A Family Volunteering with Mercy Ships with Andrea Scace
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Andrea Scace is a Nurse Practitioner who first volunteered with Mercy Ships 18 years ago. She has recently returned with her husband and three children, this time in a whole new role. Now onboard the Africa Mercy, Andrea is serving as the primary caregiver (PCG) of her children as her family has committed to two years of service. In this episode Andrea shares their unique journey of traveling to the ship with restrictions created from COVID-19, how the family prepared and transitioned to ship life, and her hopes and dreams for her children as they experience serving abroad as a family. Andrea’s encouraging attitude and flexible spirit with inspire you as this mom is holding plans loosely and trusting God. For more information about the New Mercies podcast and Mercy Ships, visit www.newmercies.mercyships.org
Released on 7 Mar 2022
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