On Board : MV Logos II
Well it has been a while since I was able to update my BLOG and I will be sending out my next newsletter in the next week or so. I am now on board the MV Logos II after 2 weeks of pre-ship training (PST) with about 55 other people in North Germany. We have had a fantastic time getting to know one another and learning heaps about ourselves and the ship ministry and getting prepared for ship life.
One of the most eventful days was practising our life safety in a sea pool in Cuxhaven which was supposed to be heated but was a chilly 15 degrees ... it was a true life experience of what could happen and the seriousness was not lost on me.
After nearly 2 hours in the freezing water, hypothermia set in and I was convulsing (Massive, whole body shivers) from the cold ... just floating around in my life jacket and learning how to use my clothes as life jackets in the event that I fall in the water without my life jacket on. We also had to practice righting an overturned life raft and then climbing into it but by the time this exercise came around to my turn, I couldn't feel my hands and feet so getting into the liferaft became somewhat difficult! I was actually not so bad but a few people from our group suffered really badly and had to receive medical attention so it was not a game or fun at all!!! Anyway, it was all part of the ship experience. We are now on board and I worked my first full day today as an Accommodation Angel - it was fun and not as bad as I had expected! Tomorrow we are sailing up to Kiel in North Germany which will be about a 12 hour journey through a man made channel that runs through Germany near Denmark. We have water restrictions on board so no showers or toilet use during particular hours which will be interesting!
I have been incredibly blessed to be given my own little cabin which is fantastic! It means that I have my own little space to decorate and call home for the next month or so whilst we wait for the Logos Hope project work to be completed in Croatia. The Logos Hope will then sail up to Kiel to join us and we will transfer over to and assist in completion of the outfit so we will be based in Kiel for approximately 4-6 months.
I've been having a fun time getting to know people from all over the world and have made good friends with people from my PST Cuxhaven training. PST Cuxhaven is our code name and every time we hear it, we all hoot and whistle, clap and scream ... it's quite funny sometimes but it is a real bonding experience and they are like our family on board. But then we also have a ship family and a Big Sister who shows us around and helps us with the location of various things and routines etc. It is so well organised and I love the community atmosphere. We've also had excellent teachings in our devotion times from Godly men filled with spiritual wisdom and knowledge which has been so challenging and I'm just drinking it all in.
I've been doing as much walking around the little city of Cuxhaven as possible and I'm hoping that I will not suffer sea sickness - I felt a little queasy this morning while working ... and I've got my pressure bands on each arm so I hope things will settle down.
One of the most eventful days was practising our life safety in a sea pool in Cuxhaven which was supposed to be heated but was a chilly 15 degrees ... it was a true life experience of what could happen and the seriousness was not lost on me.
After nearly 2 hours in the freezing water, hypothermia set in and I was convulsing (Massive, whole body shivers) from the cold ... just floating around in my life jacket and learning how to use my clothes as life jackets in the event that I fall in the water without my life jacket on. We also had to practice righting an overturned life raft and then climbing into it but by the time this exercise came around to my turn, I couldn't feel my hands and feet so getting into the liferaft became somewhat difficult! I was actually not so bad but a few people from our group suffered really badly and had to receive medical attention so it was not a game or fun at all!!! Anyway, it was all part of the ship experience. We are now on board and I worked my first full day today as an Accommodation Angel - it was fun and not as bad as I had expected! Tomorrow we are sailing up to Kiel in North Germany which will be about a 12 hour journey through a man made channel that runs through Germany near Denmark. We have water restrictions on board so no showers or toilet use during particular hours which will be interesting!
I have been incredibly blessed to be given my own little cabin which is fantastic! It means that I have my own little space to decorate and call home for the next month or so whilst we wait for the Logos Hope project work to be completed in Croatia. The Logos Hope will then sail up to Kiel to join us and we will transfer over to and assist in completion of the outfit so we will be based in Kiel for approximately 4-6 months.
I've been having a fun time getting to know people from all over the world and have made good friends with people from my PST Cuxhaven training. PST Cuxhaven is our code name and every time we hear it, we all hoot and whistle, clap and scream ... it's quite funny sometimes but it is a real bonding experience and they are like our family on board. But then we also have a ship family and a Big Sister who shows us around and helps us with the location of various things and routines etc. It is so well organised and I love the community atmosphere. We've also had excellent teachings in our devotion times from Godly men filled with spiritual wisdom and knowledge which has been so challenging and I'm just drinking it all in.
I've been doing as much walking around the little city of Cuxhaven as possible and I'm hoping that I will not suffer sea sickness - I felt a little queasy this morning while working ... and I've got my pressure bands on each arm so I hope things will settle down.
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