Mercy Ships provides free surgeries in poor countries, but we also mentor local doctors so people can receive help after our ship leaves.

Every three to ten minutes, a child is born with a cleft lip or palate.

Beth Kirchner came to the Africa Mercy to teach Kindergarten.

One morning, tragedy struck when Gamai knocked over a pot of boiling water.

Whether on a hospital ship or in a small house in west Africa, the church is called to be the hands and feet of Jesus.

Amadou is one of the only practicing nurses in his village. For over 20 years, Amadou has served his community with pride and compassion.

A volunteer was finishing her second year of university when our hospital ship arrived in her country, Madagascar.

Kirsten is a volunteer nurse on board our hospital ship with a special heart for our cataract program.

Nothing could keep Marie Madeleine from the classroom. Not even her painfully bowed legs.

Finding activities that all the kids could enjoy was challenging for the orphanage's two caretakers.