Seven-year-old Judlin has a smile that lights up a room. As a toddler, he experienced a traumatic brain injury. That’s a difficult injury to recover from, especially in a developing country like Madagascar with limited access to doctors and hospitals. Judlin had many physical challenges, including decreased muscle tone in his legs.

Mercy Ships needs people of all trades and vocations. Deb is a crew member from Belgium, and she says it best

The engine coughed once, then died. The car rolled to a stop beside the post office in Fairdealing, Missouri.

Veronica Mumbi works with Extreme Response International. She shared a story of mercy from Kenya

Volunteer nurse Hannah Giboney served onboard our hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, in Congo. She describes an unforgettable 23-year-old patient

In 1999, John Mason of Forestville, California, read a newspaper article about war-torn Kosovo. He thought, “Who’s going to help them?”

Time and time again, our volunteers say that one of the most special things about serving onboard one of our hospital ships is the community. The crew is a loving, close-knit community that brings patients, doctors, nurses engineers and others together in amazing ways.

Mariama was fifteen years old when her sister died giving birth to a baby girl named Atamin. So, Mariama left school to take care of the baby.

A group called Assistance Dogs New Zealand trains service dogs for people with disabilities. And nine-year-old James Isaac is kept safe and calm by a devoted dog named Mahe.

Becky Bynum is a long-term crew member with Mercy Ships. She serves as our Healthcare Services Director and makes sure our hospital ship has the necessary medical supplies. She describes her volunteer calling to medical missions