Nurse Sarah Strickland volunteered onboard our Mercy Ship in Madagascar. 

The volunteer nurses onboard the Africa Mercy offer our patients much more than physical care. 

We live in a world of constant change... politics, music, culture, even fashion. 

Georgette came to our hospital ship in Madagascar with two medical problems — a childbirth injury called VVF and a severely infected foot. 

People volunteer with Mercy Ships for many different reasons. 

Georgette came to our hospital ship with a severely diseased foot. 

Duda had lived with the challenges of club feet for many years.

Our hospital ships take first-world surgical care to some of the poorest countries in the world. You may not be available to volunteer onboard our ships, but you can get involved. 

Thirteen-year-old Rayhanatou suffered from a tumor in her jaw for five years. 

In countries without surgical and medical care, untreated injuries destroy the quality of life.  One of our volunteer plastic surgeons from Africa explains.