Some years ago, our Mercy Ship docked in Guinea, West Africa.  On the weekends, the crew visited children at a United Nations Home for Refugees.  Civil war in neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone had displaced and severely traumatized these children.

Sean Kim went to Djibouti, North Africa, as a missionary to teach English as a second language.  There, he discovered many other opportunities for service. 

The Bible tells about a boy who donated his lunch of five loaves and two fish to Jesus to feed a crowd.  Feeding the group was critical!

There’s something about volunteering in Africa that reduces service to its most essential elements.

Ken Anderson has an unusual and creative way to fundraise for his favorite cause.  His wife Linda shared it with a magazine.

Parents are rightly excited when their children learn to walk.  They buy cute tiny shoes. But in the countries we serve, many children grow up with medical conditions that make walking difficult or impossible.

It’s a big decision to serve as a volunteer onboard our hospital ships.  Volunteer nurse Deborah Mockli explains some of the reasons she thinks you should volunteer.

Tamar Manasseh grew up in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.  In June 2015 a woman was killed at the corner of 75th and South Stewart Avenue. 

A crew member describes a worship service in the ward church onboard our hospital ship. 

Carys has lived in developing nations for most of her life.  In fact, she grew up on our hospital ships, and her father is a wonderful surgeon.