Beth Kirchner came to the Africa Mercy to teach Kindergarten. She taught all the usual subjects.

It was a rare occurrence. Our volunteer surgeons performed two surgeries to remove tumors from two patients, two days apart — and the patients were a mother and her son.

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

Barbara was an inmate in a women’s prison. When Chaplain Kay Golbeck met her, hatred seeped from every pore.  

Nearly 20 years ago our Mercy Ship the Anastasis was in a South African port. Togolese crewmember Edith loved to go ashore in her free time to minister to others.

Dr. Glenn Strauss is an eye surgeon who has volunteered with Mercy Ships for many years. He not only performs sight-saving surgeries but also trains local doctors.

Nano knew about grief. She’d lost four children. 

With so many crewmembers on board, our hospital ships often look like small cities.

Marijke and her husband Harmen joined Mercy Ships thanks to a dream she had as a child. 

Lucael’s mother was only 14 when he was born. She was shocked by his cleft lip and palate.