2020 & The Next Adventure

Bucket List Trip

2020 started out strong and filled with adventure! In February we were able to check off a huge bucket list item – visiting Australia!

We had the honor of being hosted in Sydney by our friends Glen and Natalie. We met Glen during a DART response with SP in Puerto Rico in 2017. It was so fun to finally meet Natalie in person, their two daughters, and catch up with Glen. They treated us like family and gave us a tour of the greater Sydney area.

After spending several days in Sydney, we hopped on a plane and headed north to Cairns. Our dream of scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef was fulfilled – an adventure of a lifetime in itself!

Then back to Sydney for a couple of more days with our friends. We went on a few more adventures that included the famous Bondi Beach. We hope to return to this beautiful country someday!

COVID-19 NYC

Anyone who knows me knows I love NYC. This trip was far different than any other. It was surreal and eery to see an empty Times Square that is usually bustling 24/7.

I had the privilege of serving with SP during the COVID-19 response to NYC in April. The first few days I trained and worked a few partial shifts in the field hospital in Central Park. Then I worked a couple of weeks in the makeshift unit in the lobby of Mount Sinai Hospital across the street from Central Park. In my last weeks there, I was assigned to Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital where SP occupied a couple of floors.

It was a long and exhausting but rewarding and blessed several weeks. I had the opportunity to serve alongside some of the absolute best people both within SP and within the hospital system. Together we laughed, cried, prayed, read scripture, showed and shared the love of Jesus, held hands with those who were alone and afraid, made arrangements for families to room together after spending weeks and months separated, struggled together learning a cumbersome EMR system, and so much more all while working in full PPE on night shift and completely exhausted. Most of the team got only one (if that) day off during their entire deployment, working 12+ hour shifts in full PPE for 3-5 weeks. 7 Linsky Crew, may God continue to bless each and every one of you; each of you are a treasure!

The people of NYC were so very kind to us despite what some media outlets portrayed. Every single evening at 7pm the buildings would erupt with people cheering. You couldn’t help but tear up – for so many reasons. Much love to NYC!

Honduras

Seth and his dad flew the SP helicopter from North Carolina to Honduras in November in response to hurricanes Eta and Iota. There was massive flooding from hundreds of destroyed levies. The helicopter was used to transport two medical teams daily to remote areas and deliver food, water, and filtration systems.

I was able to join Seth in Honduras for Christmas and had the opportunity to make the trip back to North Carolina in the helicopter as SP had ceased operations there. It was such a fun experience taking such a long trip through a few countries and states in a helicopter. It was a blessing to see Seth in his element and doing what he loves as well.

Sling loading a water filtration system onto a truck

Seth and Roy in Mexico heading back to the U.S.

2021 Life Happenings

We celebrated our 10 year anniversary in Belize. Another scuba diving bucket list item checked off – diving the Great Blue Hole!

We have a new addition to our family, a golden-doodle named Moto. He’s the cutest but also very much a rotten little pup. Chopper and Moto are a rambunctious duo, but we wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world.

I started a new job working from home in April and loving it. My team is great and I enjoy the flexibility.

We also became a great aunt and great uncle in April. Our nephew had a sweet baby boy, Kayden.

The Next Adventure Awaits

After much prayer, Seth made the decision to resign from his full time position at SP. He has accepted a new position flying helicopters for a Christian owned company in Puerto Rico.

We will be moving there this summer. We are so excited for this new opportunity and to live in Puerto Rico!

Our hearts have been full the past few years with the friends and church family God placed in our lives; it has truly felt like home. It will be tough to leave these beautiful people, but we always want to stay open to the Lord’s leading. It does help that we will be living in the Caribbean, which is a great vacation spot for friends 😉

We are just so very thankful for God’s sovereignty, faithfulness, provision, and just pure goodness. We are grateful and thrilled to be able to be together in this next season of life.