Vessels
This country was where the Global Mercy was constructed and made in.
What is China?
The Founder of Mercy Ships
Who is Don Stephens?
The country our Africa Mercy vessel is currently located. (Thankful)
What is Madagascar?
A Training facilitator with twin daughters, a background in civil engineering, and is the only native Texan on the team.
Who is Sarah Castleberry?
Known as the GLM
What is the Global Mercy?
Purchased in October of 1978, but unable to sail until July of 1982, this was the FIRST ship to sail for Mercy Ships.
What is The Anastasis?
A well-known figure who helped inspire the founder of Mercy Ships to take action toward their dream of having floating hospital ships by saying this- "Your son will help you on your journey to becoming the eyes, ears, mouth, and hands for the poor."
Who is Mother Theresa?
This country was where we first came to port in Africa in 1990.
What is Togo?
This training facilitator also known to respond to the names Ebenezar Scrooge and Dr. Watson.
Who is John Durbin?
Regarding our work in African countries this program is also known as ETA.
What is Education, Training, and Advocacy?
This is the amount in USD that we bought The Anastasis at its scrap value when it was formerly known as The Victoria.
What is One Million Dollars?
The current CEO of Mercy Ships.
Who is Gert van de Weerdhof?
This is the nation where our first African field service was planned, however due to inaccurate claims that Mercy Ships was a cult, we unfortunately did not partner with this nation until years later.
What is Ghana?
A German born Training facilitator currently 5,461 miles away.
Who is Stefan Schmid?
Known around the world as the ISC
What is the International Support Center?
This ship, commissioned by U.S. President Eisenhower, inspired Don Stephens as he received the vision for Mercy Ships.
What is the USS HOPE?
After decades as a surgeon with Mercy Ships, he is now our International Chaplain. Community Gathering starts with, Wades famous question about this traveling Chaplain who has now returned home to East Texas.
Who is Dr. Andrew Clark?
The American city where the Anastasis first came to port.
What is Los Angeles?
This facilitator would enjoy a bowl kimchi soup from his/her time in what Asian city?
Seoul, South Korea (Christina Philip)
BT is the course for our crew to learn about fire, water, survival, and general safety.
What is Basic Training?
This ship was given the nickname of "Little Giant" by her crew.
What is The Good Samaritan?
Our very first patient to receive surgery onboard a Mercy Ship.
Who is Refugio Camacho?
This is where our first ship was stranded during the well-known miraculous event simply known as "The Fish Story" where God provide thousands of fish for our crew.
What is Greece?
Following an annual tradition to count random things such as sneezes, movies, or trips to the airport. In the year 2021 one training facilitator consumed a total amount of 214 pieces of this dinner time favorite.
What is pizza? (Johnny Murphy)
This team is made up of the legends that get things done in preparation for field service, known as the CET
What is the Country Engagement Team?