Alan Graham began his career in real estate, but his passion for the homeless is much deeper than selling houses.

Recently a creative crew member described what she calls “ward warriors.”  Listen.

Lauren served as an army nurse for five years before leaving the military.  But her husband was still serving and was deployed to Afghanistan.  She says, “I decided I’d rather strengthen myself spiritually and use my skills as a nurse than sit around for months on end waiting for my husband to return.”

Paul Watson remembers how happy he was to get a handed-down bike.  So, the 15-year-old restores damaged bikes and donates them to needy children.

Imagine being eight years old and having legs so badly bowed you could bounce a beach ball through them.   Imagine going onboard a big white hospital ship to have a free surgery.  Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it?

Thanksgiving Day and no food in the house!  Then a stranger brought boxes of food and a turkey!  This experience greatly impacted young Anthony Robbins.  Years later, he wrote this story.

Vidhya volunteered as a doctor onboard our hospital ship.  She hoped that an emergency wouldn’t happen on her watch – when she was the doctor on call.  But, late one night, a patient onboard our hospital ship had a complication – severe bleeding.

Sophie and Auriette have children who received free orthopedic surgeries onboard our hospital ship in Madagascar.  Eunice, a volunteer writer, asked them, “What is your favorite memory of being on the ship?”  She shares their answer.

Ella Tryon had a severe allergic reaction to gluten when she was only seven years old.  She was hooked up to a feeding tube and IVs.  Coloring was one of her favorite activities.  So, her mom went to the hospital playroom to search for crayons.

Baby Yvette was born with a tumor covering her face.  Her mother, Agnes, says, “Everyone asked me, ‘What sin have you committed? What have you done so that your baby was born this way?’” The questions made Agnes doubt herself.