Mission

Mercy Ships follows the 2,000-year-old model of Jesus, bringing hope and healing to the world’s forgotten poor.

Vision

Mercy Ships uses hospital ships to transform lives and serve nations one at a time.

Values

Desiring to follow the model of Jesus, we seek to:

1.  Love God.

2.  Love and serve others.

3.  Be people of integrity.

4.  Be people of excellence in all we say and do.

History

Mercy Ships began its mission in 1978 to provide hope and healing to those in need. Each year it sends hospital ships filled with volunteer professionals who selflessly provide life-changing surgeries to children and adults who otherwise would go without. 

Around the world in places without access to medical care, there are children, teens and adults suffering and dying from treatable causes. Without help, one child in eight will die before age 5. Together, we can reach these vulnerable children and families and provide the hope and healing they have been praying for.

The hospital ships, Africa Mercy and Global Mercy are filled with state-of-the-art medical equipment and a volunteer crew of doctors, nurses, medical staff, technicians, teachers, physical therapists and other caring people driven by mercy to help make the world a better, healthier place for all.