WE'RE COMING HOME for vacation/fund raising

The Jacobsens taken on a beach in Lome.

After almost a year on board Africa Mercy, we have been given the opportunity to go home, catch our breath, relax,  do some fundraising then return to the ship.  Thankfully, we enjoy driving and it is relaxing for us because we are going to be driving through Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho and then back to Washington.  We are looking forward to seeing friends and family but this also gives us a unique opportunity.  We can introduce people to Mercy Ships.

We have a counter on our blog and it has been encouraging for us to see how many people are following us.  However, we don't have names, only states and provinces.  But from that we can tell there are a lot of people in the areas where we will be travelling who may not have had the opportunity to hear the story of Mercy Ships first hand.  We would like to provide that opportunity.

Below is a rough schedule of our time back home.  If you are interested, we would consider it an honor and a privilege to present the story of Mercy Ships to you, an organization you belong to, or a church that has a passion for helping the world's poor.  Please feel free to send us an email introducing yourself, giving us an idea of what we can do for you, and we will try and schedule a visit when we are home.  We will answer by return email.  Our email is:  m.d.jacobsen@juno.com

Our schedule is:

Arrive Seattle/Bainbridge Island, WA 1 June

Arrive Victoria, BC 5 June
Arrive Lynden, WA 12 June
Arrive Medicine Hat, AB 19 June
Arrive Williston, ND-Froid, MT area 26 June
Back to Victoria 7 July
Back to Seattle/Bainbridge Island, WA 12 July
Fly out of Seattle 15 July

We look forward to meeting many new friends.