The Mercy Minute

A woman named Terance was walking along a beach in Sierra Leone when she noticed something strange.

"It never ends well."

Everything was a blur for little Anjaratina.

For most children, going to school is something they take for granted — and may even complain about.

When siblings Arla and Elidiot arrived at Mercy Ships, their father, Christophe, had a simple request.

For more than a decade, Thierry carried a burden he couldn't hide.

One day, a woman stopped by a Mercy Ships booth at a medical conference.

A grandmother's love is a force to be reckoned with.

In Madagascar, a woman named Vaviroa carried a heavy burden.

When little Armane was born with a cleft lip, his mother Roseline was shocked, and scared.