Mercy Ships is a global char­ity that has oper­ated hos­pi­tal ships in devel­op­ing nations since 1978. It brings hope and heal­ing to the for­got­ten poor by mobi­liz­ing peo­ple and resources world­wide, and serv­ing all peo­ple with­out regard for race, gen­der, or religion.

Our Posi­tion­ing

Mercy Ships is the world’s lead­ing non-governmental ship-based med­ical organization.

Our Pur­pose

Mercy Ships deliv­ers med­ical excel­lence with integrity and com­pas­sion to the world’s for­got­ten poor.

Mis­sion

We fol­low the 2000-year-old exam­ple of Jesus, bring­ing hope and heal­ing to the for­got­ten poor.

How We Make a Dif­fer­ence

Our goal is to trans­form the lives of the world’s for­got­ten poor. One by one. Pro­vid­ing pri­mary health care, relief aid and com­mu­nity sup­port to the most impov­er­ished peo­ple on earth, free of charge.

Our state-of-the-art hos­pi­tal ships and part­ner­ship with other NGOs and local orga­ni­za­tions are filled with vol­un­teers ded­i­cated to this quest. For the past 30 years, we have proudly deliv­ered this med­ical excel­lence with integrity and compassion.

Val­ues

Desir­ing to fol­low the exam­ple 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.

Web­site: www.mercyships.org
Loca­tion: International

To hear more about the found­ing of Mercy Ships try this arti­cle: www.assistnews.net/Stories/2009/s09030158.htm

News from Mercy Ships

• Haiti: Volunteer/Updates
• Abel Dalome
• Komlavi’s Story
• Aus­tralian res­i­dent doc­tor ful­fills long-term dream in Mercy Ships
• Clean­ing Up

sources: mercyships.org, mercyships.ca, assistnews.net

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