Find out how one of our partners, Medical Aid International, is supporting Mercy Ships on the ground in Cameroon What’s the point in giving out free medical equipment if the recipients don’t know how to use it or take care of it? That’s one of the challenges...
Mercy Ships is delighted to announce that it has been chosen to be the official charity partner for Essential Christian’s Spring Harvest event in 2018 and 2019. This marks the first time that Spring Harvest has partnered with Mercy Ships in its 39-year history. Peter Martin,...
This International Volunteer Day marked two incredible milestones onboard our hospital ship the Africa Mercy, currently docked in Cameroon. Volunteer ophthalmic surgeon from Texas Dr Glenn Strauss performed the 30,000th surgery on the ship - 10 years after performing the very first surgery onboard the Africa...
Last summer, Reverend Howard Gilbert from Cirencester completed a gruelling Ironman challenge in Sweden, raising more than £5,000 for Mercy Ships in the process. He ran, swam and cycled for more than 140 miles non-stop. So why did he do it? We asked Reverend Gilbert to...
As many of our Mercy Ships family of supporters and partners know, the charity sector is undergoing intense scrutiny over how organisations handle accusations of sexual impropriety. We believe it’s important for everyone to know that Mercy Ships welcomes this scrutiny and believes that transparency...