It takes skills of all kinds to bring hope and healing. See how our volunteer crew makes a difference on board.
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“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 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...
When Jean Jacques Diouf climbed the gangway of the Africa Mercy® for the first time in his home country of Senegal, he’d packed his suitcase with enough supplies for just one week. He figured he wasn’t going to be on board for long. He’d only come to volunteer because...
It takes hundreds of volunteers to power Mercy Ships’ mission to deliver safe and free surgeries via hospital ships. These amazing volunteers need to be equipped with professional skills in medicine, seafaring, accounting, cooking, and many other fields. They come...
Florence Bangura’s history with Mercy Ships spans 20 years, covering two countries, three ships, and four field services. At the age of 29, Florence worked as a welder on board the very first Mercy Ships' hospital ship, the Anastasis, just a week after becoming...
Dr. Marijke Westerduin and Dr. Salematou Camara met face-to-face as dentists on board the world’s largest civilian hospital ship – but their first encounter took place years earlier through a screen. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, Dr....