Mercy Maternity House Inc

MERCY HOUSE EXISTS TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER AND DISCIPLE WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE IN JESUS NAME: ENGAGE THOSE WITH RESOURCES TO ASSIST; EMPOWER WOMEN TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING; AND DISCIPLE WOMEN AS LIFETIME FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST.

MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL SPONSORS THREE MATERNITY HOMES IN KENYA CALLED THE REHEMA RESCUE CENTER FOUNDATION, A LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES HOPE AND SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE YOUNG GIRLS WHO HAVE BECOME PREGNANT THROUGH DESPERATE AND OFTEN VIOLENT CIRCUMSTANCES. IN 2022, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL RESCUED SIX PREGNANT GIRLS AND SAW SIX NEW BABIES BORN. BETWEEN 2010 AND 2022, 70 GIRLS HAVE BEEN RESCUED AND 70 BABIES HAVE BEEN BORN AT REHEMA HOUSE. AT THE THREE RESIDENTIAL HOMES IN KENYA, THE TEEN MOMS RECEIVE WEEKLY TRAUMA-INFORMED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. BEYOND MEETING PHYSICAL NEEDS, THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE FOR SPIRITUAL DISCIPLESHIP AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING. TUTORS PROVIDE THE GIRLS WITH A BASIC EDUCATION WITH A GOAL TO REINTEGRATE THEM BACK TO SCHOOL OR TO TRANSITION THEM TO A VOCATIONAL JOB PROGRAM ONCE THEIR CHILDREN REACH THE AGE OF TWO. WHEN THE GIRLS REACH THIS TRANSITION POINT, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL'S SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR THEIR SCHOOL FEES, UNIFORMS, AND BOOKS, AS WELL AS FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. VOCATIONAL TRAINING ENSURES THAT THE TEEN MOMS DO NOT END UP HOMELESS OR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AFTER THEIR TIME AT REHEMA HOUSE. THE GIRLS ARE INTRODUCED TO A VARIETY OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS INCLUDING HAIRDRESSING, SALON SKILLS, TECHNOLOGY, MUSIC CLASSES, BAKING, COOKING, AND SEWING.

MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL ASSISTS VULNERABLE WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY TEACHING THEM ARTISAN TRADES AS WELL AS CREATING DISTRIBUTION AVENUES FOR THEIR WARES TO BE SOLD. PROVIDING THE WOMEN WITH RELIABLE INCOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES PREVENTS HOMELESSNESS, STARVATION, AND BECOMING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL SELLS THE ARTISANS' PRODUCTS IN ONLINE AND PHYSICAL RETAIL STORES, AS WELL AS THROUGH MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION CLUBS CALLED FAIR TRADE FRIDAY. THE FOUR MONTHLY FAIR TRADE FRIDAY CLUBS CONSIST OF MORE THAN 2000 SUBSCRIBERS, AND THE QUARTERLY CLUB HAS A SUBSCRIBER BASE OF ABOUT 900. THE ITEMS FEATURED IN THESE CLUBS EMPOWER WOMEN FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE, CONSISTING OF OVER 50 GROUPS IN APPROXIMATELY 30 COUNTRIES AND COUNTLESS ARTISANS. FOR MANY WOMEN, THE SUPPORT OF MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL AND THE SALES OF THEIR PRODUCTS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH OR BETWEEN FREEDOM AND SLAVERY.

THE LOCAL HOPE PROGRAM SUPPORTS VULNERABLE WOMEN BY PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION AS THEY SETTLE INTO THEIR NEW HOMES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. IN 2022, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL CONDUCTED MORE THAN 150 IN- HOME VISITS TO TWELVE REFUGEES, ASSISTING THEM WITH TASKS, SUCH AS JOB SEARCHES, HEALTHCARE, AND SCHOOL REGISTRATION. THE MINISTRY TEAM PRACTICES CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH, PROVIDES MEALS, AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT DAILY LIFE IN AMERICA. NINE REFUGEE WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN THE PRODUCT TRAINING PROGRAM AND LEARNED NEW SKILLS THAT THEY USED TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL ALSO HOSTS ESOL (ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES) CLASSES AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT LUNCHEONS, WHERE REFUGEES ARE INVITED FOR FELLOWSHIP AND TO LEARN SKILLS LIKE MONEY MANAGEMENT AND TIME MANAGEMENT.