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

There was no hospital where Mary Johnson lived. She spent 2 days in labor without professional medical assistance. 

Carlos was 6 years old when he first knew he wanted to be a missionary. 

Arthur is the youngest of five children. He was born with a benign tumor growing on the right side of his face. 

Beatrice couldn’t stand by as her family neglected her little brother who was born with bi-lateral club feet. 

Oebele came to volunteer with Mercy Ships as a Mechanic Fitter. 

Pastor Bill was excited to send Mercy Ships the church’s donation of $4130.02. But the 2 cents seemed odd.  

Sitting on the deck of the Africa Mercy, looking out at Monrovia, Liberia, Milton Dunbar waited as his leg healed from his free surgery on board. 

In the Western world, many birth defects are easily corrected.  But this is not the case in West Africa 

Anthony was born with a large growth on his lower back. It was the result of a bone defect in his spinal column.