"Friday's" Story

The ship and Anastasis crew have arrived to Liberia safely. More to come.....

In the mean time I'd like to share the story of "Friday". One of several types of surgery that is done on the Anastasis is Maxillo-Facial. During our 4 months in Benin, 369 Max-fax surgeries were completed. "Friday" is just one story of a life changed.

Scott Harrison is our ship's photographer and he writes about "Friday" here. A word of warning to the squeamish, this contains some graphic medical photos. If you do watch be sure to click on morph at the end.

Other Statistics from our 4 months in Benin:

Total OR Procedures: 691
Eye Procedures 332
Maxillo-Facial/Plastics 369
Ob-Gyn/VVF 31

Dental:
2,575 Total Patients
5,381 Total Procedures

HIV/Aids Awareness:
Individual Lessons:558
Training of Trainers:192

Nurse Mentorship Training: 44

Literacy Training:
Classes Taught: 153
Teachers Trained: 28

Jesus Film Viewings: 82

Community Development:
Fresh Water Wells: 3
Latrines constructed: 14
Basic Hygiene Participants: 59

Building Projects(done alongside local people):
Maternity Clinic
Residential Building

This is what man can report, only God knows how many lives were changed by proclaiming and demonstrating His love. What a privilege it is to be able to be involved in what God is doing.