Isatu is a 27-year-old woman in Guinea, West Africa.  From the age of 10, she suffered from a benign facial tumor.

One morning, Gary and his friend set out for a run. The friend stopped suddenly, and Gary thought there might be a snake in the grass. 

Dr. Odendaal is a surgeon in Cape Town, South Africa. He was on vacation when he came upon an accident. 

Our Mercy Ships Medical Director, Dr. Gary Parker, has served with us for 33 years. Recently, he shared about his beginning with Mercy Ships. 

Mercy Ships takes world-class surgical care to countries with little or no access to such care. 

Joseph’s 4-year-old daughter loved dressing up and looking pretty. But her bowed legs made her look different than other girls.  

Adelaide Stanley was diagnosed with acute leukemia on her third birthday. Her weakened immune system confined her to home and the treatment center. 

Dr. Dominique Keremans from Belgium has served several times as a volunteer ophthalmologist onboard our hospital ship.

Managing the IT Department onboard a hospital ship in a poor country requires expertise, dedication, and creativity. 

A diagnosis of a benign tumor should be a relief. But it can be a death sentence in African countries.