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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Aicha was burned in a house fire. Flames had licked the sides of her face, the backs of her arms, her thighs, shoulders, wrists, neck, and hips. Her right ear was missing. Because she went without proper wound treatment, the skin on her elbows, arms, and sides...
Tresor is a ten-year-old boy with an explosive laugh. He’s a cheeky prankster with a competitive spirit, and he’s completely unafraid to speak his mind. He’s the kind of child you’d call unstoppable. But Tresor’s childhood took an unexpected turn when he was just...
Life for Sibi Julie had a rough start. She was born with a normal weight, but a bilateral cleft lip made it difficult for her to take nourishment. So, she quickly began to lose weight. Every day was a challenge for Sibi and her mother. The superstitious West African...
Dear Siara, Today is your last outpatients appointment. You are all ready to go home. This way of saying goodbye is always hard. I’ll never see you again. I do not know what to say to you. You dad does not know what to say to me. I just have to let you go… Now, I...
With her fluffy pink dress and shiny shoes, three-year-old Cecilia is an undisputed princess – and no one is prouder of this ray of sunshine than her father, Emmanuel. She’s brimming with delightful energy, and Emmanuel is always one step behind her, ready to help her...
Elvie is a little girl in our hospital ward who asked her mother, “Where is the sun?” The answer? “It’s on your mother’s face, little girl.” Elvie’s mother, Noeline, received an appointment card from Mercy Ships. Her daughter, Elvie, would receive free health care –...