Doctor Mia volunteered as an anesthesiologist on board the Mercy Ship. She was raised in Indonesia and as a teenager, Mia knew she wanted to become a doctor. 

Celine was born with cataracts in both eyes. Her father, Honore, was a tailor and couldn’t afford surgery to help his daughter. 

For years Auguste pursued his dream of growing and educating his country’s next generation. 

Aissatou was born with a severe cleft lip. For 4 years, her father searched for help for his daughter. 

A baby girl was born three months premature, on a small island near the Ivory Coast in West Africa.

Ama wore a scarf around her head to hide the right side of her face. 

John Erickson was a missionary in Guinea when he found 10 year old Nyamah.

It's not often that our patients return to our ships years after their surgery.

For seven years Genieve has been the eyes for her three children.

63-year-old Victorie sat in church reflecting on the past 21 years.