An estimated 300 million people are blind.  Most live in the poorest countries. 

On our hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, you’ll find volunteers from every corner of the earth.

Worship time in the ward on board our hospital ship is noisy.  It’s a beautiful time — everyone sings and many, dance!

Announcements echoed through the halls of our hospital ship. Calm voices requested the presence of medical team leaders. 

The wonderful crew on our hospital ship show mercy to our patients . . . and to each other. 

Mercy Ships volunteer Kathy Long describes her part in the Mercy Ships “walking blood bank".

Eight-year-old Josias desperately wanted to go to school.  But the other children ridiculed him because of a huge tumor on the right side of his face and neck.

Eleven-year-old Dudou’s stepmother brought him to the Mercy Ship for eye surgery. 

Mercy Ships ministers to "the world's forgotten poor." But our patients' loving, joyful spirit makes them wealthier than the richest people in the world. 

In the poorest regions of Madagascar, eating once a day is a luxury. Lack of nutrition and healthcare provides a perfect environment for an enemy called noma.