Volunteers can gain a better understanding of a patient by imagining life in that patient’s shoes. 

Carmen Yirka studied in culinary school in Canada and volunteers onboard our hospital ship in the galley. 

Many of the patients who come to our hospital ships suffer from conditions that are easily treated in the United States. 

Jimmy was severely burned as a child. Now he was 28 and homeless.

Señor Tellez had 12 children.  Four were blind from birth by cataracts. One day he heard that doctors on a ship were giving free eye surgeries! 

One morning tragedy struck when Gamai knocked over a pot filled with boiling water.

Some volunteers know a great deal about Mercy Ships before they sign up. 

Agnes and Joseph Biney are from Ghana, and they have served on board our hospital ships for many years.

Antonio was a hard-working farmer in Honduras. He didn’t expect trouble as he opened the door. 

Mercy Ships works to save lives in the FUTURE by offering medical capacity-building programs to the countries we serve. And we work to save lives NOW by offering free surgery.