As Mercy Ships commemorated its 40-year legacy in 2018, the organisation marked another major milestone: the 100,000th free surgical procedure provided to a patient in need. Docked for a 10-month stay in the West African nation of Guinea, these free surgical...
By David Forrest, former long-term volunteerFor 12 years we watched our good friend Dr AJ Collins return to the ship each year as a surgeon. We heard stories from him and other Mercy Shippers of the practical and real life-changing surgeries delivered by the...
Nurse Tamara Lowe from Western Australia loves her job so much that she finally convinced her parents to fly half way across the world to work alongside her on her latest medical mission to Africa. Tam, who has been volunteering with Mercy Ships on board our hospital...
The Africa Mercy houses a culturally diverse community, boasting over 60 countries represented at any given time. With volunteer crew from all over the world, one doesn’t need to step foot onto the dock in West Africa to experience another culture. One simply needs to...
The Africa Mercy houses a culturally diverse community, boasting over 60 countries represented at any given time. With volunteer crew from all over the world, one doesn’t need to step foot onto the dock in West Africa to experience another culture. One simply needs to...
On 16 June 2021, Mercy Ships celebrated a joyful moment: the delivery of the Global Mercy™, which means the official handover of the vessel from the shipyard. The construction journey — which first began in 2015 when the first piece of steel was cut and the first...