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.

Mercy Ships volunteer Mirjam first saw little Siara at a patient screening in the Congo. The one-year-old baby weighed just 7 pounds and had a cleft lip and palate.

A man was installing large stone steps in his backyard. His five-year-old daughter begged to help. He suggested that she sing a song to encourage him. She said, “No. I want to HELP!”

Casimiro Rodriguez was homeless on the streets of McAllen, Texas. His family had kicked him out because of his addiction to drugs and alcohol. He decided to escape it all by getting on the first bus he could find.

Mercy Ships operates the largest civilian hospital ship in the world. Medical and non-medical volunteers come from more than 40 countries. Crewmember Tabitha serves as a hostess and welcomes everyone with a smile.

Becky Bynum has served with Mercy Ships for more than 25 years. She makes sure our hospital ship has the medical supplies it needs. She describes her reaction to a sermon on commitment that changed her life

Volunteers onboard our hospital ships are often surprised at how

Feeling isolated is a common emotion among Mercy Ships patients.

Heather grew up with a mother who suffered from paranoia and

The volunteers onboard our Mercy Ships are the finest