Dribble Scribble·Dec 31, 2025Farewell Rituals — how do we say good-bye to the close ones and move on to the next phase of our…Good-bye ritual on the ship
Dribble Scribble·Dec 8, 2025Pre-ship ProcessApplying to the ship and preparing for it is not a short process. Here is a peek at my process. From applying, getting accepted, to…
Elizabeth Noel Lumpkin·Feb 17, 2024How to Live in the Moment (7 Lessons Learned from Africa)They were unlikely philosophers — they smelled, looked down at their feet, and spoke in a whisper, yet these African women taught me more…
Lisa Butterfield·Nov 15, 2023Bunce and TassoToday we had a group booking to visit the islands of Bunce and Tasso which are the islands that I really wanted to visit due to their…
Lisa Butterfield·Oct 30, 2023Week ThreeThe bonus of being universal Monday I was sent into PACU. Not so much to work in PACU but to be a number and help out in holding bay as…
InTzu Chi Culture & Communication FoundationbyTzu Chi Culture & Communication Foundation·Apr 19, 2023Mercy Ships: Floating Hospital VillagesAt the Autonomous Port of Dakar in Senegal docks a hospital ship owned by Mercy Ships, an international NGO working in Africa that…
Mary Daily·Mar 22, 2023The Miracle WorkerFor more than 35 years, Dr. Gary Parker has lived and worked aboard a Mercy Ship, transforming the lives of the world’s poorest disfigured…
Dr. Eric Tangumonkem, Author, Inspiration Speaker·Apr 7, 2020You can make a differenceYou may feel incapacitated because of the enormity of the misery and suffering in the world. Like most of us, you don’t think that there…