1. Bringing Hope and Healing...Guinea2012-2013 Field Service

2. Bringing Hope and Healing...Bringing Hope and Healing...Arriving in Conakry, Guinea22 August, 2012 3. Bringing Hope and Healing...Bringing Hope and Healing...Arriving in Conakry, Guinea22 August, 2012 4. Bringing Hope and Healing...Bringing Hope and Healing...Arriving in Conakry, Guinea22 August, 2012 5. Bringing Hope and Healing...Bringing Hope and Healing...Arriving in Conakry, Guinea22 August, 2012 6. Bringing Hope and Healing...Bringing Hope and Healing...Arriving in Conakry, Guinea22 August, 2012 7. Bringing Hope and Healing...Bringing Hope and Healing...Arriving in Conakry, Guinea22 August, 2012 8. Bringing Hope and Healing...400 crew from 35 different nations 9. Bringing Hope and Healing...400 crew from 35 different nations 10. Bringing Hope and Healing...400 crew from 35 different nations 11. Bringing Hope and Healing...Since 1990 Mercy Ships has beenserving the people ofWest Africa 12. Bringing Hope and Healing...Since 1990 Mercy Ships has beenserving the people ofWest Africa 13. Bringing Hope and Healing...Since 1990 Mercy Ships has beenserving the people ofWest Africa 14. Bringing Hope and Healing...Since 1990 Mercy Ships has beenserving the people ofWest Africa 15. Bringing Hope and Healing...Mercy Ships has assisted the people ofGuinea with medical and non-medicalprograms.Working closely with governmentagencies, churches and other nationalpartners, we are bringing hope and healing. 16. Bringing Hope and Healing...Mercy Ships has assisted the people ofGuinea with medical and non-medicalprograms.Working closely with governmentagencies, churches and other nationalpartners, we are bringing hope and healing. 17. Bringing Hope and Healing...Screening of patients3rd September 2012 18. Bringing Hope and Healing...Screening of patients3rd September 2012 19. Bringing Hope and Healing...Screening of patients3rd September 2012 20. Bringing Hope and Healing...Screening of patients3rd September 2012 21. Bringing Hope and Healing...Screening of patients3rd September 2012 22. Bringing Hope and Healing...Screening of patients3rd September 2012 23. Bringing Hope and Healing...Screening of patients3rd September 2012 24. Bringing Hope and Healing...Screening of patients3rd September 2012 25. Bringing Hope and Healing...Ophthalmic Surgeries 1,475Cataract Surgeries111Pterygium Surgeries13,483Eye Evaluations3,397Pairs of Eye and SunGlasses Distributed 26. Bringing Hope and Healing...Ophthalmic Surgeries 1,475Cataract Surgeries111Pterygium Surgeries13,483Eye Evaluations3,397Pairs of Eye and SunGlasses Distributed 27. Bringing Hope and Healing...Ophthalmic Surgeries 1,475Cataract Surgeries111Pterygium Surgeries13,483Eye Evaluations3,397Pairs of Eye and SunGlasses DistributedOur entire familyisblessedeveryonein the whole familyis smiling becauseFod will see.- Fodes SisterFodeAge 45Cataracts 28. Bringing Hope and Healing...Maxillofacial SurgeriesCleft Lips & Palates176Cleft Repair Surgeries 29. Bringing Hope and Healing...Maxillofacial SurgeriesCleft Lips & Palates176Cleft Repair Surgeries 30. Bringing Hope and Healing... HadiatouAge 16 Cleft LipMaxillofacial SurgeriesCleft Lips & Palates176Cleft Repair SurgeriesPraise God for this miracle.Thanks to Mercy Ships we will havethe most beautiful baby naming ceremony ever with the mostbeautiful mother there is!- Fatumata (Hadiatous mother) 31. Bringing Hope and Healing... HadiatouAge 16 Cleft LipMaxillofacial SurgeriesCleft Lips & Palates176Cleft Repair SurgeriesPraise God for this miracle.Thanks to Mercy Ships we will havethe most beautiful baby naming ceremony ever with the mostbeautiful mother there is!- Fatumata (Hadiatous mother) 32. Bringing Hope and Healing...Maxillofacial SurgeriesHead & NeckTumors490 Maxillofacial Surgeries 33. Bringing Hope and Healing...Maxillofacial SurgeriesHead & NeckTumors490 Maxillofacial Surgeries 34. Bringing Hope and Healing...Maxillofacial SurgeriesHead & NeckTumors490 Maxillofacial SurgeriesTHIERNOAge 39TumorI wish I couldthank all the staffof the ship, everysingle person...Iwill never forgetMercy Ships. 35. Bringing Hope and Healing...Maxillofacial SurgeriesHead & NeckTumors490 Maxillofacial SurgeriesTHIERNOAge 39TumorI wish I couldthank all the staffof the ship, everysingle person...Iwill never forgetMercy Ships. 36. Bringing Hope and Healing...99 Plastic Reconstructive Surgeries1,409 Physical & OccupationalTherapy ServicesRestoring Form & Function 37. Bringing Hope and Healing...99 Plastic Reconstructive Surgeries1,409 Physical & OccupationalTherapy ServicesRestoring Form & Function 38. Bringing Hope and Healing...MamadouAge 16RadialClubbed HandsThank you for giving mehope and courage to showthe world that I, like anynormal eldest son, cansupport my family with themany abilities God did giveme.99 Plastic Reconstructive Surgeries1,409Physical & OccupationalTherapy ServicesRestoring Form & Function 39. Bringing Hope and Healing...MamadouAge 16RadialClubbed HandsThank you for giving mehope and courage to showthe world that I, like anynormal eldest son, cansupport my family with themany abilities God did giveme.99 Plastic Reconstructive Surgeries1,409Physical & OccupationalTherapy ServicesRestoring Form & Function 40. Bringing Hope and Healing... GoitersHernia RepairsHydrocele RepairsTumor/Lesion/Lipoma Excisions312General Surgeries 41. Bringing Hope and Healing... GoitersHernia RepairsHydrocele RepairsTumor/Lesion/Lipoma Excisions312General Surgeries 42. Bringing Hope and Healing... GoitersHernia RepairsHydrocele RepairsTumor/Lesion/Lipoma Excisions312General Surgeries 43. Bringing Hope and Healing...312General SurgeriesMohamedAge 54Thyroglossal Duct CystMercy Ships saved meand renewed my life ...All of the volunteers forMercy Ships were sohelpful and kind ...Theyactually pay to comehere so that people theydont even know can behealed.Who else but Godsends people like that? 44. Bringing Hope and Healing...312General SurgeriesMohamedAge 54Thyroglossal Duct CystMercy Ships saved meand renewed my life ...All of the volunteers forMercy Ships were sohelpful and kind ...Theyactually pay to comehere so that people theydont even know can behealed.Who else but Godsends people like that? 45. Bringing Hope and Healing...312General SurgeriesMohamedAge 54Thyroglossal Duct CystMercy Ships saved meand renewed my life ...All of the volunteers forMercy Ships were sohelpful and kind ...Theyactually pay to comehere so that people theydont even know can behealed.Who else but Godsends people like that? 46. Bringing Hope and Healing...VVF Surgeries63Repairs ofVVF(Vesicovaginal Fistula) 47. Bringing Hope and Healing...VVF Surgeries63Repairs ofVVF(Vesicovaginal Fistula) 48. Bringing Hope and Healing...VVF Surgeries63Repairs ofVVF(Vesicovaginal Fistula)NanaAge 30VVFOnly God can pay you for allof the love, support andhealing you have given me. . .My Djibril, who loves mewet, or dry, will wait at homefor me with our beautifuldaughter.And then, atlast, we will again be husbandand wife, and for ourwonderful Zenab, mom anddad. 49. Bringing Hope and Healing...VVF Surgeries63Repairs ofVVF(Vesicovaginal Fistula)NanaAge 30VVFOnly God can pay you for allof the love, support andhealing you have given me. . .My Djibril, who loves mewet, or dry, will wait at homefor me with our beautifuldaughter.And then, atlast, we will again be husbandand wife, and for ourwonderful Zenab, mom anddad. 50. Bringing Hope and Healing...Orthopaedic Surgeries116 Orthopaedic Surgeries51 Ponseti Clubfoot Corrections1,800 PhysicalTherapy Services 51. Bringing Hope and Healing...Orthopaedic Surgeries116 Orthopaedic Surgeries51 Ponseti Clubfoot Corrections1,800 PhysicalTherapy Services 52. Bringing Hope and Healing...Most of all now theycan play football.-Tene (Twins Mother)They also usedto have pain andnow they dont.They never used to be able to run andkeep up with their friends now they can.My childrens legsused to bebowed, now they arestraight.Orthopedic SurgeriesAlseny & AlassaneAge 3Bowed Legs 53. Bringing Hope and Healing...Most of all now theycan play football.-Tene (Twins Mother)They also usedto have pain andnow they dont.They never used to be able to run andkeep up with their friends now they can.Orthopedic SurgeriesAlseny & AlassaneAge 3Bowed Legs 54. Bringing Hope and Healing...Most of all now theycan play football.-Tene (Twins Mother)They also usedto have pain andnow they dont.Orthopedic SurgeriesAlseny & AlassaneAge 3Bowed Legs 55. Bringing Hope and Healing...Most of all now theycan play football.-Tene (Twins Mother)Orthopedic SurgeriesAlseny & AlassaneAge 3Bowed Legs 56. Bringing Hope and Healing...Mentoring &Training13African Surgeons10African Nurses11Eye Care Workers78Hospital Day Workers33Medical Personnel inPonseti Casting5Local workers in sterileprocessing 57. Bringing Hope and Healing...45,168Procedures12,209PatientEncounters950Dental HygienePatients577DenturesDental Clinic 58. Bringing Hope and Healing...45,168Procedures12,209PatientEncounters950Dental HygienePatients577DenturesDental Clinic 59. Bringing Hope and Healing...45,168Procedures12,209PatientEncounters950Dental HygienePatients577DenturesDental Clinic 60. Bringing Hope and Healing...Dental ClinicOral Health Education10,081Patients1,683Students10DayworkersMentoredin Dental Assisting 61. Bringing Hope and Healing...Hospital Chaplaincy3,806One-on-OneCounseling SessionsOrganized GroupActivities 62. Bringing Hope and Healing...Hospital Chaplaincy3,806One-on-OneCounseling SessionsOrganized GroupActivities 63. Bringing Hope and Healing...Hospital Chaplaincy3,806One-on-OneCounseling SessionsOrganized GroupActivities 64. Bringing Hope and Healing...Hospital Chaplaincy3,806One-on-OneCounseling SessionsOrganized GroupActivities 65. Bringing Hope and Healing...Palliative CareProvided Homecare for 29Terminally Ill PatientsTrained 12FamilyMembers inWound Care14Trained inPalliative Care 66. Bringing Hope and Healing...HOPE Center (Hospital Out Patient Extension)108Community Health Education SessionsAccommodation for up-country patients andtheir caregivers 67. Bringing Hope and Healing...HOPE Center (Hospital Out Patient Extension)108Community Health Education SessionsAccommodation for up-country patients andtheir caregivers 68. Bringing Hope and Healing...HOPE Center (Hospital Out Patient Extension)108Community Health Education SessionsAccommodation for up-country patients andtheir caregivers 69. Bringing Hope and Healing...Food For Life AgricultureTrainingin Holistic Agriculture ConceptsTrained 18 trainers from 4 NGOs 70. Bringing Hope and Healing...Food For Life AgricultureTrainingin Holistic Agriculture ConceptsTrained 18 trainers from 4 NGOs 71. Bringing Hope and Healing...Food For Life AgricultureTrainingin Holistic Agriculture ConceptsTrained 18 trainers from 4 NGOs 72. Bringing Hope and Healing...Food For Life AgricultureTrainingin Holistic Agriculture ConceptsTrained 18 trainers from 4 NGOs 73. Bringing Hope and Healing...Leadership ConferencesFacilitated training for:463Church Leaders423CommunityLeaders313GovernmentLeaders 74. Bringing Hope and Healing...Leadership ConferencesFacilitated training for:463Church Leaders423CommunityLeaders313GovernmentLeaders 75. Bringing Hope and Healing...Leadership ConferencesFacilitated training for:463Church Leaders423CommunityLeaders313GovernmentLeaders 76. Bringing Hope and Healing...Mental Health ConferencesTrained:107Health Care , SocialWorkers andTeachers36Church Leaders26Participants inChildrensTraumaWorkshop 77. Bringing Hope and Healing...Mental Health ConferencesTrained:107Health Care , SocialWorkers andTeachers36Church Leaders26Participants inChildrensTraumaWorkshop 78. Bringing Hope and Healing...11MidwivesAnaesthesia & Midwifery Conference49Participants 79. Bringing Hope and Healing...11MidwivesAnaesthesia & Midwifery Conference49Participants 80. Bringing Hope and Healing...11MidwivesAnaesthesia & Midwifery Conference49Participants 81. Bringing Hope and Healing...11MidwivesAnaesthesia & Midwifery Conference49Participants 82. Bringing Hope and Healing...Renovations at Ignace DeenCompleted renovations of 2hospital wards 83. Bringing Hope and Healing...Renovations at Ignace DeenCompleted renovations of 2hospital wards 84. Bringing Hope and Healing...Renovations at Ignace DeenCompleted renovations of 2hospital wards 85. Bringing Hope and Healing...Renovations at Ignace DeenCompleted renovations of 2hospital wards 86. Bringing Hope and Healing...Mercy MinistriesBaby Rescue CenterCrew Members collaborated with national partners307SiteVisits2,690Crew ParticipantOpportunities10,417People Reached 87. Bringing Hope and Healing...Mercy MinistriesCrew Members collaborated with national partners307SiteVisitsLazares Orphanage2,690Crew ParticipantOpportunities10,417People Reached 88. Bringing Hope and Healing...Mercy MinistriesCrew Members collaborated with national partners307SiteVisits2,690Crew ParticipantOpportunities10,417People ReachedDeaf School 89. Bringing Hope and Healing...Over $267,000 USD in Donationsto local government & organizationsPulse OximetersSurgical InstrumentsMattressesAnesthesia EquipmentPharmaceuticalsMedical SuppliesDesktop ComputersPallets of food 90. Bringing Hope and Healing...Mercy Ships follows the 2,000 yearold model of Jesus,bringing hope & healingto the worlds forgotten poor