Kadidja was like any other 4-year-old girl. She loved to dance and play... But her cleft lip caused other children in her village to treat her poorly.

Many years ago, a Mercy Ships team worked in Central America. Because of the great need among the deaf in the country the team tested, diagnosed, and helped hundreds of people.

Dr. Brian Barki felt called by God to serve alongside his family in Senegal. 

Awa is a friendly 5-year-old girl. She loves to laugh and play. But the strain of a cleft lip dims her smile. Without access to surgery, her family feared for her future.

Aby dreamed of one day becoming a translator. When she heard that Mercy Ships was coming to Senegal, she applied to use her skills in that very task.

For the past fifty years, Felisia had lived without something we all take for granted. She lost her nose to a debilitating childhood disease.

In 1992, Mercy Ships’ flagship the Anastasis was in Sierra Leone. A construction team built a medical clinic near Freetown and gave it to Pastor Jalloh. 

Colton Dixon is a very popular Christian musician here in the United States. When his wife gave birth to twin girls, they were shocked to find that one had been born without a pulse.

Awa’s smile brought joy to all those who loved her — especially her Uncle Woury. But the strain of a cleft lip overshadowed her future.

30-year-old Mariama lived with a painful toothache for six months.