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,...

Esther’s mother, Mabel, tried to find a way to fix her vibrant little girl’s twisted leg. She was told that nothing could be done and that it was...

Monique’s Brave Battle. By the time she was 6 years old, Monique could no longer see well enough to go to school. So, she stayed at home with...

A unique case onboard the Africa Mercy; muscles in Ulrich's legs didn’t develop at the same rate as his bones, leaving his legs bent drastically backward.

An Answered Prayer Emmanuel brought his little girl to our hospital ship. He hoped that when they returned home, Cecilia’s knock-knee would be...

Mairamou's Story: 20-year-old Mairamou should have been excited about her future. She and her husband had eagerly anticipated the birth of their...