Benedict was born with club feet. Now nine years old, he has learned to walk on the curled-under tops of his feet. 

Oceane was born with a tiny opening at the back of her skull. That opening allowed spinal fluid to escape from her brain.

Suzanna had labored for days only to deliver a still born baby. In her sorrow, she found that she too had been injured 

Marthlyn stands out in a crowd. People stare. They point and laugh. She is viewed as an outcast by her community

By the time Lincoln was 36 years old, he had already weathered many storms. Living in a country where civil war broke out

The patient felt her way up the gangway with a hole in her cornea.

Marie had already survived being orphaned, teen pregnancy, civil war and becoming a refugee. 

Biso was a widow and mother of 4 children who struggled to support her family.

A crowd of excited children holding colorful signs waited for their friend to return. 

When Lincoln boarded the Africa Mercy, he didn’t know he was about to receive more than free surgery.