NFL Draft Pick Promotes Christian Charity in Liberia

Newly drafted Washington Redskins receiver Malcolm Kelly returned this week from his first trip to Liberia as an official promoter of the Christian charity Mercy Ships.

Kelly, who had endorsed the global medical charity in February before going professional, concluded his weeklong trip on Thursday.

During the trip, he visited the crew onboard Mercy Shipsí¢â‚¬â„¢ flagship, the Africa Mercy í¢â‚¬“ the worldí¢â‚¬â„¢s largest non-governmental hospital ship. He also toured parts of the country still recovering from more than a decade of civil war and held a press conference.

í¢â‚¬Å“Everywhere we went, people ran up to me to shake my hand and hug me, saying í¢â‚¬ËœThank you! Thank you!í¢â‚¬â„¢ I was a hero, but not because Ií¢â‚¬â„¢m a football player; it was because I was wearing a Mercy Ships Crew shirt,í¢â‚¬Â