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 Brenda van Straten | May 23, 2022 | News, Volunteer Stories
Joe and Agnes Biney joined Mercy Ships in the 1990s with no end date. Their prayer wasalways: “God, if you still want us here, give us the grace to continue to serve.” Three decades later, Agnes says simply, “We’ve been here since.” They left their home in Ghana to...
by Brenda van Straten | May 23, 2022 | News, Volunteer Stories
When Susan joined Mercy Ships, she was 25 years old. She only planned to stay five months.”That was in 1987,” she remembered. “Five years later when I married Gary, I never imaginedthat I was signing up to spend most of my adult life on a Mercy Ship.” Dr. Gary...
by Brenda van Straten | Dec 9, 2021 | Volunteer Stories
Benji Aryee remembers vividly the moment he first stepped aboard a Mercy Ship. It was April 10, 2010. “It was exactly lunchtime, 12 o’ clock,” Benji said, laughing as he recalled his own excitement. When he walked up the gangway, he said to himself, “Finally. Finally....
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...
