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On this episode of The Mercy Ships.

We're doing a 48 hour film project.

We are three hours behind.

Because of the rain, our hair and makeup person

went back to the car.

So I am trying to get her back here

because we're running behind schedule.

And our lead actress has not met with her yet

or changed for the scene.

They're not answering.

This 48 hour film project is...

a lot harder than we all expected.

Does anyone want to volunteer to go get Melvis

from the car?

I'll go get her. Okay. Thank you.

Yes, send Melvis with everything she needs for this.

What else can we be doing in the meantime

while we're waiting?

Is, everything else is set up except for hair and makeup?

Yep, yep. Okay.

Well, right by the actress.

Yes, right there.

Great. Okay.

Do everything as you do it.

Remember what we talked about.

All right, camera speed. Sound speed.

- Speeding. - Scene five.

Take one. Marker.

Action!

Cut! Great, we got it.

Let's head to the second location.

So we're a little bit behind schedule.

We have three more scenes to shoot, plus a bunch of,

B-roll and street shots.

So we're definitely running behind.

I've been waiting for my beer for five minutes now.

What's taking so long?

As she comes...

When you see this,

gentlemen, focus on them and give her, like, a stern hand.

And I need your reactions to that, cause he's--

It's not like he's stopping you in a nice way, you know?

You guys, when you come in, just stand over here.

Okay.

So you stand over here, okay?

All right, let's go.

Let's see it.

Scene four, take one. Mark.

And... action!

Excuse me Sir.

Welcome. I'm Chris Murray, architect.

I'm John, it's a pleasure. Pleasure.

I might have some business for you.

But be aware, for me...

It's pleasure before business.

So let's dance.

Stop smiling.

Stop smiling. Stop smiling.

Stop smiling.

But this one is not difficult.

Yeah, it's not difficult.

But it'll still take a lot of time.

It's already 3:00,

so I want to be able to get the whole script done.

At this rate, we're not going to get it.

It will be very loose on you--

So Anton knew that I'm interested in learning to dive.

So he actually was able to arrange for me

to be able to have a chance to have a little intro

to diving and get to try out

some of the equipment in the pool here on ship.

But I think it would be fun

for Breanna to just try out the kit,

see how it feels to breathe underwater.

And I think that will be a cool experience

to prepare for after

Mercy Ships when she can actually get certified.

Oh, it's pink for me.

Yeah.

Bring the regulators.

When you put it on,

you kind of put it down from bottom first.

So against your chin and tighten it

and then tighten up here and then just a little bit.

I think you got to do it yourself to make sure it's...

- Oh, that's nicer. - Yeah?

- It's good? - Mm-hm.

I don't actually, like, specifically remember meeting him.

I've tried really hard to remember, but it's not there.

He was just there one day.

When I first came here, I was only here for five months,

so I wasn't really interested in

some long distance relationship or anything like that.

Well, we live opposite sides of the world, and it's

no point in ruining our friendship for anything.

I mean, I realized there was interest on my part,

and I was pretty sure

there was interest on his part,

but I didn't really think there was anything to do about it

because I was like, leaving in a couple of months.

Breanna, then recently also found out that

she was coming back to Mercy Ships for a lot longer.

He was actually the, like, first friend,

I was like, what do you think? Do you think I should come back?

He was immediately like, yeah, I think it's a good idea.

When it was so obvious that we liked each other,

we thought, well, whatever

challenges we face, we'll just make it work.

So during during the sail, we decided to start dating. So.

I'm already getting a lot more comfortable, I think.

- That's good. - Yeah, getting the hang of it.

- This is why he does it... - Yeah.

I feel like it was really cool

to be able to experience what it's like.

But one day, hopefully, when I do

lessons and classes to become certified in diving,

I'll learn how to do that.

But it was cool having Anton to just

lead me around so I could just

get a little sneak peek as to what it feels like.

All right, I got to get back to work.

- Okay, see you later. - See you.

Me and Breanna have been invited to,

double date dinner with Renier and Evilin.

They've been married for a long time, and

it will be a good opportunity for us to gain some wisdom.

Morning. Morning.

No matter what happens this year,

the goal is for you to be able to say at the end of the year,

without a shadow of a doubt, that I'm here for a purpose.

My education is important to me because I have a future.

I always work hard.

If I don't know, I ask.

If I do know, I help.

I am kind, I am smart. I am important.

My name is Gabrielle Randall.

I'm from the U.S.

and I'm the math teacher

on the Africa Mercy.

I had heard of Mercy Ships before.

Like, this hospital ship that goes to Africa.

And so I was really just only thinking of it being something that

medical professionals could do.

But when I checked the needed positions

and teaching was on there, I was like, what?

I can do that.

The mission is in line with my faith

and my values of giving to people that on this side of heaven

will probably never be able to give back to you.

And then I found a Mercy Shipper who was showing the academy,

and I was like, oh, it's literally

a real school in this, like, floating town.

That sounds like my flavor. I love adventure.

Most of the junior high, high school

teachers are a mentor teacher as well.

And so that means that I'm checking up,

particularly on the grade sixes.

When they have a problem,

I try to be their go-to adult in the academy.

How do you get from 8 to 40?

Oh, here.

My name is Beth

and I'm a kindergarten teacher here on board the Africa Mercy.

Gabrielle and I are planning a event.

I love bringing people together

and Beth loves bringing people together.

We're excited. We could do--

We could take this lots of directions.

Hey! Yo! What's up?

- Not much. How's it going? - I'm good, I'm good.

- I'm just sitting here planning. - Planning?

Yeah, planning.

So I'm trying to put together, like, not just a party,

but I love having a really good theme.

The fact that we're in Madagascar

and the hospital is full-throttle.

The ship is full,

people I feel like are itching for some sort of

way to get together, you know, with all these different crew

members on board, it's like, how can we build that community?

I'm thinking the

theme could be like all things Malagasy, like dancing.

- Dancing. - Including like maybe, yeah,

I was going to say like, it's

maybe specifically like a lesson, like

where we can kind of learn and then, like, all do it together.

Yeah, yeah.

- Thinking of you. - Yes.

Could we maybe get

- Key of Sea involved? - Yes!

I was hoping you were going to say that.

And I'm always thinking singing and choirs and music.

Exactly.

So I'm thinking, like, Neddy has that choir, too.

Absolutely. Oh my gosh.

You know, we have so many musical people.

I feel like the ship brings musical people.

I have no idea where we could fit all the people.

What about the Hope Center?

They have, like, a big area there. Like where we have--

where they do the church services on Sundays.

- Yeah, yeah. - They have

indoor and outdoor areas.

They have that covered area outdoors.

It sounds perfect.

Kate and I are going to take a tour of the Hope Center,

hoping we can have our big event there.

My name is Denise Gorissen

and I'm Hope Center

facilitator on the Africa Mercy.

The Hope Center is an outpatient facility on the island

that provides a safe place for patients and caregivers

to stay while waiting for or recovering from procedures.

- How many people can be here? - 264.

- Oh my gosh. - Yeah.

It frees up bed space on the ship,

which allows for more surgeries.

So this is a typical patient room.

Caregiver, patient, would share the same bunk.

This is the dining room.

And the kitchen over there is where the catering cooks.

While on the tour, I asked if we could have our big event

there and Denise said yes.

Ready?

Big yum. Very good.

- Neddy! Hi! - Hi!

So Gabrielle and I are planning an event,

and we want there to be music and food and dancing

and all sorts of fun stuff.

We would really love to have

some Malagasy music at this event.

- Malagasy? - And I was wondering if your group

might be willing to come and perform?

- Yes. - Would that be okay?

Yes.

Oh, hey. What's up?

Hey, I just had a really cool meeting with Beth,

and we're thinking of having a big party

and wanted to see

if you would be down to play your violin for us.

Yo, yeah, that sounds really cool.

Okay, cool. So we're thinking, like,

Malagasy vibe, as well as, definitely a party vibe.

- Yeah, okay. Perfect. Sounds good. - Okay.

Hey, Denise.

Hey, Gabriella.

I have good news, and I have bad news.

The good news is

we are on full capacity at the Hope Center.

The bad news, however, is that because of that,

we won't be able to host the event.

The party that's supposed to be in two days?

I'm really sorry.

Okay.

Coming up on The Mercy Ships.

One of the operating room nurses

asked if I could recreate some surgical instruments.

It's a very important piece of equipment.

If we don't have that, we can't provide the best

surgical care for these orthopedic patients.

Yeva, do you remember,

- being in Min's house? - Yes, I do.

So one of my team members is actually going to retire

soon is Mr. Min Gurung.

So Min Gurung has served on many cruise ships

over his time after he retired from his military career.

So it's just remarkable in itself that a person

has worked in the military for 20 plus years

and has money to build his house

and then goes again into the world to provide

finances for their children, to have an education.

And I've been able to travel to Nepal with my family

to see their cultures and what they really value.

And when I go into their homes, they always have a

like a glass closet with all their trophies.

It's super important to them to just show the

the milestones in their lives.

Okay.

Let's talk about the plan, yeah?

We're building a token of appreciation

with the with the wooden shield.

Showing, actually, that he has shielded our mission for all this time.

And then having on top of that 3D printed, image of the ship.

So he really, like,

holds this ship as a protection in, in his service.

And then, we have some place left

for maybe a, a plate with a text or something else.

We have to think about that.

So let's first, get the piece of wood done.

Let's look for it.

So on the ship, we can go to the carpentry,

now and then to just wind down and do something for yourself.

And I find that a really nice time to go there with my son.

Yeah.

Like this?

Yeah, I think that's a good one to start with

and go, let's have a look.

So we'll use this time also in this specific case

to build something for Mr. Min and do that together.

So first tune the machine.

So we need to make sure that this is as high as the wood.

And always when you're using it

you're, you're holding the block with your hands.

And to make sure you never can push through the blades.

So first put on the band.

Okay. Let it get some speed.

There we go.

Now, so we're here together today to really,

have some father-son time. Which is a unique, to have on board

and there's some, some places you can go

and the carpentry is one that we really like,

the smell of sawdust.

And, just making something together,

can be a project for at home or for someone else.

For me, mostly it's just the time to connect with Yeva.

And ask how he's doing and how things are, really are,

which you usually don't

really get the opportunity to, in the busyness of the day.

Yeah. It definitely looks like a shield.

Exactly.

Okay. You can compare it with the picture,

put it on top and then see what we need to take off.

Okay, let’s have a look.

So we came together today for a lunch

that we'll have soon.

It's kind of a goodbye party for Min.

Yeah. We really want to send him off with something

that, really will be

a token of appreciation for what he has been for us.

All of us. And all the people that came through

Mercy Ships that have got to know him.

So recently, one of the operating room nurses

came with some

surgical instruments and asked if I could recreate some.

Yeah, we're good.

I'm Jenny Rolland, and I am from North Carolina.

I am the O.R.

manager on the Global Mercy.

It's kind of hard to describe what I do.

A lot of what I do is connecting questions with answers.

I've asked George to make some new bone

separators for the O.R...

It's a very important piece of equipment.

If we don't have that, then we can't provide

the best solution to, surgical care.

So it's very important.

And what we do for these orthopedic patients, especially.

One of the surgeons that comes

to do the orthopedic surgeries,

he had in his own workshop

made the first set of tools.

The idea with the tools is that they support the bones

during the orthopedic surgery so that they can properly

cut or break or whatever they need to do

without damaging any of the tissue around the bones.

The original set that he brought

and left on the ship

was just some stainless steel plate

that was cut and bent into a certain shape.

They were really wanting

more of those so that they had more options during surgeries.

And for both ships.

And since they only had one set

they were hoping that I could recreate that set and make three more sets.

I think that, because I've been here long enough, a lot of the O.R.

team, I've worked with them on various projects.

They've seen the work that I can do.

They're confident that I can pull this off.

I'm not sure yet.

We'll have to see how it goes.

So I started with stainless steel plates.

Cut out the pieces.

So we've got it cut to length, rounded off.

Next, we'll take it to the sander,

smooth out the edges,

and then we'll figure out a way to bend it.

I had to keep everything from getting scratched and nicked

so that there were no places where bacteria could hide.

And then we had to bend

and polish everything into the right shape.

Outside of typical carpentry work,

anything that doesn't really fit into plumbing, engineering

or electrical work also falls on carpentry.

I've learned a lot, and I've definitely come to appreciate

working with metal.

Jenny, here they are.

All finished.

Oh, my gosh, George, they're gorgeous.

- You like them? - Yes. They're beautiful. I am amazed.

How did you even do it?

It was a lot of trial and error,

- but we figured it out. - These look so good.

The team is really going to love this.

- Good, I'm glad. - That’s awesome.

- Thank you so much. - You're welcome.

I can't wait to show them.

Coming up on The Mercy Ships.

Camera rolling and action.

- We've been shooting all day. - Action!

What do you think you're doing?

Okay. Action!

We got one more scene, guys.

Let's go, let's go, let's go.

Guys, I'm so tired.

My name is Jean Marie.

I'm a Day Crew Team Lead,

at the Deck department

on board Africa Mercy.

I start as a day crew at the Hope Center.

There are two types of crew.

Day crew wear red uniforms and are short-term local workers.

While the regular crew in blue uniforms are

full-time international volunteers living onboard.

But to me, there is no difference between crew, and day crew.

Without day crew, the ship can’t run.

It's like a family for me

because they are brothers and sisters

who are helping each other's every day,

with every situation.

My name is Mino, Josoa.

I'm from Toamasina.

My position on the ship is on marine deck.

I'm part of the day crew.

And I'm hoping to be crew, one day.

As a former day crew, it can be scary.

I had a lot of fear approaching the ship crew.

I'm not going to wait for them

to come to me, but I will go to them,

make them relax so that they can feel comfortable with people,

especially on board.

I like helping day crew and seeing them grow.

Many move up and become full-time ship crew,

which makes me proud.

I like deck department.

Yes, in the community

we do tend to want to continue to serve God again,

again and the ship serves God.

When I met Josua, we hit it off.

We both love playing soccer.

Soccer is very popular with all the crew.

So last year we had a game. Day crew versus ship crew.

Ship crew won.

We were not ready at the time, but this time we will be able to fight you.

We’ll see.

Good morning, AFM, exciting announcement that we going to give you guys.

We gonna have a revenge match

on the 18th.

That will be crew against day crew again.

Please come and join and support your team.

It will be fun.

And yeah, we think that we we're going to flog them again and--

So we want your support

and yeah hopefully it will be an exciting game.

Okay, good morning everyone.

The problem at the first time it's like the first time of all.

It's like a new thing for us and we are not prepared.

But this time, we have a long time, long time to prepare.

And, we are ready.

It will be one who will win.

But I think that it will be the day crew.

And it's very exciting game.

Thank you so much.

Silence on set, camera rolling and action.

We’ve been shooting all day for the

48 hour film project.

We're behind schedule, but almost done.

Action.

And what do you think you're doing?

What are you doing here, wasting precious time

While customers are there waiting for you?

- Sorry, sir. - Sorry?!

Get going!

Cut, ladies and gentlemen,

we have arrived to the last scene.

We got one more scene, guys.

- Okay! - Let's go, let's go, let's go,

let's go.

Let's go! Let's go, let’s go, let’s go.

Roll it, roll it.

Guys, I'm so tired.

I'm so tired.

Boom, take the brush.

Yes, yes, yes. Like that.

Okay, action.

Cut! Great job.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's a wrap.

I can't believe we did it.

When things got tough,

when we were behind, the team pulled together.

I'm so proud of everyone.

Let's get the footage

back to the ship, we start editing.

Let's see how it goes.

Mostly I'll be up till, like, late,

maybe midnight or 2 am

go to bed.

I'll be off ship tomorrow for a bit,

and then I'll come back.

I'm just going to, get a break, a bit.

We still have a lot to do and everyone is exhausted.

Progress is being made, but

my biggest concern is getting the film in on time.

We've got um like...

The first rough cut of it.

I look really tired, tired.

But the passion that keeps you moving

just to see how it's going to turn out.

I'm responsible for submitting

the paperwork, by this evening.

So we have this checklist here.

So I'm uploading all of that and going through this checklist

so that we don't get disqualified for something.

Good morning. I did get some sleep.

I think I did seven hours.

Onye is continuing to edit and the composer is also working

right now as we speak.

It's kind of got intense towards this place,

so maybe the music will be a bit progressive.

We can do something like pretty like soft, but intense, but

like with that tension between what is going on in the scene

but we also want to give something else.

And then I'll come back after maybe 2 or 3 hours

and see what's happening.

And then we proceed from there.

Tired, but I don’t know... I'm alive I don't know, but yesterday

I was like, oh...

Now it’s like,

We have the best team ever.

What time is it?

We've started the upload.

It's about...

It says two minutes, but.

- And it's, 18:52. - 38 minutes early.

Check you out, Onye!

- We're in! - On time!

On time!

So good.

Coming up on the next episode of The Mercy Ships.

We've come to the new Brookfield hotel pool to help

We've come to the New Brookfield Hotel pool to help

John's day crew who don't know how to swim,

learn to swim.

Hold on.

It’s not highly likely that you might fall in the water,

but possibility is definitely there.

We're here now to really celebrate

Mr. Min, his life and his dedication.

And we really want to recognize that today,

- before he retires in two months. - He has been dedicated

and hard working with his warm smile and kind hearted.

Thank you!

For a security officer that's had multiple times

a stowaway on your ship,

we as an organization could be blacklisted.

This is something we need to take very serious.

SSO, we found stowaways...