Mercy on the high seas KIWI COUPLE SAVING LIVES

Heading off to Senegal, West Africa, in February 2020, Kathy and Sinclair Carter were chomping at the bit to start helping people in need.

But just one month into their life-changing stint as volunteers onboard Mercy Ships’ hospital vessel Africa Mercy, the Whangamata couple were told they were being shut down amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Then, they found themselves waiting out the Covid storm for five months, floating around the waters