translators the whole time, its hard to have a intimate conversation with someone when you have a translator in the middle. So I didn't get the chance to talk to those girls but I know that I still made some sort of impact on their lives. So after the testimonies we gave them a tour of the ship, this was their favorite part. After the tour it was time for them to leave. It was so cool to see that these kids really did enjoy themselves and they have fun hanging out with us. I just hope that they got something more out of their day with us other than seeing a big ship, i hope that we challenged them.
This was my first time cordinating an event on the ship and it went very well. This event really broke my heart for the teens of Koge. They are broken and hurting and i want so badly to reach out to them. There is no youth group in Koge for teens to go to, if a teen from Koge wants to go to a youth group they have to go to Copenhagen, which is about 45minutes away from Koge. These teens have no outlet to reach God and i want to help to change this.
9.29.2008
9.18.2008
Galley Girl.
On Monday
I finally found out what job I will have on the ship.... working in the galley aka the kitchen. The galley was my first choice on jobs so I was pretty excited. Tuesday was our introduction into our departments. I got my sweet uniform that consist or these checkered like pants and a teal or white polo, cute I know. Wednesday was my first day of work. I had to be there at 6am and was train
ed on different responsibilities we have and then had training on the different equipment in the kitchen. After some training I washed the walls in the galley and then did dishes. It doesn't sound fun but it really is. I worked from 6am to 2pm. It was good and I enjoyed it, but I was very tired when my work day was over. It was nap time.
I am really excited for what God has planned for me in the galley serving the people on this ship. I know that God is really going to be working in my heart.
I finally found out what job I will have on the ship.... working in the galley aka the kitchen. The galley was my first choice on jobs so I was pretty excited. Tuesday was our introduction into our departments. I got my sweet uniform that consist or these checkered like pants and a teal or white polo, cute I know. Wednesday was my first day of work. I had to be there at 6am and was train
ed on different responsibilities we have and then had training on the different equipment in the kitchen. After some training I washed the walls in the galley and then did dishes. It doesn't sound fun but it really is. I worked from 6am to 2pm. It was good and I enjoyed it, but I was very tired when my work day was over. It was nap time.
I am really excited for what God has planned for me in the galley serving the people on this ship. I know that God is really going to be working in my heart.
Going to the Ship!! FINALLY!
We left PST on Sept. 9th to finally go to the ship. We packed our bags, cleaned up, cleaned more, ate lunch and then got on the buses that would take us to our n
ew home. The ship was about 40 minutes from where we were, so during that 40 minutes i was on the edge of my seat, in so much excitement. We were getting closer and closer and then we could see the very top of the ship. I was so over whelmed. We pulled up and I saw the Logos Hope right in front of my eyes. The second I saw it began to cry, I was filled with so much joy. On the decks and in front of the gangway were the crew, yelling and waving their flags. It was the biggest welcome i have ever seen. We unloaded our bags and walked toward the mass of yelling people. I was attacked by people with American flags and I got a huge hug from my ship big sister Angie Dutchess who is the perso
n who first told me about the ships. We gave hugs and then took our first steps onto the gangway that lead us onto the ship. We got inside and there was a tunnel of people waiting for us, giving us high fives and hugs. It was so amazing. I couldn't stop smiling. I was finally on the ship. Angie gave me a tour and showed me my room where she had decorated my walls with pictures. I got settled down and then went to dinner. We had dinner with our ship families, my ship mom is from south Africa and i have 4 ship brothers and 3 sh
ip sisters. We have dinner together every Tuesday. After dinner there was a welcoming party for us. They made a prayer tunnel and all of us from PST Koge walked through it and everyone prayed for us. I felt Gods love so much as I walk through the tunnel and people laid their hands on me. Gods presence was over flowing in that room. It was so amazing to walk through that tunnel and have all of those people praying. I could just feel their love for God.
ew home. The ship was about 40 minutes from where we were, so during that 40 minutes i was on the edge of my seat, in so much excitement. We were getting closer and closer and then we could see the very top of the ship. I was so over whelmed. We pulled up and I saw the Logos Hope right in front of my eyes. The second I saw it began to cry, I was filled with so much joy. On the decks and in front of the gangway were the crew, yelling and waving their flags. It was the biggest welcome i have ever seen. We unloaded our bags and walked toward the mass of yelling people. I was attacked by people with American flags and I got a huge hug from my ship big sister Angie Dutchess who is the perso
n who first told me about the ships. We gave hugs and then took our first steps onto the gangway that lead us onto the ship. We got inside and there was a tunnel of people waiting for us, giving us high fives and hugs. It was so amazing. I couldn't stop smiling. I was finally on the ship. Angie gave me a tour and showed me my room where she had decorated my walls with pictures. I got settled down and then went to dinner. We had dinner with our ship families, my ship mom is from south Africa and i have 4 ship brothers and 3 sh
ip sisters. We have dinner together every Tuesday. After dinner there was a welcoming party for us. They made a prayer tunnel and all of us from PST Koge walked through it and everyone prayed for us. I felt Gods love so much as I walk through the tunnel and people laid their hands on me. Gods presence was over flowing in that room. It was so amazing to walk through that tunnel and have all of those people praying. I could just feel their love for God. My first night on the ship was a blast. We danced, played games, and hung out. It was awesome to meet more new people and feel a part of the family on the Logos Hope. It was one of the best days of my life.
PST Koge!!
After the GO conference was over (August 30) all of us going to the Logos Hope traveled in a bus for 10 hours 
from Holland to Denmark. We took a 45 minute fairy ride to get from Germany to Denmark. After spending the whole day in the bus we finally arrived at the PST(pre-ship training) venue. We spent 10 days at PST learning about the ship, the different ministries on the ship, the different jobs, and all of the basic safety of the ship. We also had so much fell
owship. We bonded so much as a group and really came together. It we had so much fun together, swimming in the salty lake, having dance parties all night long, and just sitting around talking. we really opened up to each other and were able to share how we were feeling. Also we had this wall that looked like a brick wall, each brick had a persons name on it. The purpose was for us to write encouraging notes to different people in PST. It was so amazing to see all of the wonderful things that people were saying. Those 10 days really brought us together and got us ready for the adventures on the ship. It brought all 60 of us together so that when we got on the ship we would always h
ave a person we knew there. It also helped us build safe friendship with people who we could talk to when we need a hand.
from Holland to Denmark. We took a 45 minute fairy ride to get from Germany to Denmark. After spending the whole day in the bus we finally arrived at the PST(pre-ship training) venue. We spent 10 days at PST learning about the ship, the different ministries on the ship, the different jobs, and all of the basic safety of the ship. We also had so much fell
owship. We bonded so much as a group and really came together. It we had so much fun together, swimming in the salty lake, having dance parties all night long, and just sitting around talking. we really opened up to each other and were able to share how we were feeling. Also we had this wall that looked like a brick wall, each brick had a persons name on it. The purpose was for us to write encouraging notes to different people in PST. It was so amazing to see all of the wonderful things that people were saying. Those 10 days really brought us together and got us ready for the adventures on the ship. It brought all 60 of us together so that when we got on the ship we would always h
ave a person we knew there. It also helped us build safe friendship with people who we could talk to when we need a hand. Going into PST I just wanted to go strait to the ship but after being there a couple of days i saw the importance of it and really enjoyed my time there.
GO Conference
After my adventure in Amsterdam i went to the GO Conference which was located in Holland just two hours outside of Amsterdam. This is a two week conference for all missionaries with OM leaving to their field in august. I had so much fun meeting new friends from all over the world. I was starting to learn about different cultures and how different they are from my own. It was so amazing to be surrounded by people who love God and also want to serve him. There were people young and old, and families with children, all with the sa
me desires in their hearts, all going to different places in the world to serve God. I was at first looking at this conference as another step till i got to the ship but when I was there, with all of those people, I wasn't thinking about how I wanted to go to the ship right then, I was enjoying the time that I was spending there with all of the wonderful people i had met.
In the two weeks I was in Holland I learned so much about myself and my relationship with God. God revealed so many things to my heart. He was preparing me for the next two years of my life.
Another thing that I really enjoyed was worship. It didn't matter what song we were singing, it always felt so perfect. It was so amazing worshiping God with people from all over the world. Everyone having th
eir own way of showing God how much they loved him. I felt so much peace when I was worshiping God, feelings that I haven't yet felt before.
While at the GO conference we did have a lot of fun just hanging out. We were in the middle of no where but we still had a lot of fun wondering the county side. We were a bunch of people from all over the world, only knowing each other for a couple of days but it felt like we had known each other forever. It is crazy how easy it is to build relationships with people when you have that one thing in common, God.
The GO conference was a huge learning experience for me, it was a start to what i was going to learn within the next two years of my life. (August 18-30)
me desires in their hearts, all going to different places in the world to serve God. I was at first looking at this conference as another step till i got to the ship but when I was there, with all of those people, I wasn't thinking about how I wanted to go to the ship right then, I was enjoying the time that I was spending there with all of the wonderful people i had met.
In the two weeks I was in Holland I learned so much about myself and my relationship with God. God revealed so many things to my heart. He was preparing me for the next two years of my life.
Another thing that I really enjoyed was worship. It didn't matter what song we were singing, it always felt so perfect. It was so amazing worshiping God with people from all over the world. Everyone having th
eir own way of showing God how much they loved him. I felt so much peace when I was worshiping God, feelings that I haven't yet felt before.While at the GO conference we did have a lot of fun just hanging out. We were in the middle of no where but we still had a lot of fun wondering the county side. We were a bunch of people from all over the world, only knowing each other for a couple of days but it felt like we had known each other forever. It is crazy how easy it is to build relationships with people when you have that one thing in common, God.
The GO conference was a huge learning experience for me, it was a start to what i was going to learn within the next two years of my life. (August 18-30)
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