Preparing for Hurricane Rita

I must apologize to you for not updating the website and blog as often as I'd like to and I'm sure you'd like me to! I've been experiencing trouble with our laptop (it's over 3 years old now). I've had to restore the hard drive and in that process lost many emails and email addresses. Please send us your email address again to be sure that we have it. Also, the laptop will now sometimes turn on and other times is not able to. So....it's been a real challenge for me...those of you who know me well will really understand that!

Anyway... we wanted to let you know that we are fine and preparing for Hurricane Rita that at the last update is directly headed for us! Of course, we pray that it will only be a tropical storm or depression by the time it reaches us. We are quite a way inland (about 4 hours). In the update from this morning....we are located just about on the 7 am Sunday spot.

The most recent 4 pm update has it arriving about 1 pm on Sunday, since it stalled out and slowed down a bit this morning. Needless to say, we are preparing and will continue to monitor the situation and pray for God's mercy to calm the storm. We especially pray for those on the coast and those already hurting from Hurricane Katrina. We'll keep you posted as best we can!

Mercy by the Boat Load

An article about a 12 year old girl with a fistula and Lord Ian McColl.

Caribbean Mercy in Chickasaw

Caribbean Mercy in Chickasaw, originally uploaded by MercyWatch.

Praise the Lord! We know that the Lord had His hand on the Caribbean Mercy during this storm! We are encouraged that He knows His plans for her and has kept her safe. A team from Mercy Ships International Operations Center and the crew will be leaving early tomorrow to check her out up close!

A look at the Caribbean Mercy

A look at the Caribbean Mercy, originally uploaded by MercyWatch.

Map of Chickasaw, Alabama

Map of Chickasaw, Alabama, originally uploaded by MercyWatch.

The location of the ship is marked near the center of the map. The dock is located about 6.5 miles north of downtown Mobile, Alabama.

Caribbean Mercy after Hurricane Katrina

Caribbean Mercy after Hurricane Katrina, originally uploaded by MercyWatch.

We just received some pictures of the ship after Hurricane Katrina. A team will be going to the ship tomorrow to inspect her inside and out!

Before and Afters Blog

A blog that shows a few before and after pictures of patients on the Anastasis. These photos were captured by Scott Harrison.