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...
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Supporting Safe Surgery: How a Biomedical Technician Found Her Place
If you were asked to picture a hospital crew, your mind may jump first to doctors, surgeons, or nurses. But it takes so many kinds of specialists, each with their own skills, aspirations, and tools, to keep a hospital running. Deborah Nutsugah worked in a hospital in...
More Than Machinery: A Day in the Life of a Mercy Ships Biomedical Technician
For Mercy Ships senior biomedical technician Nick Brown, it can be easy to forget that his workplace is not an ordinary hospital, but instead, one floating at sea. “On the engineering side, it is very much the same as a modern hospital,” shared Nick about the Global...
Celebrating Three Decades of Service: Lawrence’s Mercy Ships Story
“The party continues.” This is the oft-heard catchphrase of Lawrence Adjei, the volunteer bosun on the Global Mercy. Lawrence commands the deck department on the newest Mercy Ships vessel, currently based in Antwerp, Belgium, during its hospital equipping. Lawrence’s...
Captain Taylor Perez Makes His Mark as the First Captain of the Global Mercy™️
The Mercy Ships community on board our hospital ships is like none other. Our volunteer crew bring their unique skills and vibrant life experiences from around the world to serve the people who need it most. It’s about so much more than a professional title. It’s...
Aussie captain returns home from Mercy Ships service
John Borrow never planned on being a full-time volunteer but when he first heard about Mercy Ships in the 1990’s, he knew it was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. His long journey with Mercy Ships has taken Mr Borrow and his family from Belrose, NSW, around the...