{"id":4694,"date":"2026-08-09T18:34:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4694"},"modified":"2026-08-10T18:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:41:56","slug":"mercy-ships-our-charity-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/news\/mercy-ships-our-charity-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercy Ships our Charity of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clipboard_08-09-2026_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clipboard_08-09-2026_02.jpg 539w, https:\/\/trinityabingdon.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Clipboard_08-09-2026_02-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were delighted to welcome Rachel, a paediatric surgeon and volunteer with Mercy Ships, to Trinity today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel came to tell us more about the work of Mercy Ships, which is our Charity of the Year. Their hospital ships provide safe, free surgery to people in parts of Africa who would otherwise have little or no access to surgical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mercy Ships follows the 2,000-year-old example of Jesus, bringing hope and healing to some of the world\u2019s forgotten poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel gave us an insight into the work, and was given a well-deserved round of applause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercyships.org.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.mercyships.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-mercy-ships wp-block-embed-mercy-ships\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TDsF96uJXX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercyships.org.uk\/\">Home Page<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cHome Page\u201d \u2014 Mercy Ships\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercyships.org.uk\/embed\/#?secret=5tiAngF6TA#?secret=TDsF96uJXX\" data-secret=\"TDsF96uJXX\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-mercy-ships wp-block-embed-mercy-ships\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TDsF96uJXX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercyships.org.uk\/\">Home Page<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cHome Page\u201d \u2014 Mercy Ships\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mercyships.org.uk\/embed\/#?secret=5tiAngF6TA#?secret=TDsF96uJXX\" data-secret=\"TDsF96uJXX\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See less<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were delighted to welcome Rachel, a paediatric surgeon and volunteer with Mercy Ships, to Trinity today. 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