Make Your Mark: A Picture-Perfect Team
Emily Frazier Makes Her Mark If there’s one person who knows the kind of adaptability it takes to be a Mercy Ships volunteer, it’s Emily Frazier. Emily was supposed to join the ship in June of 2020. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic began, and her start date was pushed to...
Reaching for a New Life
Gamai grew more and more aware that she was not like other children. She wanted to play, to go to school…
Alcanzando una Nueva Vida
Durante los siguientes cuatro años, Gamai se dio cuenta de que ella no era como otros niños. Quería jugar…
World Teacher Day
One of the greatest gifts anyone can be given is an education. Thanks to the incredible teachers throughout the world, many receive this gift. Today we celebrate all the educators, from professors in colleges and universities, to teachers in unique classrooms —...
Making a Hospital Ship Home: Clementine Tengue’s Story
“Togo is my country, but Mercy Ships is my home.” It was a conversation with her pastor, all the way back in 1995, that changed the trajectory of Clementine’s life. Clementine was working at her church when she heard that a hospital ship would soon be arriving in her...
Celebrating our Seafarers on World Maritime Day
Every year, people around the world celebrate World Maritime Day. In honor of this day, join us in shining a spotlight on the Mercy Ships fleet — past and present — as well as the incredible volunteer seafarers who operate them. Meet Our Exceptional Maritime...
Sarah and Ian’s “Love Boat” Story
Ian and Sarah Graham didn’t come onboard expecting that volunteering would change their lives. In fact, this young couple — who, at the time, were complete strangers — didn’t even expect to be onboard for long. Sarah, from Germany, initially decided to volunteer...
Leaving an Impactful Legacy
For many of the world’s suffering poor, medical care and surgery are beyond their reach. According to the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, more than 16.9 million people (nearly twice the population of New York City) die every year from a lack of safe...
Mercy Ships at Work in Africa Today
While we are preparing the Africa Mercy® and the Global Mercy® to help many more people, we continue to serve, train, build, and partner through transformational projects across the continent. Our projects span from biomedical anesthesia equipment training in Liberia...
