Mercy Ships New Zealand exists to bring hope and healing to the people of sub-Saharan Africa by delivering direct medical services, as well as education, training and advocacy in the countries where Mercy Ships operates.
We recruit New Zealand volunteers to serve on board our hospital ships, raise funds to support the mission, and promote Mercy Ships as a charity making a lasting difference for the world’s forgotten poor.
Prayer points
* Pray for our new international CEO, Dr Michelle White.
* Pray for the wisdom to lead and guide Mercy Ships into its next era. Pray that Michelle’s experiences as a past volunteer with Mercy Ships and as a Paediatric Anaesthetist at Great Ormond Street Hospital equip her with a patient centric approach that will enable Mercy Ships to help bring hope and healing to even more in the future.
* Pray for the Africa Mercy (hospital ship) and all the volunteers and patients onboard as surgeries finish and they prepare to depart Madagascar on the 30th December for a period where the ship will be refurbished.
* Pray that all surgeries will be completed successfully with good outcomes for all patients.
* Pray for all volunteers who will be travelling home will have safe journeys.
* Pray that the ship will be prepared for travel, and will have a safe journey.
* Pray also for the many people in Madagascar for whom Mercy Ships is their only chance of receiving healing surgery, who will wait for the Africa Mercy to return in May 2026.
* Pray for the Global Mercy (hospital ship), all the volunteers onboard as they serve the nation of Sierra Leone.
* Pray for the patients, all surgeries will be successful with good outcomes. Each patient may be able to live a full life free of whatever affliction they had.
* Pray for the volunteers who will be on the ship over the Christmas period. Pray for comfort as they miss family and friends at this time of year, but the Lord’s comfort be with them.
* Pray for all the volunteers from around the world. Give thanks for the 3000 people who serve each year.
* Pray for the urgent roles we need to fill.
Hospital Director for the Africa Mercy. Pray the right person will step forward to be the hospital director and allocate all the resources to keep all the operating theatres running at full capacity to bring the most healing we can.
Crew physician. Pray for someone to look after the health and well being of the 500 people living on the Africa Mercy.
Teachers for the Africa Mercy & the Global Mercy. Pray we can find teachers who can commit to a whole year to teach the children of long-term volunteers, allowing their parents to commit to Mercy Ships.
Industrial/Marine Electricians. Pray we can find people willing to apply their skills and be the unsung heroes who keep the ships and hospitals running.
* Pray for those we cannot help. There are people suffering with afflictions we cannot cure, or we have not been able to reach them in time. Pray for them and their families, that they may know God’s peace and love. Pray for the palliative care teams who work with these people. Pray for Gods peace and support for them as they bring dignity and peace.
* Pray for all the people who reach out to Mercy Ships for help. For so many people Mercy Ships is their last chance, having tried for years to find healing.
* Give thanks that each person helped in Gods name takes that story back to their towns and villages.
* Pray for the effect that healing in Gods name brings to people in need.