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    Vivien Welch
    09.09.22
    Vivien served in one of the most challenging roles onboard the Mercy Ship – the experienced paediatric nurse works in the screening team. MORE INFO
    Vivien Welch
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    Vivien Welch Sep 9, 2022
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    Steph & Jonny Clark
    09.09.22
    Steph’s previous experience serving on board the hospital ship as a ward nurse paved the way for her to return into the role of wound care coordinator – an extremely demanding and highly skilled role. It’s Steph and her team’s job to change the wound dressings for patients after surgery. MORE INFO
    Steph & Jonny Clark
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    Steph & Jonny Clark Sep 9, 2022
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    Robyn Ferguson
    09.09.22
    To the long term crew on board, Robyn is affectionately known as a ‘repeat offender’. To date, she has completed nine self-funded, three-month trips volunteering with Mercy Ships. She’s helped provide post-operative surgical care while the hospital ship was docked in Congo, Benin, Madagascar, Cameroon, Guinea and Senegal. MORE INFO
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    Robyn Ferguson Sep 9, 2022
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    Miriam White
    09.09.22
    MIRIAM WHITE Miriam White, Radiology Technician, putting a orthopedic patient through the CT Scanner. © Mercy Ships Radiology Technician reading CT Scan of a patient© Mercy Ships Patient’s x-rayy are done on board the hospital ship © Mercy Ships Miriam White, Radiology Technician and Emma Lattey, Physical Therapist, volunteers, on board the hospital ship Africa […] MORE INFO
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    Miriam White Sep 9, 2022
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    Jessica and family
    09.09.22
    JESSICA AND FAMILY Previous Next VIA WELLINGTON. Jessica lives on the Mercy Ship with her parents. She is nine years old and she attends school on board. Her classmates are the children of other crew members from all over the globe. She lives with her parents in a family cabin and while they are at […] MORE INFO
    Jessica and family
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    Jessica and family Sep 9, 2022
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    Janine Boyes
    09.09.22
    JANINE BOYES A Kiwi crew with seven years of volunteer work and ten nations under her belt Janine Boyes leading groups during fire drill © Mercy Ships Janine Boyes, from New Zealand, serves in HR department © Mercy Ships Janine Boyes, from New Zealand, is serving on hospital ship since 2010 © Mercy Ships Previous […] MORE INFO
    Janine Boyes
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    Janine Boyes Sep 9, 2022
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    Fil Jansons
    09.09.22
    FIL JANSONS Previous Next ELECTRONICS TECH FROM CHRISTCHURCH ‘I wanted to combine my skills and find a practical way I could serve God and help the needy of this world,’ explains Fil. He is one of the hidden heroes aboard the Mercy Ship – for seven months he is filling an engineering role that is […] MORE INFO
    Fil Jansons
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    Fil Jansons Sep 9, 2022
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    Esther Harrington
    09.09.22
    ESTHER HARRINGTON Previous Next RECEPTIONIST FROM NAPIER At home she’s a commercial pilot and flight instructor, on board she works in reception where, under the oversight of the Captain, she helps staff the essential communications hub of the Mercy Ship 24/7. ‘I am volunteering with Mercy Ships because my heart is to help people in […] MORE INFO
    Esther Harrington
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    Esther Harrington Sep 9, 2022
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    EMMA LATTEY
    09.09.22
    EMMA LATTEY Previous Next PHYSIOTHERAPIST FROM NAPIER As a sports therapist with 17 years’ experience, Emma has many high profile clients including an impressive list of All Blacks. What is equally impressive is her commitment to give her best, personally and professionally, to people in extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. This is Emma’s first experience […] MORE INFO
    EMMA LATTEY
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    EMMA LATTEY Sep 9, 2022
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    DR NEIL THOMPSON
    09.09.22
    DR NEIL THOMPSON Previous Next SURGEON FROM NELSON Surfer, botanist, ENT surgeon. After volunteering four times with Mercy Ships in West Africa, Dr Neil Thomson says, ‘You can never be the same after serving on board. Every time it has a different flavour.’ He is known as ‘Dr Neil’ on board the hospital ship. The […] MORE INFO
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    DR NEIL THOMPSON Sep 9, 2022

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