Once the necessary repairs were completed the ship sailed on to Lautoka, its original intended destination in Fiji. The cancellation of the Samoa trip left us with another week unscheduled, so we quickly re-grouped and prayed for guidance on how to spend this time. We felt that we should be involved where the majority of Fijians live – in the rural villages – and we already knew that Marine Reach Fiji were planning to do their next medical outreach in the North-East area of the island. This is often overlooked and has poor health service provision as people often have to travel all of the way back to Lautoka for anything more than basic care.
