GoodByes

Living on a ship has not been easy but I can tell you that the good far outweighs the bad.

Tonight was a bad night.

The worst thing about living on this ship is the goodbyes. So many people come in to my life and then leave all too quickly. Tonight I said goodbye to the first one of my gateway family and also to a roommate. The thing about living in a cabin with ten girls is that even though sometimes I don’t want to be there when it’s loud and I’m trying to take a nap or when it gets really dirty because it’s such a small space and let’s face it, girls have a lot of stuff. But, I would not change it for the world. We truly are sisters. We are there when each other gets mad, we are there when one of us has guy trouble going on, we are even there to wake each other up in the morning when one of us (accidentally) sleep in. I have said so many goodbyes since I have been here and I will say so many more. But, it’s worth it. I love being here, I love this place where people come and go and even though you are only here a short time, you still get to know each other more than you ever would if you were somewhere else. This ship has bonding glue on it that attaches itself to you the minute you arrive. You share meals together, you work together, you live in the same place. You cannot hide who you truly are. In reality, I will probably never see most of these people ever again. But we will always have this in common, that we love God, and we chose to serve Him by coming to mercy ships.