We've been accepted by Mercy Ships to serve in Cameroon! We are looking forwarded to returning to the Africa Mercy community in January 2018.
Here is some information we received about this years field service.
The Africa Mercy has arrived in Cameroon
The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, operated by Mercy Ships, has docked in the port city of Douala, Cameroon, to begin a season of service to this Central African nation. Over the next ten months, Mercy Ships will provide free specialized surgeries and healthcare services to the people of Cameroon.
During our stay in the port of Douala, Mercy Ships plans to provide more than 3,000 life-changing surgeries for adult and child patients onboard, to treat over 8,000 at a land-based dental clinic, and provide holistic healthcare training to Cameroonian healthcare professionals.
Mercy Ships Medical Capacity Building Programs foster transformational development within the healthcare structure of our host nation. After collaborating with our hosts, these projects were specifically developed to impart knowledge and skills, while modeling and encouraging compassion and a professional work ethic. We incorporate one-on-one mentoring opportunities and a large number of local doctors, nurses and other medical staff so that, together, we will be able to impact and bolster the Cameroonian healthcare system long after the ship has departed.
Warrie Blackburn, Managing Director of the Africa Mercy said “With the ship’s arrival in Douala, we celebrate the commencement of a field service that has been years in the making. This historic event has been made possible through a unique partnership between Mercy Ships and the government of Cameroon, supported by the commitment and dedication of the Mercy Ships family and partners in Cameroon. It is a great honor to be here, to love and to serve the people of Cameroon in the model of Jesus. We look forward with great anticipation to all that will take place here in the next 10 months.”
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