Category: Missions Update

Not long after we arrived in Toamasina, preparations began to set the dockside and ship up to accept patients from ten different regions in Madagascar. Even before we arrived, preparations were underway at the Hope Center. A patient selection team travelled throughout Madagascar to remote villages and urban areas to identify people who were potential…

We are back in Madagascar!!! Exciting times are ahead as our crew prepares for a big 10 months ahead of field service in Toamasina! Our time in Durban was a busy time on the ship of annual maintenance, where they accomplished much work, upgrades, and certifications. The crew and contractors worked up until the last…

The end of 2024 is upon us. We have safely arrived at Durban, another transition in a year of transitions for us. Thankfully, we all avoided seasickness. The Durban, South Africa shipyards are not as civilian-friendly as our pier in Toamasina is. Looking back, it’s incredible to think about some of our tremendous obstacles and…

As we pack up and get the Africa Mercy ready to set sail, we look back and see how God worked over this past year. He has faithfully provided for our needs and for the patient’s needs. This field service we provided over 700 surgeries despite having the hospital closed for a short time! People…

We first arrived in Antananarivo on July 29th and stepped aboard the Africa Mercy for the first time on July 30th. As October wrapped up, so did the first three months of our time with Mercy Ships. As a family, we’re experiencing the transition from something new and exciting into something that feels routine in…

We have been given the tremendous task of bringing hope and healing to the forgotten poor in Madagascar. In reality, we ourselves are realizing the hope and healing that God has for us each day. It has been incredibly exciting to watch Africa Mercy become a hub of excitement and activity, filled with teams of…

Praise God! It came down to the last moments, but we heard at 6 pm Madagascar time on Sept. 4th that Mercy Ships received a signed protocol agreement from the Malagasy Government. This new agreement allows Mercy Ships to serve Madagascar until the end of 2025 as originally planned. The news is a relief to…

There’s an update we’ve had on our hearts to share for the last few weeks that we want to ask our supporters to join us in prayer for. We have had to be careful with sharing this particular information as there was a possibility of misinformation being spread which could have impacted the outcome. We…

We’d like to thank everyone who has followed and supported us so far in this journey. Sorry for the delays in our posts with updates and images. We’re hoping to get better at this, I promise! Getting settled into new routines, weekend adventures, and experiencing the mission firsthand continue to fill much of our time.…

The time finally came for us to wrap up our family onboarding at the Mercy Ships International Support Center in Lindale, Texas. We did two weeks of spiritual and cultural teaching during which God revealed himself in new ways to all of us. We were treated to a lot of insights into the history of…