Ruth Cooper
Ruth Cooper is the headteacher on board the floating hospital ship, the Africa Mercy. Originally from the south-west of the UK, Ruth’s journey with international health charity Mercy Ships has taken her from Senegal to Sierra Leone to Madagascar. Today Ruth leads a team of thirteen volunteer staff from seven different countries who teach thirty-six children of nine different nationalities. For more information see mercyships.org.uk
Opinion‘God led me to give up my secure job of 24 years, to run a school on a ship for missionary kids!’
Ruth Cooper wasn’t sure she was confident enough be a preacher or be on an outreach team, but using her teaching skills to enable people to see God’s love for them in a practical way felt more accessible.
