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Haiti Hit by 7.0 Earthquake
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01/13/2010
Haiti was rocked today by the strongest earthquake recorded in 200 years of its country's history. Despite almost complete devastation of the capitol city, Port Au Prince, Mission of Mercy has confirmed that none of its sponsored children or families have been affected. Click here to read more and be part of the response.
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Kenyan Families Receive Aid, Grateful for Effort
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12/01/09
The distribution of food relief for our Kenyan brothers and sisters has begun! The food was picked up from seaport on Thursday, November 26th and was quickly divided into allotments according to community needs. During transport to the projects there were some minor delays but the shipment finally arrived at the village of Malindi at 2am in the morning on Friday. Not willing to wait another minute, Mission of Mercy staff unloaded the truck until 4am to make sure that the distribution could happen as soon as possible.
The next day staff traveled to the other communities to continue with the relief efforts. Families are receiving the food packets in an allowance of 7 packets per week. This will sustain the families for about a month in all the projects that receive the assistance. Mission of Mercy staff report that the families have been more than grateful for the efforts of sponsors and donors and wish to pass on their gratitude - so on their behalf, thank you!
Mission of Mercy partnered with Convoy of Hope to provide the needed aid to Kenya. Convoy of Hope is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide meals and pure drinking water to the neediest people in the world. Convoy of Hope's resources and expertise in this type of ministry has been a blessing to Mission of Mercy by providing the food pouches quickly and efficiently to our sponsored children and their families in Kenya. Donations to Mission of Mercy's Children's Crisis Fund covered transport expenses to ship the packets from the United States to Kenya.
The second shipment has cleared customs and is on its way to Nairobi . Please keep this effort in your prayers. We will keep you updated as we learn more.
Click here to see pictures from the distribution.
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Food Relief Arrives to Desperate Kenyans
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11/16/09
An emergency food shipment has reached Kenya where recent famine has forced many to face the realities of extreme hunger and starvation. The shipment contains 135,432 meals and is the first of two containers to reach the country. The remaining hurdle now is to clear the container through Kenyan customs before it can be delivered to the communities where Mission of Mercy has child development projects.
The relief effort is being made possible by donations to the Children's Crisis Fund which Mission of Mercy uses for such undertakings. The shipment contains boxes of individually wrapped meals filled with a family serving (6 cups) of fortified rice and vegetables. Families are instructed to mix hot water with the contents of the pouch to create a hot porridge which quenches hunger and provides energy to continue with daily responsibilities.
Please pray for the Kenyans who have been affected the most by the famine. Pray that the container will clear customs and that the meals can be swiftly delivered to those in desperate need.
To read more or donate to this cause, click here.
To see children available for sponsorship from Kenya, click here.
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Medical Mercy Team Arrives in Haiti
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11/04/09
A Medical Mercy team is aiming to provide medical checkups to 3,000 children in Haiti on the 38th Medical Mercy Mission Trip since it's inception in 2005. Fox News in Phoenix, Arizona covered the preparation of the trip with this video posted on October, 30th 2009.
To read more about the trip visit Dr. Beyda's Blog. To donate or learn more about Medical Mercy, go to www.missionofmercy.org/medical.
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Flooding in Southern India; Projects, Children Safe
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10/07/09
Flooding in southern India has left over 2.5 million people homeless and caused the deaths of close to 280 Indians. The heavy rains caused extensive damage to the cities of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Mission of Mercy operates 2 projects within the vicinity of the flooding with over 250 children served weekly. Praise God the projects have reported that there is no damage to the facilities and all the children and their families are safe.
Keep southern India in your prayers as the rebuilding begins despite the loss of human life, homes, and livelihoods.
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Philippines Slammed with Tropical Storms, All Projects Safe
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10/05/09
Despite the devastation caused by two large tropical storms directly hitting the Philippines, all Mission of Mercy staff, children and families are safe. While this is a major answer to prayer, our hearts hurt for the many who have lost livelihoods, homes, or loved ones in the chaos.
The Philippines hosts four sponsorship projects in partnership with Mission of Mercy where over 1,200 children receive weekly care and support. To read more about Cebu City Child Rescue and Rehabilitation Home in the Philippines, click here.
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A newly passed bill will allow taxpayers who make charitable contributions to Haiti relief programs before March 1, 2010, to claim those contributions on their 2009 income tax returns.
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