Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Arrival

We arrived this morning in Durban, Republic of South Africa.  Things have been quite hectic with all of the effort that has gone into planning, logistics, and packing things up to move ashore.  The Africa Mercy, as most of you know, will be in dry dock for the next few months getting new generator installed, among other things.  It's a huge project that will pay off in the long run with a greater capactity to bring hope and healing to the poor.

Tomorrow about 150 crew, the Koontz family included, will be moving to rural Kwa-Zulu Natal (the region of South Africa that we are in) to an area called Appelsbosch.  It's about 1 1/2 hours from the ship.  We will be living at an old college campus that has been vacant for a while but has been spruced up for us.  We are quite looking forward to being out in the 'boonies' for a while.  There will still be around 100 people onboard doing technical projects. 

We thank God for a safe sail and arrival and look forward to what He has planned for us at Appelsbosch.
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  1. TyroneSeptember 5, 2010 at 10:12 PM

    How you gonna steward the eats on the ship (for tech crew) when your an hour and a half away? - You gonna steward a kitchen crew at the school you are moving to? (to feed all off-ship crew)

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  2. The Koontz FamilySeptember 10, 2010 at 12:54 PM

    I'm at the remote campus overseeing Stewards here and Kathy Long is 'Chief Steward' on the Africa Mercy with a crew of 11. It's a challenge, for sure, but we're managing.

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