Mafoudiya's Story: ​When Mafoudiya was born, her mother, Mabinty, wasn’t able to fully enjoy her new baby girl’s bright eyes or sweet smile...

Fatu's Story: “I may grow another head if nothing is done to save me…” A newspaper headline in Liberia captured this cry for help from a...

Samory's Story: Samory never imagined that neglecting a toothache would result in a facial tumor that threatened to take away his dreams and...

Onboard the Africa Mercy, Djazim received life-changing nutrition, care, and physical and emotional healing. Caring staff even taught him a new song...

Assiatou's Story: Assiatou leaned forward gingerly, pressing her foot to the ground — heel first, then the sole, until even her toes were flat on...

Tresor’s Story: Tresor is a ten-year-old boy with an explosive laugh. He’s a cheeky prankster with a competitive spirit, and he’s completely...

Leocadie and her husband Edwige were filled with excitement when they found out they were expecting their fourth child. Leocadie was thrilled to...

Paul Bernard’s Story: The air was warm and thick in the room where three-year-old Paul Bernard and his older cousin were sleeping. It was a night...

Running Out of Hope. By the time she was 14, Julienne had almost given up on getting surgery to repair her painfully twisted legs. Extremely smart...

Adam's Story: It was no surprise that nine-year-old Adam-Zidane loved playing soccer. He was named after the famous French soccer...

Meet Salamatou and Mariama: Because the girls did not have access to proper nutrition growing up, Salamatou and Mariama developed a condition...

Your Compassion Brings Mercy. Cradling her beloved child in her arms, Francoise traveled to the Cameroon port where the Africa Mercy was docked....

Tresor was Developing Cataracts. Larissa’s heart broke when she learned the news. “I felt like a part of me was dying because I know sight is one...

It was a sunny, relaxed afternoon in the village. The air was thick with heat as one-month-old Maeva slept peacefully in her crib. The curtains...

Pierre's Story: “What happened to me, mommy?” Pierre would ask, “When are you going to fix my legs?” Unsure how to answer her four-year-old son,...