Sailing for Hope: College Friends' Inspiring Two-Year Mission on an African Hospital Ship
- 11 months ago
Meet the college friends who upped sticks to live and work on a hospital ship on the African coast.
Grace Bennett-Flint, 26, and Kayla Cassaletto, 26, graduated together in 2019 and began normal working lives on land.
But two years on, teacher Grace, from Colombus, Indiana, decided she wanted to teach overseas.
She signed up as a volunteer with Mercy Ships - then convinced Kayla, from Goshen, Indiana, to do the same. The organisation deploys huge hospital ships to some of the world's poorest countries to provide free healthcare and training. For the past two years they have lived on one of Mercy Ships' two vessels - and are currently on their brand-new ship, Global Mercy.
Grace Bennett-Flint, 26, and Kayla Cassaletto, 26, graduated together in 2019 and began normal working lives on land.
But two years on, teacher Grace, from Colombus, Indiana, decided she wanted to teach overseas.
She signed up as a volunteer with Mercy Ships - then convinced Kayla, from Goshen, Indiana, to do the same. The organisation deploys huge hospital ships to some of the world's poorest countries to provide free healthcare and training. For the past two years they have lived on one of Mercy Ships' two vessels - and are currently on their brand-new ship, Global Mercy.