MERCY Ships, a leading global medical charity operating hospital ships, is transforming lives in Africa by providing life-saving surgeries, vital medical training and support to local health care ...

The international charity, Mercy Ships, organised the three-hour surgery performed by Dr Buckingham. She said: “I will never forget the first time I met Fudia. Every step was an agonising effort.

Colton Dixon's "Build a Boat" video tells the story of two young African boys whose lives were transformed by Mercy Ships Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE.