In the decontamination room of our OR here on board, where surgical instruments are rinsed and sent through the washer, a sprinkler was bumped and activated during the cleaning of the ceiling. Unless you've experienced this phenomenon, it is hard to imagine how fast water can accumulate! The sprinkler heads pour out water at a rate of 60 gallons per minute. After the first couple minutes of using water stored in the system, the pump kicks in and draws water from the sea which surrounds the ship. Pretty cool idea, unless your ship is sitting in a harbor filled with sewage!!!!! Well, anyway, I suppose it was 3-5 minutes before the water was finally turned off. Every available person jumped in to bail with anything they could get their hands on. The ship was saved! Well, actually, the only threat was to our particular area.
What I've been pondering is the teamwork that took place to keep the flood at bay! And as I was pondering, I thought of the verses in Romans 12:6-8..."We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully."
Now, this doesn't give us the authority to say, "That's not my job," when the flood comes. What I witnessed this past Monday was everyone pitching in - no matter if he was a surgeon, an anesthesiologist, a nurse or the washer of dirty surgical instruments - to get a job done. It was a wonderful sight! I recalled the verse in Colossians 3:23 that says, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord..."
Jenny
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