Kirsten is a volunteer nurse onboard our hospital ship with a special heart for our cataract program. 

One of the Mercy Ships core values is to strive for excellence in all we do and say.

A lady sat on the dock, waiting to be seen by the nurses. She’d traveled a long way for a surgery to remove her tumor — from Madagascar to Guinea.

Rev. Billy Graham was asked how Christians should focus their time while waiting for the return of Jesus.

You don’t have to be a medical professional to volunteer with Mercy Ships.

Hayden Hatfield Ryals registered to be a blood marrow donor in college. A year later in 2016 an organization called Be The Match contacted her.

Miriam was driving through a remote African village when she saw three-year-old Tene. She noticed the little girl’s limp. It would have been an easy fix in any developed nation.  But healthcare is scarce in Guinea.

You’re never too old or too young to help others. Nancy Rowe of Wisconsin tells how her granddaughter makes a difference.

Dressed proudly in his white coat and stethoscope, Amadou compassionately distributes vaccinations to babies in his village. He treats them for malaria and other illnesses. But there’s something about him that’s different from other doctors. You see, he suffers from a large facial tumor.

One type of surgery performed onboard our hospital ship is related to the eye, including cataract surgery. Volunteer ophthalmic surgeon Glenn Strauss is a big part of that program.