Odette Wilson was a mother of four children living in the port city of Lome, Togo. 

"If you want me to come back to church, God, find some way to make my face normal." That was Bagnangui's prayer. 

In West Africa, a child with bowed legs is considered cursed by evil spirits. 

Serah is from Taomasina, Madagascar and was born with clubfeet. Her parents were determined to get treatment. 

Balkissa was born with an abnormal growth on her tongue. 

Many years ago, we sailed our ships through Europe on promotional tours. 

Now that the Africa Mercy has returned to Madagascar, we've had the privilege of seeing patients from our last field service. 

For the better part of a day, Isatu sat on her hospital bed staring at the reflection of her face in the small mirror in her hand. 

When Anama was a young boy in Togo, he used to walk to his father's farm to work.

In a coastal city in eastern Madagascar lives a 12-year-old boy named Romino.