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On this episode of The Mercy Ships.

Hold!

You got to get away from here.

Something goes wrong, you know, it's stuck with you.

Stop, stop!

Last night, we had one of our

headlines broken, and we have to pull it on board.

So, today

we have to replace the line

and also send additional line for security.

So that's what we are doing right now.

There was a snap loading came on one of our forward lines.

So we’ve relooked at our mooring arrangment again now to

take into account it’s a new season.

We’ve shuffled our ropes around a little bit to make the--

what we call the leads better on the ropes so that they will

counter that effect.

When we have them under

tension, both ropes are on the same tension.

So that if the wind picks up and pushes the bow off the key,

the load is equally balanced across the two ropes

and not coming on to one first and then the other later.

So I'm gonna send this one...

If all the lines are equal strength

and one breaks, it reduces the strength on the rest of the line.

So that would cause the ship to move a little bit

and cause the gangway to move, which is not safe.

You walk back.

I mean, as a chief officer you have to be ahead your game,

because when something goes wrong that, you know, it's stuck with you,

So you want to be sure to be proactive, to make sure things are done correctly.

Well, I was to say if it's not done properly, then you'll get the load

coming on to one wire or one rope first.

and it will have more tension on it before the other one comes on,

and you could end up parting a line.

That's why I'm chief mate.

And effectively, now we've got

two ropes there in that same position where there was only one before.

So hopefully I've got 100 tons of breaking strength next time,

so we won't end up with a snapped rope.

We finished changing the line, they are all secure.

So we all done.

And the ship is ready to go.

We just having a party,

and the party don't stop.

It continues.

The 48 hour film project

kickoff was a lot of fun, but also very tough.

We stayed up extremely late.

Most of us only got 2 or 3 hours of sleep.

But we made it.

That's the good thing. We have a script.

We have a script ready.

And we're pretty excited about what we came up with.

It's a beautiful, amazing story.

And we can't wait to shoot it.

I ended up staying up until four in the morning.

And I got up at 6:30 this morning,

So... I'm very tired.

I am going to meet with people individually just so that they know

what their particular jobs are.

A lot of people have never been on set before.

Let me appreciate the team that stayed up all night.

Looking forward to what we do today.

As a leader, I aim to

show people their potential.

It's really pushing the limits of the people we work with

and using their potential to make something great.

Most importantly,

to show how they can use their talents to glorify God.

That's very important because

in the line of doing what we do,

we kind of separate the two, but there is a beautiful way

you can bring it together, and do everything for the glory of God.

1, 2, 3.

We have our first location.

We'll go to Josua's place, and, I'll be doing casting.

Final casting in the car.

So just do your final preps, pack up everything that you need,

and then let's head out.

So car number one made it to location.

Car number two here...

we got lost. But they're sending driver number one to come get us,

so hopefully we'll be able to get there soon

'cause we're extremely behind schedule.

We are two hours behind schedule and our first location

is a mile hike from the main road.

Okay, guys, we're here to film the first and the last scene.

This is kind of the kickoff of the shooting process.

So we will need guys helping Ibedu out,

sorting out lights and being stand-in for Henrica,

so that Ibedu can get the lighting as I work with her on the character.

So this is called a slate.

And so what the clacking sound does is it helps the editor in post-production

to line up the audio file...

You said you want to become an actress, yeah?

- Yeah. - That's it.

That's the job.

You have to go deep

into yourself.

- Okay? - Hey, Darwin?

- Yeah? - We have to start rolling.

So I'm hoping we can get out of here in another 40 minutes.

It's going to be tight

because they're practicing, and Darwin hasn't decided which actress he wants yet.

Okay, I need you to get really deep, man.

Don't be scared. Let every emotion out.

Art is the best form to express yourself with anything you're holding in.

- Let it out. All right? - Okay.

Okay, let's go.

- It's 11... - It's 11?

- Yeah... Can we have six minutes? - We have to start rolling.

Yeah, we need to start rolling.

Okay.

At this rate, I don't know if we're going to get this shot.

Action!

The hardest thing for me is being away from my family.

I just miss them so much...

Well, the secret is that, Beth’s sister Kate,

is coming to the ship.

It's today!

I'm just excited to see her whole life here and, be a part of their lives.

Yeah, that's, that's...

quite tricky. So things we do regularly.

So she's not suspicious, like going to the gym or midship,

also like, in the dining room.

That would be a good spot.

She’s-- that's going to be great, yeah.

Well, we’re talking about doing something,

this week, like a family activity.

We haven't been out as a family in a while.

Plum Island?

We need to go to Plum Island because Lukas still hasn't been.

It's on my list of places we need to go.

What Beth does not know

is that her sister will also be there.

Kate, she's--

she's the best. Up until she got married,

I think we had spent one night apart. She's just my favorite person.

I just miss Kate so much.

Hey, can I sit here?

What the heck?

No freaking way!

What are you doing here?

I thought I’d have dinner with you guys.

Welcome to the AFM!

I got on board, like an hour ago!

Are you staying?

He knew, he knew!

High five! We did it!

Well, let's go to Plum Island!

She's never ever been here,

she’s the only family member that's never been here.

And now she’s been here!

Coming up on The Mercy Ships.

As a carpenter on the ship, we have many responsibilities.

one of my favorite jobs we do is we make a lot of the shoes for rehab.

So, what I'm doing with this is I've been routering it out,

so that when he puts it on his foot, it's not going to weigh

his foot down too much.

Just a reminder, folks.

When you're heading to the beach, the rainy season has started.

That means the riptides are probably going

to be that bit more intense.

We have it on reliable authority that the crocodiles moved down closer to the coast.

And there's also the known problem of quicksand

At river number two beach.

So if you happen to encounter riptides, crocodiles,

and quicksand, may the Lord have mercy on you.

Every weekend is like being on holiday.

That's the great part about being on the ship, you're in an exotic location.

It's a big opportunity for us to just really get to know the country.

I’m Gerrit van den Noort,

I'm a Dutchy.

I'm from the Netherlands

and I'm from Zierikzee.

In Dutch we would say "Gerrit van den Noort"

So it's kind of like

throwing up a little bit.

And in English we would say Gerrit van den Noort

And it's actually from the north.

And I'm currently the security officer on board.

Can I see the gangway log?

The island group that I lived in, in Zeeland was near to shore all the time.

And that's where I grew very fond of the water.

And I often take my son, so we go together.

It's a nice father-son moment.

We really like to to go to the water also in these nations.

We often take our surfboards on top of the car.

Not every nation has,

of course, a theater or cinema or all those things,

but they do have majestic nature and beautiful landscapes.

So if you love outdoors, then you're in a wonderful place.

Surfing for me means

really being inside nature.

I can run or walk through the woods, and I feel the nature.

But when I'm in the water, I really feel like I'm part of it.

I feel the current along my legs.

And when I watch a wave come in and try to catch it

and stand on it,

it just immerses me.

That's what I really love.

And I think that goes back to my childhood,

spending days and days on the beach

waiting for wind to kite surf.

And then on the end of the day when I would be in bed, I would lay down.

I would still feel the waves just move me around.

That feeling, and I think that will never go away.

And that maybe also was a part of drawing me

to Mercy Ships to be on the ship around the water.

We'll use this time, just think about family life.

Think about how I want to organize and structure that,

and how I want to really invest in my children.

Especially with my oldest son.

I really look forward to invest time together.

Yeah!

When we found out about Mercy Ships, we were intrigued.

Not really knowing what to expect, we were told we're going to

go live on a boat in Africa.

- Hi, come on in. - Welcome!

This is our cabin.

- Hi, my name's Evangeline. - And my name's Selah.

And we're daughters of Kara and Ryan Moore.

In our kitchen, we have a microwave, refrigerator,

and then we have a bunch of drawers to put our food and our snacks.

Sharing a room this size with my sister is a little rough being on the top bunk.

I have to step on our bed to get up.

She doesn't want to use the ladder.

The ladder's not... it's tiny. And I don’t like it.

In here, we have our parent's room.

I really like their bed.

It's a very big, comfortable bed.

Yeah.

If you're a new family coming onto the ship...

Do you guys remember the rules to this one?

Yeah.

I would say... you have to put in a lot of hard work

once you're here.

So going from our own rooms

and our own space, and then compared to here,

I can't stay up late reading because it keeps her up.

I can't leave the ship without an adult because I'm a minor.

It's just really hard to go

from so much freedom to being like... kind of confined.

My friends didn't believe me.

But, when they finally realized I was actually going, they got really sad.

I've been with those friends

for kind of a long time and gotten really close with them.

So leaving them was really hard.

We made it.

Walked up the gangway, signed a bunch of papers said, okay, this is home.

I always imagined that moment would be super magical.

I had a rough two weeks when we first got here.

Just because I was kind of in shock still.

But then when you see the children and they've had the surgery

and you think their life is forever changed. My sacrifice is nothing, nothing.

I can't talk to my best friend? Who cares?

I can write her a letter. You know?

Here on the ship, whenever

I want to do anything, I can just go next door and knock on my friend's cabin.

And she's always right there, ready to do whatever we want to do.

Even though I lost some of that freedom I’m still glad I'm here.

I can go to the Malagasy English youth group.

It's like a youth group

where I can teach people English and tell them about the Bible.

I can try out telling people about Jesus and

I feel like I can finally

change something.

You know, the phrase "first world problems."

All the things that I think I'm sacrificing are

nothing in comparison

to what we're able to offer.

If you're a new family

coming onto the ship, be ready for the changes.

It's going to be exciting and new and different,

and it'll be so amazing.

But you have to be ready for it.

Apparently all the youth on the ship like playing with Nerf.

- Captain, Red team, you're ready? - Yes!

- Blue team, you ready? - Yes.

We'll always take out Nerf guns.

Have big Nerf wars.

Alright... One, two, three, begin!

Some of us are not the best with the Nerf guns, but we're still there to have fun.

I’m a civillian!

I’m a civillian!

Some of us have really good aim,

and some of us have tricky tactics.

Let's see what we can do.

Are you on our team?

I’m out of bullets.

Hiding behind an ice machine.

Get her!

Evie has the flag!

It's really fun to do these Nerf wars.

It builds our connection with the other youth on the ship, too.

You guys know Neddy, they're inviting us over to his house,

to meet his parents.

I am excited to invite the Moore family.

to come to visit my family next week!

Hi. Hi. Hi.

How are you doing?

As a carpenter on the ship, we have many responsibilities.

One of my favorite jobs we do is we make a lot of the shoes for rehab.

Currently working on a shoe for one of our patients

he's got a 70 millimeter discrepancy.

So about, like, that much difference in the height of his legs.

So because of the big difference,

this shoe is being made in stages.

We're having to add on one block at a time.

So it's not one giant difference.

What I'm doing with this

is I've been routing out to make it as light as possible.

So that when he puts it on his foot, it's not going to weigh

his foot down too much.

Obviously, as a balance, I want it to be strong as well.

So I need to make sure

it's still structurally sound and as light as we can make it.

So I've cut the center of these two and I'm routing this one

as much as I can.

So it can all go on there to make up

for the 70 millimeter discrepancy in his legs.

Knock knock.

- All good? - Hello!

How's it going?

- It's going. - Here for the shoe, I assume?

I am indeed, indeed.

Nice, so here's the finished one.

- The final product. - Beautiful.

So I've managed to hollow out as best I can, as you can see here.

- It's great. - And the finished-- let me check that

The finished height should be--

yeah, exactly 70.

Stunning. Oh, this is great.

- This looks really good. - Yeah.

He will really appreciate the lighter-- the lighter shoe.

I was holding it beforehand, and I'm like, this is heavy.

It weighed more than the shoe itself.

And I thought, I obviously I can't make it completely weightless.

And then should be same time tomorrow, ready.

- See you around. - Okay.

- All the best. - Thanks, Nate!

See ya.

Coming up on The Mercy Ships.

It’s a very special moment to be able to take a photo of Vavitsara.

It’s going to be incredible, and I'm going to be photographing it.

It's going to be great.

So she has no idea that I brought this printer out here

all the way from back at the ship, I think she'll be very excited.

Salama!

My name's Joe Street.

I'm from the UK, and I'm one

of the bakers aboard the GLM.

So I've been on the GLM now for...

twelve...

Hold on. How long have I been here?

Okay.

I've been on the GLM now for 20 months.

As the baker aboard, I prepare a lot of the breads and cakes.

Any given day, we'll make between 60 and 90 loaves of bread.

It just depends on how much crew we have on board,

how many patients we have. We make a lot of white breads and brown breads

the crew, the day crew, and patients eat.

And then whenever we have the time,

we'll make some special breads or some special treats to serve, as well.

But also waking up so early, I also prepare mostly breakfast.

So waking up at 3 a.m. every day

definitely isn't easy.

It's something that you get used to, but it takes a while.

But it's what we have to do.

This ship is like a village.

I play my part, and if my part is waking up at 3 a.m.

every day, that’s just what I've got to do.

Hello, my name is Morgan Georgioff.

I'm from Cannon Beach, Oregon,

and I am one of the galley team leads here on the ship.

So Morgan is so much fun to be around.

She is so life-giving to work with.

- Good morning! - Good morning!

How did you get here, Morgan?

After culinary school, I ended up working in a fine dining restaurant in my town.

That was one of the busiest, most chaotic places that you could work.

More chaotic than here?

Uh, depends on the day.

So I found out about Mercy Ships a few years ago,

looking for some sort of ministry opportunity through cooking.

So one evening, I just really felt the pull from the Lord

so I opened up my computer and I googled cooking for Jesus internationally.

And that led me to the Mercy Ships website and that's how I got here.

As the galley team lead, my job is not only to make sure

that the food tastes good, but that my team are properly trained,

that we're making sure that we do a variety of different foods.

We're feeding people from all over the world,

so we want to make sure that we're providing an international cuisine

to make people feel a little bit more at home.

I've been able to get really close with some of the day crew here,

including Auntie Bentia, who's our hospital lead day crew.

It's been so cool to get to interact with her and learn about

Sierra Leonian culture from her.

So what are you making for us today?

I'm making beans and palm oil.

Bean stew and palm oil?

- Black-eyed beans, yeah. - Amazing.

Food is a very important thing to everyone.

Food can be a comfort to everyone just from smelling something

that you've known from your childhood

can really bring back memories and make you feel safe.

We hear some stories of-- there's like a little girl

who was about to go into surgery.

And she was crying, I don't want surgery!

I don't want surgery, I just want bread!

And so the second she woke up from surgery and was in the PACU unit,

they had bread ready for her.

And she was so happy and so excited.

Okay, let's go.

Father, in the mighty name of Jesus, we thank You for this food.

We pray that, Lord, as the patients

are eating the food, we pray the Lord You will give them speedy recovery.

For in Jesus name we pray. Amen.

- Thank you. - Okay, let's go.

The ship can be a terrifying, terrifying place to be,

especially for patients who have no idea what they’re going to experience.

So when I’ve asked Morgan about the local food,

she's always described it

as trying to get the patients to feel as comfortable as possible

in an environment that they would never normally find themselves, give them that

little taste of home that they know they're safe and in good hands.

We all feel God's calling to come and help anyone that we can.

We want to try and make the world a better place.

A lot of Malagasy people

don't really have access to photos.

Josh!

Yo, salama!

It's a very special moment to be able to take a photo of them and Vavitsara.

It’s going to be incredible, and I'm going to be photographing it.

It's going to be great.

Just want to take the best photo I can of her.

We'll see what I can get.

♪ Dreams of love felt so far away ♪

♪ But mercy whispered ♪

♪ You're gonna be okay ♪

♪ They came from far to heal ♪

♪ Her scars ♪

♪ Shattered all the chains ♪

♪ Behind those bars ♪

♪ Comforted now ♪

♪ She makes her vow ♪

♪ To live her life ♪

♪ She’s free somehow ♪

♪ Mercy found her ♪

♪ And gave her wings to fly ♪

♪ No longer bound ♪

♪ She touches the sky ♪

♪ With every step ♪

♪ She feels full of grace ♪

♪ Love was waiting now ♪

Maybe you guys can come just a little bit over here.

Misaotra!

One, two, okay.

One, two, three. Yeah.

Yeah, that's great.

Yeah, we just finished the wedding.

I shot the whole thing.

I hope she's going to like the photos that I took for her.

I’m going to decide on just a just a closeup of both of them together.

I think that's probably the best.

So then you can, like, really see their faces in this photo frame.

Salama!

So she has no idea that I brought this printer out here

all the way from back at the ship, I think she'll be very excited.

All right, and...

Okay, export.

Turn this on...

Turn this on...

Uh...

Uh-oh...

Oh, I think we might have lost power.

Uh, does anybody know how to...

Did the generator shut off or...

Let me, let me grab Tsoa. One sec. Okay.

Coming up on the next episode of The Mercy Ships.

So when I first came on board, and I took this role as security

officer, I got to learn the team that I have to work with,

and most of them have been Gurkhas.

It's not easy to stand watch day in, day out, year in, year out

and doing well in your job and that’s really the team I work with.

Both ships are amazing, but the Africa Mercy

feels like home for me.

When something is out, of the skillet, something else goes straight in.

We're prepping ahead for the next meal.

And we're always busy with that.

It's a...

really interesting place as a newly wed, it's challenging

because it's difficult to find time just for you two as a couple.

It's nice to have our own little communities on board.

♪ Side by side, we’ve always been ♪

But, not everyone has the option to be with their families sometimes.

So, I like that.

♪ Life’s an adventure ♪

♪ When you’re my twin ♪