February 4, 2007
In February, during the three weeks I spent in Phnom Penh, several exciting things happened.
On February 4, about forty-five Americans and Cambodians gathered to worship on the Ship of Life and to dedicate her to God. Five years ago, Bill McDonough dreamed of building a ship that would sail up and down the Mekong River providing free medical and dental care for people in isolated villages, and teaching them about Christ. Now, his dream has come true.
The Ship of Life is 110 feet long and contains doctor and dental offices equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. The waiting room, which seats fifty patients, has a wide-screen TV so that patients can watch Christian videos or study the Bible with teachers while they wait to see the doctor or dentist.
Dr. Rick Northen (Dentist) and his wife Gail live on the ship and oversee the day-to-day operations. Medical missionaries will come and go. The ship can house a medical staff of up to twenty plus the ship’s crew. Rick and Gail plan to enroll all members of the crew in WEI and teach them daily. May God use the Ship of Life to his glory.
