Friend Ships Port Mercy & Sea Hawk Program

07/25/2026

We had some awesome helpers today at Port Mercy!

06/08/2026

We had a wonderful Baptist Church group stay aboard ship last night and volunteer today! What a blessing they were.

05/22/2026

We had a great group from MSU helping us this week. What a blessing they were!

04/29/2026

Here I am Lord. Send me! Friend Ships is accepting applications for full time volunteer positions at Port Mercy. We need cooks, mechanics, grounds keepers, warehousemen and more. Room and board are provided. Go to friendships.org to learn more.

03/25/2026

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Amidst the uncertainty of a government shutdown, when paycheck timelines become hazy and financial strain sets in, a different kind of traffic is flowing through Lake Charles Regional Airport. It […]

03/17/2026

Today we have two new groups helping us. We are so blessed! Ravencrest Bible College from Colorado came in for an entire week and The Pelican group was here for the day. The wonderful volunteers are working on the ship, in the warehouse and many other projects. So much is being accomplished!

03/14/2026

Another wonderful day at Port Mercy with Victory Sulphur!

03/14/2026

Victory Church Sulphur is here with us at Port Mercy completing some very important projects. Today was the first day of the teams work. What an awesome blessing they are!

02/19/2026

Murray and Carla Douglas are in Montego Bay Jamaica with the team who received the container we shipped of hurricane relief. They are meeting with church leaders to see how we may continue to assist their efforts to help their community recover.

02/19/2026

Friend Ships first project in Syria during the 14 year civil war.