The History of Mercy Ships

A dream the refused to In 1964, 19yearold Don Stephens was visiting the Bahamas as part of a youth group when Hurricane Cleo swept through the region, in what was a oneinahundred year storm. Dons youth group took shelter in an aircraft hangar, but others were not so fortunate with Cleo claiming lives and destroying hundreds of homes. In the aftermath of the storm, he was struck by the words of suffering local people who pleaded for a hospital ship to treat their injured and provide urgently ne