I am returning to Mercy Ships in May of 2026 to serve on board for three months once again in Madagascar, Africa! This area was recently devastated by a cyclone and while this brings new challenges to our mission, I am very happy to be a part of their healing and the work God is doing there. I will be working in the H.O.P.E. (hospital outpatient extension) Center of this floating hospital, where patients await and recover from surgery and undergo rehab. I hope to return and serve each summer, but I need support to be able to do so. 

I first fell in love with international missions in Lesotho, South Africa in 2008. Now God has opened the doors for me to be a part of the Mercy Ship mission, “We follow the 2,000-year-old model of Jesus, bringing hope and healing to the world’s forgotten poor.” (mercyships.org). All volunteers are self-funded. I value your support in whatever way you can give it, through prayers and financial giving, and please share with others who may want to support the mission of Mercy Ships. If you have any questions that I can answer for you, please reach out to me, or check out the website, www.mercyships.org.

“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.

Our hospital ships 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.” (mercyships.org)

“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!” (Isaiah 6:8)

Thank you for your support to send me,

Cathy