Volunteer Surgeon Dr. Jos Claes is a talented nose, throat, and ear surgeon from Belgium.  He volunteered onboard our hospital ship and beautifully described the transforming power of surgical care.

If you’re looking for a way you and your family can volunteer together, check out Mercy Ships. We even have an accredited academy onboard for crew children.

Randy Heiss has a ranch in Arizona, near the U.S-Mexico border. Two weeks before Christmas, he found a tattered balloon with a string attached to a note with the name Dayami and a child’s Christmas list.

The movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” is a Christmas classic about George Bailey—a compassionate and generous man. 

As a teenager, Elizabeth deeply desired to invest her life in God’s work. That led her to Mercy Ships… and to a moment when God reminded her of an often overlooked gift. 

Beautiful Christmas cards from friends and loved ones are a treat. Phyllis from Pennsylvania describes a very special Christmas card. 

Suzette from South Africa volunteers onboard our hospital ship as a Physical Therapist. She treats patients with clubbed feet. 

Flemish surgeon Jos Claes volunteered onboard our hospital ship in Guinea, West Africa, for two weeks. 

Our hospital ships require volunteers from all walks of life to fill all of the positions onboard.  Stuart Clear volunteered as our IT Department Manager. 

Black smoke and flames poured from the windows of the neighbor’s house. Michael Surrell saw two hysterical women on the porch.  An 8-year-old daughter, Tiara, was trapped somewhere on the second floor.