If You've Lived on a Mercy Ship, You'll Understand

I found this the other day while cleaning up some papers. Anyone who has lived on a Mercy Ship will understand and smile, I am sure. I am not sure who wrote it, so maybe some of you have seen it before.

How to Mentally Prepare Yourself for Living on a Mercy Ship

1. Sleep on a cot in the garage.
2. Replace the garage door with a curtain.
3. Three hours after you go to sleep, have someone whip open the curtain, switch on all the lights and mumble, "Sorry, did I wake you?"
4. Renovate your bathroom. Take out the bath and move the showerhead down to chest level. Keep four inches of soapy cold water on the floor. For a more realistic ship bathroom experience, stop using your bathroom and use a neighbor's. Choose a neighbor that lives at least a quarter mile away.
5. Don't watch TV except for movies in the middle of the night. Have your friends vote which move to watch and then show a different one.
6. Leave a lawnmower running in your living room 24/7 for proper noise levels. Have random kids bang on pots and run around.
7. Keep moving locations. Drive to a new town once a week and give yourself two hours to find a supermarket.
8. Get 50 friends to come and live in your house for a weekend. Have then line up for food at exactly 6.30, noon and 5pm. All meals should have tomatoes and cucumbers.

'And the Lord said, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I answered, "Here am I, send me.' Isaiah 6.8