The pediatric patients onboard our hospital ship will steal your heart!  A volunteer physiotherapist tells about one adorable little boy.

If you want a fun volunteer job, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia, pairs volunteers with premature babies that need cuddling. They’re called Baby Buddies.

A mother had a very difficult decision to make.  Her husband was terminally ill.  But her baby, named Excellent, needed a free surgery onboard our hospital ship, which would correct his cleft lip.

Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois, started a toy bear project about 25 years ago.  Volunteers make stuffed bears for pediatric patients.  One of those volunteers is Edith Kroencke.

Madeleine Heatherton was the Producer for a documentary about Mercy Ships called The Surgery Ship.  In an interview, she explained her reasons.  Listen:

Hurricane Harvey left unbelievable destruction in its path through Houston.  The Houston Texans football team, led by J.J. Watt and his foundation, stepped up to help.

We’re often impressed by the courage of our patients. Listen as physiotherapist Aisling Russell describes a special little patient.

Roberta was enjoying a day at a Florida beach. Suddenly, she heard her sons screaming.

Edith was a 30-year-old mother of four. She’d never learned to read or write. She’d never even written her name before. Her friend, volunteer Georgeann, decided to do something about it.

Many Holocaust survivors experienced nutritional deficiencies causing serious dental problems. A merciful partnership has been created to help them.