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0:00 most ships focuses its services on 0:03 western central Africa right now the 0:07 surgical services are targeted to the 0:09 the people that either don’t have access 0:11 to it 0:12 or can’t afford those surgeries any 0:14 other way so that’s the surgery they 0:17 need might not be provided in the 0:19 country or it might just be too 0:20 expensive and they they can’t afford it 0:22 I heard about it because I was living 0:29 near where this ship was being built in 0:32 Newcastle and I kept bumping into other 0:36 crew members and it got my attention it 0:38 sounded like something that I might like 0:40 to come do 0:43 so on the ship we have the service 0:46 delivery team and we’re responsible for 0:48 all the usual kind of things that you 0:51 might expect for desktops laptops 0:54 monitors phones the network internet 0:59 access the ship would not be able to 1:03 function in the same way if it didn’t 1:05 have the steam on board the ship is like 1:09 a small town and the medical and program 1:13 personnel about half of the crew but the 1:17 remaining half is a mixture of 1:19 everything from IT staff to we have a 1:23 post office we have a shot we have a 1:24 school we have a hair salon there’s a 1:27 bank we manage hospital relate to things 1:29 but we ship so we have to manage marine 1:32 related issues there’s quite a lot of 1:36 different types of systems that we have 1:38 to provide the support for and that’s 1:41 been enjoyable and a challenge rewarding 1:44 challenge 1:44 [Music] 1:46 it’s great to be so close to the end 1:49 result of this ministry and be able to 1:52 see patients waiting outside on the dock 1:55 for their surgeries see them come up the 1:57 gangway see them in the hospital if we 2:00 have to go down there to work on 2:01 computers and systems down there you 2:03 have a sense of being part of something 2:05 that’s bigger than yourself and that 2:07 you’re part of a large group of people 2:09 all trying to see achieve the same end 2:12 result and that’s been a great thing to 2:16 be part of and so I’d encourage anybody 2:20 to come in here try it’s just a great 2:23 experience 2:26 [Music]

The Africa Mercy is like a small town full of dedicated volunteers from all around the world. Stuart Clear shares his journey as a volunteer IS Manager onboard saying, “There are quite a lot of different systems that we have to provide support for and that’s been enjoyable and a rewarding challenge!”

Join others like him for an adventure of a lifetime: https://opportunities.mercyships.org

 

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Cee Harmon is the founder of Elevate Christian Network and Elevate Your Potential Magazine. He enjoys helping people improve the quality of their lives - spirit, soul, and body.
 
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