It was Saturday, March 14th. All at once we were told that we were no longer allowed to leave the ship and we were beginning to shut down operations, effecti...

I sat on the patio enjoying the tranquility of time alone when a familiar buzzing zoomed past me. I quickly looked around to find the hummingbird hovering o...

When we arrived on the ship, there was not a French teacher for the Academy. My girls had started French last year in school and my hope was that they would...

We just celebrated Easter and each year the same question goes through my mind, Why weren’t the disciples camped outside of the tomb, counting down the hours...

This was in the first care package we received in Dakar and I've worn it everyday ever since I opened it. "This place where you are right now, God circled on...

The decision to uproot your kids and move half way across the globe isn't easy. Once the novelty wears off and you're left with a new normal, there are mome...

I never knew a child could be born with cataracts. Mossane was born blind because of cataracts. She received surgery here to remove her cataracts and so fa...

Mercy Ships runs a dental clinic in a town about 45 minutes from the ship. It's an incredible place where patients receive free dental care by our incredibl...

Meet Aliou! When he was 3 years old, his blanket caught fire, severely burning him. If this happened to one of my children, I would have called 911 and rece...

I sat on the couch alone, 1am, wide awake because in Senegal it was 9am. The house was quite as everyone else slept and I sat with my thoughts, prayers and ...

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the boat, not a patient was stirring and we all kept afloat. All snug in our beds where we’ve traveled so fa...

I walked into the office to find bags all over the floor, brimming with interesting items. Peanuts, grain, dried flowers, a giant watermelon... I couldn't ...

Don't let the pouty face fool you! This little guy is a spit fire! I first met Ablaye a few weeks ago when we started to attend the Sunday ward service dow...

When we signed up to serve with Mercy Ships, I told the kids that this was going to be 2 years of saying yes! "Want to drive 8 hours to see a waterfall?" YE...

It's a familiar story if you've grown up in church. Jesus had just finished teaching the multitude of people in parables and after, "when he was alone with h...

I never expected to get emotional about a few small boxes. The announcement came over the PA system that the US Container was down in the cargo hold and box...

Information Update: Our hospital opens Monday, TOMORROW! We're so excited to get this party started! Our first surgery will take place Tuesday and then, Lord...

I was told the busses would arrive around 7am and patients would come to the tents by 8am. I really couldn't imagine what was about to take place, but I wan...

Information Update: Tomorrow many patients will come to stay at the Hope Center. Patients come from great distances to receive free surgery on board The Afr...