by Brenda van Straten | Nov 29, 2021 | Volunteer Stories
Missy Brown arrived at the CURE Hospital in Zambia ready to work. Instead, she found herself watching, waiting—and learning a beautiful lesson. Missy has volunteered with Mercy Ships for the past nine years. In the busy role of operating room manager on the Africa...
by Brenda van Straten | Nov 29, 2021 | Volunteer Stories
In 2016, you could find Brittany Garrelts volunteering as a pediatric ward nurse aboard a floating hospital. She was in Benin, far from home, but she loved her unique life. She lived in a six-berth cabin, with roommates from all over the world who she called best...
by Brenda van Straten | Nov 18, 2021 | News
Mercy Ships is overjoyed to share that in early 2022, the Africa Mercy® will return to a beloved port – Dakar, Senegal. By invitation of Senegal’s government, led by President H.E. Macky Sall, Mercy Ships will continue this partnership and return to bring hope and...
by Brenda van Straten | Nov 9, 2021 | Volunteer Stories
In 2010, Dr. Abram Wodomé first stepped into the ophthalmic Operating Room onboard a Mercy Ship. Here, he learned a new cataract surgical technique that was revolutionary in Togo. Something sparked inside him. A new hope for his country was born. A decade later, the...
by Brenda van Straten | Nov 5, 2021 | Volunteer Stories
Renier Marx, from South Africa, first heard about Mercy Ships back in the late 1990s, after first applying to serve on an Operation Mobilization ship. “It really drew my heart to ships. We applied as a family, but they didn’t have space for us all, so they referred us...
