Teaching someone to fish: the false dichotomy of relief and development By Dr Mark Shrime You know that phrase, “Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, you feed him for life”? Yeah, I hate...
Mercy Ships has a long-lasting history reaching back more than 20 years with the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Next year, the organisation will add an exciting next chapter to this story. Upon invitation by the government of Sierra...
A 71-year-old Cirencester grandmother has completed the London Marathon for Mercy Ships, saying she enjoyed it “every step of the way”. Reverend Angie Austin from Somerford Keynes completed the 26.2 mile course in 7 hours 19 minutes fuelled by jelly sweets...
Young at heart nurse and priest in marathon mission. A 71-year-old Cirencester grandmother is set to run the London Marathon to help bring life-saving surgery to the world’s poorest nations. Young at heart Reverend Angie Austin from Somerford Keynes has no plans...
A Dutch runner is training hard for the London Marathon to raise funds for Mercy Ships. Marc Soffree, who works as a charterer for shipping company Iver Ships BV, supports the charity but was galvanised to do more after visiting the...
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She led a life of faith and hope, inspiring countless people through her seven decades of unwavering service and leadership. We extend our heartfelt prayers and deepest condolences to...
Mercy Ships is a faith-based international charity that deploys hospital ships to some of the poorest countries in the world, delivering free, life-saving healthcare to the people who need it most. PROPELme is a lifestyle platform that aims to...
A nurse from Belfast City Hospital is cycling 89 miles around the largest lake in the British Isles to raise funds for Mercy Ships after being inspired by her daughter. Grandmother of three, Nina Bleakley, from Portadown, will be pedalling her...
Dr Charlotte Polle-Kaliti is a pioneer. She was the first person from her community to go into medicine, becoming an obstetrician and gynaecologist, then a fistula surgeon. Out of 11 fistula surgeons in her home country of Kenya, she is...
A grandfather from Wiltshire has completed a 100-mile multi-sport challenge along the river Avon to fund himself while volunteering onboard the Global Mercy hospital ship. Determined Kevin Wright, 65, from Trowbridge, who has had two replacement knees and shoulders, did a mixture of...
Just months after watching a current affairs programme on TV, mum of two Martha Rodriguez quit her job, sold her house and car and headed to the Congo. She told us why – 8 years later – she is still...
Intrepid Matt, 31, and Coco Morley, 32, swapped their flat in Tooting, southwest London, for 12 months in a tent as they undertook a year-long global challenge cycling to Toyko to raise funds for Mercy Ships. Frustratingly COVID-19 thwarted their efforts...
After spending her entire working life as pharmacist in the UK, Gillian Timm from Wales, decided that she would end her career with a one-off challenge of a lifetime. At the age of 61, the mum-of-two felt she was being called...
Running a marathon at night, in the Arctic while being offered whale chunks to eat may sound like a bad dream - but that’s just what headteacher Shaun Miles just did for Mercy Ships! Dad of two, Shaun recently returned after...
A Lancashire grandfather is taking on a gruelling record-breaking fitness challenge to bring life-changing surgery to the poorest nations. Jack Gilchrist, from Lancashire, is attempting to push and pull a 100kg sled a virtual 100km in just 100 days for Mercy...
