Oh, Captain . . .

Yesterday at 4:00 p.m.. the captain announced that the ship would be doing some turning maneuvers as well as a man overboard drill.  Batten down the hatches because we would be rolling!  I don't think he knew we had our parent night scheduled for 4:15!  We rocked, we bounced, we tipped - we survived!  Here's our crew later out on the bow:

 

Worship on the Bow . . .

Was quite lovely last night!  Take a look see . . .

Musicians . . .

crew . . .

Look close and you can see "Dronnig Ingrid" - the ship's original name

THREE

Engine three is being turned off this morning.  It's leaking water and it shouldn't be.  The engineer I spoke with said we can easily sail with just three engines.  In fact, we're hoping to sail into Tenerife by three tomorrow!

Sail Olympics!

I volunteered to help with the "Sail Olympics" yesterday afternoon.  Each team came to my area and tried to determine what the fifteen smells were.  I kid you not - every crew member who lived on Decks 3 and 4 got this one right:

Toilet juice!  We have the privilege of putting 25 ml of Blackwater Treatment down our toilets every day!  If you miss, there's a distinct odor that comes . . .

While you were sitting down to lunch . . .

I was sitting down in the Queen's Lounge up on Deck 7 with some of the single female crew.  They had invited four of the moms to come and share with them and answer questions they had on marriage, waiting, dating, finding the right man, praying for a husband, etc.  It was such a refreshing and encouraging time for me because the crew I'm in charge of does not have the same heart for God as these young women do - and I needed to see that there were singles on board who knew Jesus was their only hope!

Masks!

Keeping with our "M" theme, this morning we made masks!

Margo making masks!  Hmmm . . . finally, we see her working!

Men in Masks

The Masked Mercy Shippers!

Marshmallow Madness!

Marshmallows and kids - what an excellent combination!

Chubby Bunnies!

Marshmallow Drop!

Marshmallow Flick!