Dear Friends and Family, As you may know, Ruth and I are embarking on an adventure with Mercy Ships! We will be going to Sierra Leone for 2 months for her and 1 month for me. We leave on April 18 and are busy trying to tackle all of the last minute details. Mercy Ships is an organization that has 2 hospital ships that bring hope and healing directly to those that cannot get it normally. Typical surgeries they perform are cleft palate repair and tumor removal. If you’d like more information they have a good website https://www.mercyships.org/ . They also have a reality show on Angel TV that shows what ship life is like etc.

We will be on the Global Mercy. It is the ship on the right in the image below. It is 570 feet long and can hold up to 950 people. We will both live onboard and hope to explore the local area in our time off. We anticipate working full time for our season onboard. Ruth will be working as a Nurse in the pediatric ward. I will be working in Hospitality. We have had some interviews and met some people who have been onboard, so we know a little of what we are getting into, but it is also going to be very new and different for us, so your prayers and thoughts are very welcome.

I hope to update our blog with a few photos and a short note about once a week. If you would like to follow you can sign up to our blog at https://dieperslootmercyships2026.blogspot.com/ Ruth will be posting on Facebook here and there as well. Our trip is fully funded by us and our local church (Twin Lakes Church). If you’d like to support Mercy Ships please do so via their website. God has good plans! Thanks for your prayer, support and friendship!

Dave and Ruth Diepersloot



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  1. Eric JohnsApril 12, 2026 at 8:44 AM

    Praying for you both! Grateful for your generous hearts that are willing to listen to the Lord and follow his invitation into these adventures!

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  2. Renee LanningApril 19, 2026 at 5:45 AM

    Praying for you. I love that you are doing this. Excited for you both!

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  3. James NApril 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM

    Congratulations on your safe arrival and thanks in advance on behalf of all those who will be impacted by your involvement. No doubt God will perform a work in you as well as through you.

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