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Every patient has a name, a face, and a story and Mercy Ships transforms their lives by providing free surgery and medical care.

 

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Tera: The Boy Who Longed to Belong

Tera: The Boy Who Longed to Belong

Fourteen-year-old Tera lives in a fishing village on the outskirts of Manakara, in southeast Madagascar. In his close-knit community, homes are built from parts of the traveller’s tree – branches form the walls, the trunk is used for flooring, and leaves make up the...

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Full Freedom for Her Future: Annica’s Story

Full Freedom for Her Future: Annica’s Story

In one of Madagascar’s largest rice-producing regions, 9-year-old Annica dreams of one day becoming a teacher. She loves basketball and thrives in subjects like Mathematics, Geography, and French, and she At home, she’s the life of the party, playing lively games with...

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Rosalinda: A New Beginning

Rosalinda: A New Beginning

Sixteen-year-old Rosalinda knows how quickly life can change. She was only 10 years old when she lost her mother. And while grief weighed heavily on her, there was no time to dwell on it or stop. Life moved forward and she had to keep up. Two years later, there was...

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Venomous Snake Bite Leaves Arm Unusable: Yusif’s Story

Venomous Snake Bite Leaves Arm Unusable: Yusif’s Story

Yusif, an 11-year-old boy from Sierra Leone can finally go to school and use his right arm again after his severely deformed limb was operated on by Mercy Ships. Without the free surgery, Yusif’s right hand and arm would have remained severely contracted, leaving him...

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