13. Mercy Ships

 

 


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  1. New Mercies: Mike Kirchner’s Journey

    Instead of Retirement, Relocation When most of his colleagues were looking at retirement, Mike Kirchner and his wife felt that they still had a lot of miles left. Rather than retire, they decided to continue their career in the unique environment of a hospital ship. Mike was a high school biology teacher for 21 years […]

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  2. New Mercies: Ben Stewart’s Journey

    The Best Job on the Ship As a civil engineer in Montana, Ben Stewart was enjoying his career. But, with many friends moving away or changing careers, Ben was motivated to make a change himself. Seeking to take a sabbatical, Ben recalled the advice of his aunt and uncle to go volunteer with Mercy Ships. […]

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  3. New Mercies: Aby Diouf’s Journey

    The Mouthpiece of Her People Aby Diouf had completed her degree in English and was working on a Masters in translation when she heard that the Africa Mercy was coming to her home country of Senegal and would be hiring local translators. Aby quickly applied and was thrilled to be accepted to work on board, […]

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  4. New Mercies: Justin Brunenkant’s Journey

    Keeping the Lights On Justin Brunenkant was an electrician but always had a pastor’s heart to care for others. When Justin heard about Mercy Ships and how he could use his trade skills as well as do pastoral ministry, all while living abroad with his wife and four children — it almost seemed too good […]

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  5. New Mercies: Cara Stafford’s Journey

    Growing in Compassion through Volunteer Nursing After being a traveling nurse for many years, Cara Stafford had a lingering feeling that God wanted her to use her nursing skills beyond the hospitals in the United States. Having heard of Mercy Ships, she applied and was accepted to come volunteer. The ship proved to be the […]

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  6. New Mercies: Ellee Rollins’ Journey

    The Honor of Volunteering as a Nurse Ellee Rollins is a nurse who was raised overseas with her missionary parents and three siblings. It was part of her upbringing to care for others in need and share the love of Jesus. So, years later, when Ellee heard about Mercy Ships from a co-worker at the […]

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  7. New Mercies: Dr. Mark Shrime’s Journey Part 1

    The Work of a Surgeon Dr. Mark Shrime is an outstanding surgeon who has focused on head and neck surgical oncology throughout his career and is an asset to the Mercy Ships surgical team. Mark serves at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and lectures at Harvard Medical School where he has additional degrees […]

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  8. New Mercies: Caroline Kirchner’s Journey

    Celebrating Mother’s Day on Board the Global Mercy Happy Mother’s Day to all moms throughout the world! Many families come on board our hospital ships, bringing moms who care for their children from infants to teenagers. In this episode of New Mercies, we get to hear from a mom who is no longer caring for […]

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  9. New Mercies: Andrew Clark’s Journey

    Chaplaincy On Board with Andrew Clark Dr. Andrew Clark has served with Mercy Ships for 30 years as a physician and is currently the International Chaplain. During his time with Mercy Ships, Dr. Andrew has had the rare opportunity to go aboard every vessel, from our first ship to our newest custom-built ship, the Global […]

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  10. New Mercies: Jim Patterson’s Journey

    The Building of the Global Mercy Jim Paterson is a Marine Engineer from Scotland and currently serves as Marine Executive Consultant for Mercy Ships. Jim has served the organization for almost 35 years, both on and off ships, and just completed overseeing the building of the Global Mercy. In this episode, Jim shares about his […]

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