Ships of Mercy tells the riveting true story of Mercy Ships, the remarkable fleet of hospital ships that sail the globe, bringing dramatic change to the lives of millions of people in the most impoverished and disease-stricken corners of the world.  Every year, Mercy Ships doctors perform numerous complex operations that transform people's lives in areas where up to half the population has no access to basic health care.  This is the improbable but thrilling story of how a Colorado farm boy built a navy, how a retired ocean liner learned to be a hospital, and how a boat load of volunteers are changing the face of the world...one person at a time.