That is a refreshing change! Also refreshing? Merciful service to others and hope. The real kind, not Obama’s HopeandChange ™ kind.
Former President Bush press secretary and Fox News’ “The Five” co-host Dana Perino is live-tweeting her visit to the Congo where she hooked up with Mercy Ships.
Welcome to Pointe Noire, Congo, @DanaPerino Looking forward to show you how mercy can make a difference! #AfricaMercy #MercyShips
— Mercy Ships (@MercyShips) August 27, 2013
In less than a week, several thousand people will be standing in line for our patient screening, desperately seeking hope and healing.
— Mercy Ships (@MercyShips) August 22, 2013
Did you know that @MercyShips has been involved in bringing hope and healing to Africa since 1990? #volunteer pic.twitter.com/1A1IdxEzVc
— Mercy Ships (@MercyShips) August 26, 2013
More about Mercy Ships from its website:
Through free, basic, health-care and transformative surgeries, Mercy Ships becomes the face of love in action. The hospital ship – Africa Mercy – provides first-rate medical professionals, state-of-the-art medical and surgical facilities and health-care training to communities in West Africa that lack those critical services.
Bless you.
Some results of its fantastic, life-changing and life-saving, work:
Mercy Ships has delivered free services valued at more than $1 billion. That includes 61,000 surgeries and 539,000 patients treated. In 2011, for example, Mercy Ships returned to Sierra Leone for its fifth visit in 20 years. During the port visit, the crew performed:
- 3,300 life-changing general surgeries
- More than 2,600 eye surgeries
- More than 34,700 dental treatment
- About 10,000 medical consultations
Amazing.
@DanaPerino Can't wait to hear about your trip w/ @MercyShips Jumped on board & wearing this in support. Safe trip! pic.twitter.com/gs6VoBnzNH
— Anita M. Bennison (@anitabennison) August 26, 2013
@DanaPerino @MercyShips You have arrived in the Congo but your real journey is just beginning.
— David Cerqua (@Bass_n_Birdie) August 27, 2013
@DanaPerino @MercyShips stay safe. Lots of pics we really want to see and see & hear all about it
— ❤Red❤ (@RedBlueTrue) August 27, 2013
@DanaPerino @MercyShips praying for peace and safety! Godspeed Dana!!!
— Covfefe Kimmie (@kimmieguy) August 27, 2013
@DanaPerino God bless U 4 joining Mercy Ships My spiritual parents joined them 4 many years and they had a incredible time.TAKE LOTS OF PICS
— Eye On The Nation (@EyeOnTheNation) August 27, 2013
Dana Perino is heeding that request. Of course, some Gutfeld smack-talk first:
Vehicles for @greggutfeld on the Africa Mercy. pic.twitter.com/RbshF3gY4g
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 27, 2013
Heh.
Perino boarded the Africa Mercy and is live-tweeting her experience:
How the patients on the Mercy Ship describe their level of pain to the medical staff. pic.twitter.com/J5YGl92Yqw
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 27, 2013
Captian's chair. Captain is standing, though! Captain is Tim Tretheway. pic.twitter.com/oJbfbMWLlb
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 27, 2013
Hey @terryschappert I met your friend Chef Ken Hatfield on the Mercy Ship. He does amazing work! pic.twitter.com/koZmrMbPFW
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 27, 2013
Wonderful.
A fan has a question:
@DanaPerino Are we going to see a pic of you & ur hubby together on Mercy Ship?
— Vaughn Blue Jr (@vaughnblue) August 27, 2013
Yes, what about that mystery man? Perino offers a tease:
@vaughnblue he is always the one taking the photos! But yes we will try!
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) August 27, 2013
Stay tuned! In the meantime, continue to follow Dana Perino’s tweets from the ship and @Mercyships itself. Twitter users continue to wish her well and offer prayers.
https://twitter.com/LisaLvfox3/status/372305022735773696
@DanaPerino @MercyShips travel safe.
— Dennis Shellhouse (@dshellhouse) August 27, 2013
@DanaPerino @MercyShips Be very safe. Rosaries for you and for those impoverished and suffering.
— Michele Vandover (@MicheleVandover) August 27, 2013
Amen. Safe travels, all!
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