Africa Mercy Tour -- My Mercy Ship Adventure #26

[@angelinelegiay2733]

Amazing, thank you for this wonderful work. I wish to serve on the ship one day .

[@bjrnrasmussen8035]

Fantastic to watch. Africa Mercy used to sail as a railway ferry between Fyn and Sjælland in Denmark. Sales with her many times as a child and it’s fun to see how much of the original design has remained.

[@oghenekaromorgan8191]

Oh God bless all the volunteers. Just desire to be part of them

[@ChengVincentckf]

This is incredible, I watched the program from National Geographic and go search in KZbin, then I come across your video. I can feel the love and energy from this warm community ❤.

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

What a fantastic 🚢 ship You have Every thing you can imagine Amazing Great video 📹 Thank you for Sharing Australia 🌏

[@CarysParker]

Thanks so much for watching and I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@darlenegehman1129]

Thank you so much for this video. I am hoping to serve in 2019. I especially liked seeing the bedrooms and would like to see some of the 6 and 10 berths and hear how everyone works out showers and getting ready for work!

[@josephkruse704]

Its been 12 years since i have seen this boat. Thank you for the memories!

[@CarysParker]

Wow so you were there at the very beginning of the Africa Mercy's service! That's awesome, we probably passed by each other in the halls!

[@josephkruse704]

@@CarysParker jumped on at Blyth! Left a year or so later in Liberia after drydock. I spend most of my time in engineering and with Steve Cole and Robert Hoyland.

[@dannystamps7294]

God bless and keep you safe. Thank you for your amazing work

[@amycastellani1906]

Neat Video Thanks! I want to say that your dad was the Surgeon back in 1995 when I served on the Anastasis. So Amazing.... What a blessed life and service!

[@CarysParker]

Wow that's so cool! I love all the connections and friendships ship life creates! So would that have been in Senegal or Ghana when you were there? I would have just been born!

[@amycastellani1906]

@@CarysParker We were in Togo, in 1995-1996. Just after I had graduated Nursing School. :0) I would love for my son to visit the African Mercy when he graduates. I really enjoyed your video and can't wait to show it to him so see if it is something he would like to do. Thanks!

[@CarysParker]

@@amycastellani1906 Wow that's awesome, thank you for sharing your mercy ships history with me. I was probably around as a baby then when you were a nurse, what a small world! Would love to see your grandson on the ship one day, it's a great place for young people! :) (though I am biased)

[@Departedreflections]

Thanks for this. I go at the end of the year. Pretty excited

[@friedaschmidt1861]

So nice to see all of this again. Thank you Carys.

[@CarysParker]

Miss you always Frieda! Thanks for watching :)

[@thifanie-graciabeforedjima400]

3:02 I know the girl from Ethiopia, the American girl beside her wearing the glasses, but I miss Jackkkkk he was shy at the party yesterday at my school

[@wholesalebulklots]

You got assigned an awesome Dad.

[@esthercohen4609]

Thank you Carys, very special to have a tour. I worked with your parents on the Anastasis in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic and other ports! Happy memories... God bless you all. Praying for you. Esther in Oz.

[@susanparker5339]

Hi Esther!!! So cool to "see" you on KZbin! Hope you are well!

[@CarysParker]

Wow really! That's awesome, what a small world! Thank you for your prayers and kind encouragement!

[@esthercohen4609]

Susan Parker hi there, i am well and still enjoying nursing in operating theatres. I am also involved with a work in Uganda at the Bushikori Christian Centre. Happy memories of our time together through hurricanes, humidity and 9 ton of ham! 😊 best wishes to you all

[@erinclark4829]

Love love love your vlogs. My sis and I just discovered them and it has brought back wonderful memories of our time in Cameroon and growing up in a wonderful international community!

[@melissabrischten3484]

Thankyou so much for these videos. So excited to see life on the ship. Hopefully one day I'll be a part of it 😁

[@CarysParker]

I hope so too! And thanks for watching :)

[@chilsonwilson]

Seeing the tour of your cabin brings back so many memories as our was the same just on the other side! This feb will be 10 years since we left, so crazy!

[@CarysParker]

wow 10 years!? that is crazy, I love that we lived in identical cabins. First families into both of our cabins!

[@kenarts2097]

Thanks Parker family. Wow, what a ship, so much different from the Anna. I'm so happy for all of you. With all the new amenities, there should be no need for boredom. Gary sure has gotten hairy since when. Must be the salt air. Again God's blessings and protection for all of you.

[@CarysParker]

haha yes it's the salt air for sure :) thank you for watching and for this comment. May God bless you too my friend

[@myrasweirdchannel3288]

All of your videos really inspire me! I am 13 years old and I've been watching docomentarys, short clips and your videos to learn about the Africa mercy ship. My dad is the one who showed me and it's something I look foward to doing when I get older. I looked at job positions with my dad on the mercy ships website and they had an opening for a pre-school teacher! And ever since then I want to become that when I grow up or maybe even a Nurse! I love watching your videos! Keep up your great work - Myra 😊

[@CarysParker]

Hi Myra! I am so sorry for not replying sooner! I only saw your wonderful comment now! I would love to see you on the ship one day as a preschool teacher, that's a beautiful dream to have (and live out) :) And as a former ship kid I am so appreciative of all the teachers who come. Thanks for watching and journeying with me through this all! you're awesome!

[@DabsSidike]

Mercy ship would be in Senegal in August for a whole year till 2020.... I am surely going for treatment. God bless all these wonderful and loving Godly crews

[@CarysParker]

God bless you too, I hope the ship can help you! We do surgeries for tumors, cleft lips, bowed legs, noma, and other major deformities, we also have an eye team that removes cataracts and a dental team.

[@priyankav2580]

Your videos motivate me so much!! Hopefully, I will be dental assisting in 2020.

[@abbyfellers7440]

So fun to this, I’ll be there the 30th!! I definitely hope to see you there! I love to hear the little tips and tricks for oncoming members! I’d love to chat more with you about it!

[@CarysParker]

Wow I am so sorry I only saw this now, I hope you're loving the ship! :)

[@alicialopez8605]

Thanks so much for your videos! I am hoping to volunteer at some point. Any insight on how it is now with COVID?

[@dee.atkins-greig]

Wonderful! I will come and serve one day...

[@johntuffield1457]

Somehow I missed this video, I just happen to see it today when I was scrolling through my subscriptions, I can't believe I missed it. Oh well, Im seeing it now. :p But anyways, what a great tour of the ship. Thank you so much for sharing it! :) is there an elevator in the ship for patients? The hospital I worked at moved a lot of patients up and down floors. That's so awesone that the pool was made from a recycled container lol did I hear that right? #cantcontainerit, lol. I really like how all of the nurses get to stay in the rooms next to each other by the hospital, that is pretty cool. Its like their own little neighborhood. :p There is something seriously awesome about being a Nurse, haha. :) That ship is so awesome: the gym, the pool, the family cabins, the couple's cabins, the gally, the hospital, the worship hall. :) it must be pretty awesome to have your family there too. So awesome, thanks for sharing Carys. :)

[@CarysParker]

John Tuffield thanks for your awesome comments as always John! Yes we do have an elevator, we don’t tend to use it that often but for our orthopedic patients or others who really need it to get up to deck 7 to be outside we definitely use it. I love this Ship too, you’re right it’s definitely like a little village and we love our nurses! They’re the coolest and I hope you can come one day to join the nursing community here aboard.

[@AfrikQ10]

Good Job Mercy Ship.

[@paulaannstewartTHANKFUL2024]

What happens to Nurses if they get sick on the ship? Are they Quarantined?

[@julianapereiragauterio7631]

Excelent job! is it a volunteer? i am a nurse and would like to work on this ship. how is the process? i live in brazil and i graduated 4 years...

[@CarysParker]

Hi Juliana! I am so excited that you want to work on the ship! If you visit www.mercyships.org you will find the application process. I also made a vlog on what that process looks like, here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5e4paePiqesg6c

[@hazelhoyte7668]

Thanks for the tour! I'm curious, what percentage of the kids who grow up on the ship decide to work on it, once they complete their studies? You are all amazing people doing amazing work.

[@CarysParker]

Hey! Sorry for some reason I didn't see this comment pop up until now! hmmm that's a hard question, a lot of ship kids end up coming "home" but most of the kids I grew up with are still starting out in life and haven't made it back, but they all want to!

[@hazelhoyte7668]

Carys Parker That's great! Thanks for answering my question.

[@kadijatubangura6476]

Please with this pandemic when will Mercy ship start services again??...

[@CarysParker]

We are hoping to begin surgeries again in February of 2022 in Senegal!

[@bigguns2229]

Next we need groceries store ships and retail store ships and gym arcade everything in a ship

[@honestytoafault]

Do single doctors have to sleep in a 4 person cabin? or do they get a nicer cabin?

[@CarysParker]

From what I've seen single surgeons tend to stay in guest cabins because normally they only come for 2-4 weeks at a time. I had a friend who was a long term doctor and had a single cabin though!

[@nedkrema]

That sounds so awesome and nice ^^ How can I volunteer in this mission ?

[@CarysParker]

Hi Ned! Thanks for your interest in Mercy Ships! You should definitely come to the ship one day, I highly recommend! Check out our website www.mercyships.org and see what what jobs you might be interested in volunteering for. I made a video on how to apply if you're interested, I am putting the link to it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5e4paePiqesg6c

[@viplovemassey3722]

Mercy ship have any hospital front office job profile??

[@ibeamalujohnpaul966]

i want to be part of these services

[@sam-pp9vg]

Dream Job ❤

[@erinnorwood9651]

is the ship handicap accessible ?

[@CarysParker]

No, I'm afraid it is not.

[@loesvanes1019]

Downt hear becouse of the loud music from the dubble rooms. And iam noth having a hearing device.

[@missionshipixdos215]

Praise the Lord

[@reconx86]

2:59 Looks like a zombie outbreak in progress XD

[@CarysParker]

it really does! haha classic youth ministry life :)

[@chair2930]

Can I work on a mercy ship as an EMT?

[@CarysParker]

Unfortunately the ship does not take emergency cases, all of our patients are pre-screened and the doctors and nurses volunteer to be on our emergency medical team which responds to crew/patient emergencies

[@lexxyofficial9307]

Hi guys

[@victorchristophersen3601]

1989 africa mercy "Queen ingrid" ship collision. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqSzhWeZrLeghsk 1992 it lost the front. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXakaZKEqKuZlZY

[@lmb4876]

Can singles (ever) have their own room? For an extra fee, maybe?

[@susanparker5339]

Yes it is possible. Not for a fee but related to the level of responsibility one carries + seniority.

[@warrenmoon7709]

Dream Job

[@karstend542]

She used to be a Danish car Derry named M/F Dronning Ingrid. I Remember Salling on her as a kid.

[@CarysParker]

Woah! I've never met anyone who was on the ship back when she was a ferry! That's so awesome!

[@karstend542]

Carys Parker up Until 1998 when the bridge opened between Zealand and Fyn she sailed train and cars cross the Greatbelt Straight. I can tell you that the cafeteria area looks just like it did back then.

[@CarysParker]

wow! That's so cool! I wish I could have seen it back then!

[@ChrisAK78]

Yes, the cafeteria in the middle of the ship looks exactly like on board of the sister ships "Prins Joachim" (later renamed to "Morocco Star" and in service on the Strait of Gibraltar today) and "Kronprins Frederik" (laid up in Puttgarden, Germany. Sometimes in use as reserve between Puttgarden and Rødby, Denmark).

[@ricturtle]

I thought she was a rail ferry!!??

[@LoridaMakosso]

Sos congo