![A man gazes out to sea - there is a story here](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4de03b_11664754228244fa87c434aa28e6fecb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4de03b_11664754228244fa87c434aa28e6fecb~mv2.jpg)
Our chaplains have strong personal motivations for volunteering as a chaplain at Mildmay Mission Hospital and they generously share them with us here.
![Pauline and her son, Paul](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4de03b_e91e9fa72d9a4ad9841fb6f098d41bee~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_125,h_105,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4de03b_e91e9fa72d9a4ad9841fb6f098d41bee~mv2.png)
The first story on this new page is from Pauline, who has been a volunteer chaplain at Mildmay since 2016. She first learned about Mildmay when she came to visit her son, Paul, who was an inpatient at Mildmay for 6 weeks.
Image credit: Yannes Kiefer on Unsplash