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Cyber Monday: Biggest Sale of the Year

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Do you believe in the work of Mercy House? You’ve seen it first hand this week. This is a great way to support it. The products made at The Mercy Shop are made by the precious moms we help at Mercy House and the money from the products goes right back into providing for them.

Mercy Shop (a fair trade marketplace) is having a huge 1-day sale!

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The facts:

  • The first 75 orders receive a cute pair of paper bead earrings for free. No minimum purchase required.
  • Use code: CYBER to get 20% off your entire order
  • Check out the special 24 hour deals below: (limited supply)

Mercy Made This Happen Shirt  ONLY $5 bucks

Gorgeous Beauty for Ashes Bag (back in stock) ONLY $15 (regularly $20)

Beauty for Ashes Turquoise V-neck T-Shirts ONLY $15 (regularly $20)

Heart and Wings T-Shirts ONLY $12 (regularly $20)

2014 Mercy House Calendar– ONLY $10 (regularly $16)

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How to Turn Your Life Around

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"I used to be hungry. I didn't know where to get my next meal. My life was so hard. And then I became pregnant and I was kicked out of school. I was so hopeless. But God found me and I moved to *Rehema House. I have so much food now; I have a chance at education. I love God so much and I understand the Bible and his love for me. I have clothes and I am a mother now to my baby. I love my life." Rose's story is just one of many. They all sound different, but they are the same. This is ... Read More

Thanksgiving on the Other Side of the Globe

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Thanksgiving Menu: Flour chapatis Maize Beans Rice Watermelon   Kenyan Pantry Meal Preparation is an all day affair: Everyone has a job: Family Devotion Time: Talking about dinner manners: A beautiful table setting: Full tummies: After-Dinner Naps: (how many babies can you find?) Decorating for Christmas: It's a lot like your day! Thanksgiving. Thanksliving. Thank you God that it's not about giving on one ... Read More

For When You Wonder if You’re Valuable

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Once there was a prince and he was looking for a wife. He searched the land and found a farmer with two daughters. When he asked about the dowry for the young maidens, the farmer explained that for the educated daughter, who was beautiful and smart, pure and above reproach, the dowry was ten cows, a small fortune. But for the second daughter who was uneducated and not as pretty and broken, the dowry was one cow. The prince left and said he would come back the next day with his decision. And ... Read More

(in)Mercy LIVE from Africa

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Teen-aged laughter and baby giggles. Heartfelt worship songs and dancing feet. Red dirt and colorful laundry hanging on the line. I'm in Kenya this week with my family at Mercy House and this verse is alive in my heart: "O, Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.' -Psalm 33:9 Sometimes when we give money, we wonder if it really goes to what it's asked for. I'm your eyewitness today, testifying of mercy. Maureen, Kenyan ... Read More

Growing in Mercy

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The funny thing about a house full of babies is they don't stay babies long. It's a universal thing, huh? Healthy babies grow. And it's a poignant journey for all mommas across the globe. It's a lifetime of firsts. It's what God created all of us to do--grow up. Every time I visit Mercy House, it's the first thing I notice. Chubby thighs, double chins, heavy babies who were bundled the last time I held them and are now peekaboo-playing toddlers running through the ... Read More

WFMW: {Guest Post} 5 Ideas to Make This Year’s Thanksgiving Your Best Of All Time

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Hi, I'm Robin! When Kristen invited me to step into her space while she and her family are loving on those babies at Mercy House, fistpumping I thought, "Thanksgiving Week?  Yes!!  I know exactly what I'll write!" And then she wrote most of it for me in her WFMW last week. ~ smile ~  Wonderful thoughts on taking back Thanksgiving, her ideas embody my soul's cry for the holidays. So I re-grouped, incorporating one or two ideas in a new way and adding a few others, and today I'm happy to share ... Read More

Sweet [Exhausted] Mercy

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We made it. And I'm almost too tired to type another word. 30 hours and mostly still smiling (not one meltdown, so clearly miracles happen). We landed at 7am and hit the ground running. We arrived at the home and got reacquainted. Everyone is shy at first, babies tentative to white strangers. Well. Most. We shared gifts with all the residents and staff and took a tour of our new home and the recent additions. It's surreal being in Kenya again. Loving mercy, ... Read More