{"id":18485,"date":"2025-11-27T13:35:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/?p=18485"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:52:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:52:39","slug":"une-mission-chez-mercy-ships-placee-sous-le-signe-de-lamour-de-la-raison-detre-et-de-la-notion-de-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/fr\/une-mission-chez-mercy-ships-placee-sous-le-signe-de-lamour-de-la-raison-detre-et-de-la-notion-de-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Une mission chez Mercy Ships plac\u00e9e sous le signe de l\u2019amour, de la raison d\u2019\u00eatre  et de la notion de service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2opzwkk-542b236dce80213bf770ecfa113f56dd\">\n.flex_column.av-2opzwkk-542b236dce80213bf770ecfa113f56dd{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2opzwkk-542b236dce80213bf770ecfa113f56dd av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-29rpwjo-071cdf468f9731279b9ec68f8fc20e0d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-29rpwjo-071cdf468f9731279b9ec68f8fc20e0d{\nheight:100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-29rpwjo-071cdf468f9731279b9ec68f8fc20e0d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mihd328l-e24cbd61f963663e45ad62a8459c1c2d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Une mission chez Mercy Ships plac\u00e9e sous le signe de l\u2019amour, de la raison d\u2019\u00eatre \u00a0et de la notion de service<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_18474\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18474\" class=\"wp-image-18474 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Sigalet, chirurgien p\u00e9diatrique, et Elaine Sigalet, coordinatrice de simulation EFPS.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lorsque Elaine et David Sigalet ont gravi la passerelle du\u00a0<em>Global Mercy<\/em>\u2122<em>\u00a0<\/em>pour la quatri\u00e8me fois, ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 saisis par un sentiment familier, d\u2019impatience, de d\u00e9termination et de calme int\u00e9rieur, qu&rsquo;ils avaient \u00e9prouv\u00e9 lorsqu&rsquo;ils avaient d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de rejoindre Mercy Ships pour la premi\u00e8re fois.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine se souvient encore de cette premi\u00e8re fois o\u00f9 elle a vu le navire depuis le quai, subjugu\u00e9e par sa taille imposante, les vies qu&rsquo;il avait transform\u00e9es et l&rsquo;ampleur du projet. David, contemplant le port anim\u00e9, \u00e9tait stup\u00e9fait par les possibilit\u00e9s qui s&rsquo;offraient \u00e0 eux. Il ne s&rsquo;agissait pas seulement d&rsquo;op\u00e9rations chirurgicales, mais aussi de la possibilit\u00e9 de former des professionnels de sant\u00e9 locaux partout o\u00f9 le navire faisait escale.<\/p>\n<p>Des ann\u00e9es plus tard, Elaine et David n&rsquo;ont aucun doute quant \u00e0 leur engagement aupr\u00e8s de Mercy Ships. Ils ont vu la joie d&rsquo;un enfant faisant ses premiers pas apr\u00e8s une op\u00e9ration destin\u00e9e \u00e0 corriger un rachitisme ou une maladie de Blount, le soulagement dans les yeux d&rsquo;une m\u00e8re apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;ablation d&rsquo;une tumeur au cou, et la transformation des professionnels de sant\u00e9 locaux gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 leurs nouvelles comp\u00e9tences.<\/p>\n<p>Pour les Sigalet, Mercy Ships n&rsquo;est pas seulement une mission, c&rsquo;est une vocation. Une vocation qui a construit leurs convictions profondes, leur mariage et leur compr\u00e9hension de ce que signifie \u00eatre b\u00e9n\u00e9vole et servir \u00e0 bord du\u00a0<em>Global Mercy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>En tant que professionnels de sant\u00e9 qualifi\u00e9s dans leur pays d&rsquo;origine, ils ont chacun trouv\u00e9 un moyen d&rsquo;aborder leur retraite en donnant du temps, en partie en se portant b\u00e9n\u00e9voles chez Mercy Ships. Au cours de quatre voyages \u00e0 bord de diff\u00e9rents navires-h\u00f4pitaux de l\u2019ONG, ils ont contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 transformer la vie d&rsquo;innombrables patients et professionnels de sant\u00e9 dans des pays aux ressources limit\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A la rencontre d\u2019Elaine\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm\"><span lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-family: 'Aptos Narrow',sans-serif;color: black\">Elaine est titulaire d&rsquo;un doctorat en \u00e9ducation m\u00e9dicale et a occup\u00e9 le poste de coordinatrice de simulation pour l&rsquo;\u00e9quipe Enseignement, Formation et Promotion de la sant\u00e9 (ETA) de Mercy Ships. Son r\u00f4le consistait \u00e0 cr\u00e9er des sc\u00e9narios m\u00e9dicaux r\u00e9alistes permettant aux professionnels de sant\u00e9 locaux de s&rsquo;exercer et de perfectionner leurs comp\u00e9tences dans un environnement s\u00fbr et sans risque.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18478\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18478\" class=\"wp-image-18478 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250121_ETA_BELDA_SIGALET_IW027_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250121_ETA_BELDA_SIGALET_IW027_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250121_ETA_BELDA_SIGALET_IW027_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250121_ETA_BELDA_SIGALET_IW027_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250121_ETA_BELDA_SIGALET_IW027_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250121_ETA_BELDA_SIGALET_IW027_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250121_ETA_BELDA_SIGALET_IW027_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250121_ETA_BELDA_SIGALET_IW027_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elaine travaillant avec un participant EFPS sur une simulation des voies respiratoires.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lorsque des infirmi\u00e8res, des anesth\u00e9sistes, des kin\u00e9sith\u00e9rapeutes ou d&rsquo;autres professionnels de sant\u00e9 locaux venaient \u00e0 bord pour se former, Elaine les guidait \u00e0 travers plusieurs sc\u00e9narios afin de tester leurs comp\u00e9tences et leurs capacit\u00e9s, les formant \u00e0 de nouvelles situations qu&rsquo;ils n&rsquo;avaient peut-\u00eatre pas encore rencontr\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab <em>Mon travail consiste \u00e0 \u00e9laborer des sc\u00e9narios qui offrent aux professionnels de sant\u00e9 locaux la possibilit\u00e9 de venir s&rsquo;exercer \u00e0 diff\u00e9rentes situations cliniques<\/em> \u00bb, explique Elaine. \u00ab <em>Cela leur donne l&rsquo;occasion de s&rsquo;exercer, nous leur donnons notre avis, et ils peuvent apprendre et r\u00e9essayer sans mettre en danger de vrais patients<\/em>. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230; et de David<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David est chirurgien p\u00e9diatrique et traite principalement des hernies, des tumeurs de tissus mous et des anomalies de la paroi abdominale d\u2019enfants.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18472\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18472\" class=\"wp-image-18472 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250206_OR_SURGERY_SIGALET_SAFFORD_MVP005_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250206_OR_SURGERY_SIGALET_SAFFORD_MVP005_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250206_OR_SURGERY_SIGALET_SAFFORD_MVP005_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250206_OR_SURGERY_SIGALET_SAFFORD_MVP005_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250206_OR_SURGERY_SIGALET_SAFFORD_MVP005_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250206_OR_SURGERY_SIGALET_SAFFORD_MVP005_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250206_OR_SURGERY_SIGALET_SAFFORD_MVP005_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250206_OR_SURGERY_SIGALET_SAFFORD_MVP005_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David, pendant une intervention chirurgicale.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00ab <em>Mon r\u00f4le sur le navire est principalement li\u00e9 \u00e0 la chirurgie<\/em> \u00bb, explique David. \u00ab <em>Mon \u00e9quipe op\u00e8re tous les jours pour soigner les patients que nous avons examin\u00e9s \u00e0 la clinique<\/em>. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Ensemble, les Sigalet forment un duo dynamique, combinant leurs comp\u00e9tences pour am\u00e9liorer les soins de sant\u00e9 dans certaines des r\u00e9gions les plus d\u00e9favoris\u00e9es du monde. Lors de leur derni\u00e8re mission \u00e0 bord du\u00a0<em>Global Mercy<\/em>, les Sigalet ont souri en repensant \u00e0 leur s\u00e9jour \u00e0 bord, heureux d&rsquo;avoir servi plusieurs fois avec Mercy Ships \u00e0 l&rsquo;approche de leur retraite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>La g\u00e9n\u00e8se de leur engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>L&rsquo;aventure du couple avec Mercy Ships a commenc\u00e9 en 2022, lorsque David a re\u00e7u un appel d&rsquo;un coll\u00e8gue, le Dr Sherif Emil, m\u00e9decin-chef international de Mercy Ships.<\/p>\n<p>Le Dr Emil a invit\u00e9 David \u00e0 rejoindre l&rsquo;\u00e9quipe au S\u00e9n\u00e9gal. Malgr\u00e9 un emploi du temps estival charg\u00e9 avec quatre enfants, il a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de partir. Elaine est d&rsquo;abord rest\u00e9e \u00e0 la maison, mais apr\u00e8s avoir entendu son mari parler de son incroyable exp\u00e9rience, elle a eu envie de le rejoindre lors des voyages suivants.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab <em>Lorsque David est rentr\u00e9 \u00e0 la maison, il \u00e9tait vraiment enthousiaste des possibilit\u00e9s de formations et de l\u2019impact qu\u2019elles pouvaient g\u00e9n\u00e9rer <\/em>\u00bb, se souvient Elaine. \u00ab <em>Je me suis dit : \u2018Je veux go\u00fbter \u00e0 cet engouement moi aussi\u2019 !<\/em> \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Depuis lors, le couple est retourn\u00e9 plusieurs fois en mission chez Mercy Ships, chaque voyage renfor\u00e7ant leur engagement envers la mission et l&rsquo;un envers l&rsquo;autre. Pour David, c&rsquo;est la possibilit\u00e9 d&rsquo;apporter une diff\u00e9rence tangible dans la vie des patients et des prestataires de soins de sant\u00e9 locaux qui le motive le plus.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab <em>Ce qui me pousse \u00e0 revenir, c&rsquo;est le sentiment de communaut\u00e9 qui r\u00e8gne ici<\/em> \u00bb, explique-t-il. \u00ab <em>Nous am\u00e9liorons les soins prodigu\u00e9s aux patients au niveau local, et Mercy Ships met d\u00e9sormais davantage l&rsquo;accent sur la formation des professionnels de la sant\u00e9 locaux. C&rsquo;est une partie importante de notre mission : laisser un impact durable derri\u00e8re nous lorsque le navire repart<\/em>. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Elaine rejoint cette id\u00e9e et insiste sur la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d\u2019agir durablement et sur notre responsabilit\u00e9 morale d\u2019aider les plus vuln\u00e9rables. Cela lui a permis, plus que jamais, de renforcer ses convictions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab <em>Je crois sinc\u00e8rement que nous sommes tous connect\u00e9s les uns aux autres, et si nous ne prenons pas soin de notre prochain, qui le fera ? Aider les gens \u00e0 b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d&rsquo;une chirurgie \u00e0 laquelle ils n&rsquo;ont pas acc\u00e8s dans leur pays et d\u00e9velopper les comp\u00e9tences afin que nous laissions quelque chose derri\u00e8re nous lorsque le navire part, c&rsquo;est essentiel pour que le syst\u00e8me perdure.<\/em> \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Leur travail a eu un impact profond non seulement sur les communaut\u00e9s qu&rsquo;ils servent, mais aussi sur leur propre vie. David a racont\u00e9 l\u2019exp\u00e9rience particuli\u00e8rement \u00e9mouvante v\u00e9cue avec un groupe de stagiaires africains qui ont d\u00e9couvert un manuel en ligne gratuit sur la chirurgie en Afrique qu&rsquo;il leur avait recommand\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab <em>Revenir et les voir l&rsquo;utiliser en disant : \u2018Wow, \u00e7a nous a vraiment aid\u00e9s&#8230;\u2019, c&rsquo;est comme une graine que j&rsquo;ai plant\u00e9e et qui pousse<\/em> \u00bb, d\u00e9clare-t-il.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine a \u00e9galement constat\u00e9 les fruits de son travail, en particulier avec les infirmi\u00e8res locales :<br \/>\n\u00ab <em>Aujourd&rsquo;hui, j&rsquo;ai travaill\u00e9 avec des infirmi\u00e8res que j&rsquo;ai form\u00e9es il y a plus d&rsquo;un an, et leurs connaissances et leur capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir spontan\u00e9ment et de mani\u00e8re critique se sont vraiment am\u00e9lior\u00e9es. C&rsquo;est tr\u00e8s satisfaisant de voir cette \u00e9volution<\/em>. \u00bb<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18476\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18476\" class=\"wp-image-18476 size-large\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW001_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW001_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW001_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW001_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW001_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW001_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW001_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_SIGALET_IW001_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David et Elaine au bord du Global Mercy.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Vivre et travailler sur un navire-h\u00f4pital dans un espace restreint avec leurs coll\u00e8gues a \u00e9galement rapproch\u00e9 les Sigalet en tant que couple. Mari\u00e9s depuis 39 ans, ils ont trouv\u00e9 le moyen de prendre soin de leur relation malgr\u00e9 leurs emplois du temps charg\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab <em>Nous essayons de toujours prendre nos repas ensemble, d&rsquo;assister ensemble aux rassemblements et de faire des promenades le soir. Nous avons \u00e9galement d\u00e9couvert de nouvelles \u00e9missions et appr\u00e9cions les moments calmes pass\u00e9s \u00e0 lire ou \u00e0 regarder des films<\/em>. \u00bb David partage ce sentiment, ajoutant que leurs exp\u00e9riences communes sur le navire ont renforc\u00e9 leur lien.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00ab Nous avons nou\u00e9 de belles amiti\u00e9s avec des personnes venues d\u2019horizons diff\u00e9rents<\/em> \u00bb, t\u00e9moigne Elaine.<br \/>\n\u00ab <em>Nous avons vraiment l&rsquo;impression de faire partie d&rsquo;une communaut\u00e9 internationale beaucoup plus grande qu&rsquo;auparavant<\/em><em>. Et c&rsquo;est magnifique<\/em>. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Main dans la main, David r\u00e9pond : \u00ab <em>Notre s\u00e9jour ici nous a encore rapproch\u00e9s. Nous partageons le d\u00e9but et le milieu de la journ\u00e9e, et le soir, nous prenons le th\u00e9, nous nous promenons et nous r\u00e9fl\u00e9chissons \u00e0 notre journ\u00e9e. <\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18482\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18482\" class=\"wp-image-18482 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_CAFE_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_CAFE_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_CAFE_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_CAFE_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_CAFE_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_CAFE_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_CAFE_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SLG250205_CAFE_SIGALET_IW002_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David et Elaine, profitant d&rsquo;un moment calme dans le caf\u00e9 du navire.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bien s\u00fbr, la vie sur un navire-h\u00f4pital n&rsquo;est pas sans difficult\u00e9s. \u00catre loin de leurs enfants et petits-enfants a \u00e9t\u00e9 l&rsquo;un des aspects les plus difficiles. \u00ab <em>Il est parfois difficile de rester en contact avec nos proches, car nous sommes tr\u00e8s occup\u00e9s ici <\/em>\u00bb, a admis David.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine a ajout\u00e9 : \u00ab <em>Je suis \u00e9puis\u00e9e le soir, mais je pense que c&rsquo;est positif, car nous donnons l&rsquo;exemple \u00e0 nos enfants. Nous essayons de leur montrer la bonne voie \u00e0 suivre, celle inspir\u00e9e par tous ceux qui ont montr\u00e9 le chemin en s\u2019occupant des plus d\u00e9munis.<\/em> \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Leurs convictions ont \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 un pilier de leur parcours. \u00ab <em>Nous avons toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 croyants, et ici encore plus qu\u2019ailleurs <\/em>\u00bb, explique Elaine. \u00ab <em>Nous \u00e9coutons des podcasts ensemble et faisons des choses que nous n&rsquo;avions jamais faites auparavant. Cela nous a permis de renforcer notre lien spirituel et affectif.<\/em> \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Les Sigalet sont des ambassadeurs enthousiastes aupr\u00e8s des couples qui envisagent de rejoindre Mercy Ships. \u00ab<em> Les couples devraient tous y r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir<\/em> \u00bb, confie David. \u00ab <em>Ils seront r\u00e9compens\u00e9s d&rsquo;une mani\u00e8re incroyable.<\/em> \u00bb Elaine a ajout\u00e9 : \u00ab <em>Tant que vous ne l&rsquo;avez pas v\u00e9cu, vous ne pouvez pas vraiment comprendre. Cela vous fait grandir d\u2019une fa\u00e7on admirable<\/em>. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 leur travail, les Sigalet ont non seulement transform\u00e9 la vie d&rsquo;autres personnes, mais ils se sont \u00e9galement rapproch\u00e9s en tant que couple et ont approfondi leurs convictions. 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