Vivabet was distraught at the birth of her fourth child.  The baby’s tiny face had a gaping hole under her nose.  The shocked villagers made cruel comments about her baby’s bilateral cleft lip and palate.

Mercy Ships provides free surgeries in the world’s poorest countries. But we also offer free training to local healthcare providers. Mercy Ships volunteer nurse Heidi Niclas describes training nurses in Madagascar

Ed Robinson of Niles, Indiana, had been diabetic for many years. He had a stroke in 2005. The stroke combined with the diabetes negatively impacted his kidneys, and he went into renal failure.

It was a quiet African evening in the hospital ward of the Mercy Ship.   Khalisile, a 76-year-old cataract patient scheduled for surgery, sat with his head in his hands. Crewmember Warrie sat down beside him and told him about God’s love.

Mercy Ships provides free surgeries to the world’s poorest. A volunteer crewmember from Holland points out that it’s not just the physical healing for our patients

Today is International Day of the Seafarer. Our deck crew, engineers, and stewards keep things running smoothly so our hospital ship can function.

Being a good neighbor is an act of mercy. Joyce Fisher’s neighbors in Florida found a simple way to show her that they care about her

In The Gambia, Mercy Ships bosun Chris Toney met Moses, a river boat engineer. Moses asked Chris to talk to his mother Binto about Jesus.

Gina Zaniroli is an instructional assistant in a California school. She set a wonderful example by signing up with the National Marrow Donor Program.

Tabitha is a Mercy Ships volunteer crewmember from Holland. Tabitha has observed that providing free medical care to the poorest of the poor blesses both the patient and the volunteer.