Identical Twin Nurses have Patients Seeing Double on Hospital Ship in Madagascar Identical twin nurses from Germany — who volunteer on board the Africa Mercy® and work together at the same hospital in Switzerland — often have patients thinking they are seeing double....

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Decades of Dedication: Couple Returns to Mercy Ships 40 Years After They Met
As volunteers on international charity Mercy Ships' early voyages, Åsa and Lars Gisel were not merely witnesses to its history; they were active participants in its making. At 21, Åsa had just graduated as a nurse in Sweden and...
“Real Sacrificial Heart”: The Story of a Hospital Director
“From my own experience with Anna, I have a heart for the patients and their caregivers. I have been on side of not knowing whether my child would be able to have the right medical care.” It’s been almost two decades since Merryl Mackenzie, now 65 years old, began her...
Made For This: Allison’s Story of Becoming a Volunteer
When Allison Leer first heard about Mercy Ships, she knew that this was the place she wanted to be. Only 17 at the time, she still had a lot of things to figure out in her life, but serving on a hospital ship in a distant land excited her. “I think it was my mum who...
Anchors of Hope: Meet the Sierra Leonean Crew Serving Their Homeland
“This field service is special for me. This is my contribution to my country,” shared Edward Carew, a volunteer Engine Rating from Sierra Leone. “There is no better job in this world than seeing the lives of other people transformed through the work I do here on Mercy...
Jessica’s Journey: From Self-Taught Student to Translator
Jessica Bency, a 24-year-old woman from Madagascar, works with the Mercy Ships communications team on board the Africa Mercy® as a translator. Her journey to becoming an interpreter was a unique one from the start. Not only did she have the remarkable determination to...