Aruba

Aruba was quite similar to Curacao and our stay also went by very fast! But unlike Curacao, I was very busy with my work on board, and I didn't really get to know this beautiful country..!
We were given the permission during our weekly lifeboat drills to lower them all the way down and manouver around the dock! I took great pleasure in sailing around like that, even if it wasn't for long. (See above the picture of my lifeboat number 6. No! Not the picture below... That's another story, I said ABOVE! =) )

This is just a reminder for those who think I am on a cruise... This photo is of a cruise ship, NOT a missionary ship (the difference in size is quite shocking!) Cruise ships were created to make money, NOT bring hope. (We get to see quite a few cruise ships... always very impressive.)

The following story is about our drama group, a common ministry onboard: The small group that was created in Guyana came together to do a last evening of drama together (some people are leaving the ship shortly) to perform in a public area for tourists onshore. Problem... the owners of the shops around had not appreciated the previous drama group that gave a clear explanation of the Gospel and so, they did not let us perform. A reminder that we are not always welcomed everywhere we go even though we come to help. We were still able to perform on deck four for the visitors coming onboard, which was kind of cool anyway!

We are now in Jamaica! Land of the "Cool Runnings" champs! New challenges have come up at work (like hooking up the sewage pipelines to the sewers outside the ship) and following these challenge-filled days of work, I was exhausted! Thank God, I was able to take an off day with my friends and went to a very nice local beach to relax, read, swim and just do nothing! I'm refreshed and ready for a whole new week!