by Darren Swain | Nov 25, 2025 | News, Volunteer Stories
Freetown, Sierra Leone -. While many couples might prepare for retirement as their years get along, Elaine and David Sigalet chose a different path. It is a path that lets them sail across oceans, transform lives, and deepens their bond in ways they could never have...
by Darren Swain | Nov 17, 2025 | Patient Stories
Thirteen-year-old Mohamed is bold, bubbly, and charismatic. He is the eighth of nine children and comes from Koinadugu, a district in the northern province of Sierra Leone. His story is one of resilience and restoration. Mohamed was an active child who embraced all...
by Darren Swain | Oct 27, 2025 | News
Dr. Justina Seyi-Olajide is no stranger to forging new paths. A brilliant and daring pediatric surgeon from Nigeria, she made history on the Global Mercy™ in Sierra Leone as the first female African pediatric surgeon to volunteer with Mercy Ships. She’s a surgeon at...
by Darren Swain | Oct 23, 2025 | Patient Stories
Everything changed when Anne-Marie van Tonder, a crew clinic administration assistant on the Global Mercy™, saw Memunatu at a local children’s hospital in Freetown. “I saw this little baby, very fragile, looking at me,” Anne-Marie, a volunteer from South...
by Darren Swain | Oct 16, 2025 | News
Before Frank Seibure ever put on scrubs or stepped on board a Mercy Ship, he was already on a mission to bring hope by advocating for human rights in his home country of Sierra Leone. However, after encountering Mercy Ships more than a decade ago, he decided to...
