Screening days

Its a half past 9 (how the British say time) and I'm chillin' (American slang) in the dinning room. I just finished my first session of Daniel, a Beth Moore study with 50 other ladies on the ship. I should be in bed soon since I have to be ready to go into town at 6am tomorrow. We have our first day of screening for general, maxo-facial, and orthopedic surgeries. I am part of the history assessment team with other nurses. Along with a translator, I will take vital signs and a health history from patients the next two days. Please pray that God will send the right people to screenings- the ones we can help physically with surgery and those we can not that God may heal them in a different way. It will be a challenging long day and we all have different jobs from passing out water, to the health screening, and praying with people of Benin. This is the start of Mercy Ships outreach to Benin for 2009 and I am grateful to be here along with your support and prayers.  

Outside I can see a lighthouse on the coast of Benin and it reminds me of one of my favorite Psalms 27-vs 1-2: "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"