There are a lot of families on the ship.  Consequently, there are some awesome kids and teens too.  A few weeks ago I was given the opportunity to be a youth leader, and I've been having a great time with the youth on board since then.  I'll continue to work with them for the rest of my time here!  These pictures are of Thursday night, when the youth gang visited the Hope Center.  The Hope Center is really a "Ward Center", where most of the patients stay, before and after their surgeries.  We visited them so that we could hang out with the children there for a couple of hours and play some games.  It was a wonderful time, and it was so good for us all to see personally how much the ship and its crew are affecting these Malagasy people.

The Hope Center is holding approximately 90 patients right now.  There have been over 100 patients treated surgically, and over 1,000 people treated in the dentistry, this past month.  It's such a blessing to see first-hand the miracles happening every day from this service.  I know that I'm going to have an amazing time with the youth in the coming months!  They really are some great kids.