It was 1983. Peter Woolston stood dejected, leaning over the ship’s railings. The eighteen-year-old musician-in-the-making had just toured the Mercy Ship Anastasis in his home port in New Zealand.

Ngaire volunteers in her church’s second-hand clothing store in Auckland, New Zealand.  Every week, more little teddy bears arrive for resale than they can possibly sell.

Harmen Valk and his wife Andrea are both nurses onboard our hospital ship, the Africa Mercy.  But their first introduction to Mercy Ships dates back to when Andrea was just nine.

Sharon was a new missionary in Jamaica.  She bumped into a woman who shared the same first name and lived just down the street from her mission house.  The young Jamaican woman was profoundly deaf and could only communicate through sign language.

Volunteers of different nationalities and ages serve onboard our hospital ship, the Africa Mercy.  Listen as Amy, our assistant purser, describe how her “bucket list” was completed by a mercy moment.

Many of our crew participate in Mercy Ministries in their free time. One group visited a senior center in the Republic of Congo. Volunteer chaplain, Andrea Diallo, described her experience.

You know, showing to mercy to others can be very simple. Here are two ideas submitted by readers of Woman’s Day Magazine.

Tom KenKnight has volunteered onboard our hospital ship since 1996, serving as Fourth Engineer. But he had problem – he suffered with motion sickness. Then a pastor encouraged him.

Two women, Sophie and Auriette, sat in the ward onboard our hospital ship, and shared stories about their children with a crew member.

Have you ever run out of gas? Then you’ll appreciate this story of mercy.