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An Invitation to Grow

March 22, 2022 by Kristen

2020: When the floor beneath us figuratively disappeared two years ago with the onset of the pandemic, we fought hard to continue the empowering work of Mercy House Global around the globe.

2021: When the floor, walls, and the entire structure of our Transition Maternity Home in Kenya was destroyed in a fire in January 2021, Mercy House Global lost 1/3 of our assets and we begged God to turn beauty out of ashes.

2022: When the floor literally collapsed beneath us two weeks ago in our USA warehouse in Magnolia, Texas, causing a sudden and unplanned evacuation to a nearby church for the foreseeable future, we continued our plan of obedience and raised more than $100,000 for our brothers and sisters in Ukraine.

If time has taught us anything, it’s that we never know when the floor under our feet may fail. But it’s in the falling, we might just find our way.

We grow in the darkness.

Mercy House Global has been in existence for 12 years and I think it’s safe to say–the last few have made the early hard years feel easy. We are still trying to recover from losing ground —literally.

Mercy House Global is unique in its mission—we not only respond through donations to huge global crisis’ from Kenya to Ukraine to resettled Afghan refugees; we also come along side marginalized women in crisis —personally, one by one. From young teen moms in Kenya, to grandmothers at weaving looms, to Syrian candlemakers, Afghan women in need of English classes to Ukrainian pastors– we provide dignified jobs as a gateway to introduce the Gospel and meet immediate physical needs like food and rent.

We do both because both work. 

You’ve been there when the floors under our feet as a ministry have disappeared, burned and caved—you have responded. Thank you.  look you in the eyes and say those heartfelt words.

The monthly subscription clubs at Fair Trade Friday—the main vehicle we use to provide many, many jobs and support our maternity homes in Kenya, wants to grow with you.

Honestly, the floor feels a little unsteady in light of the economy, supply chain issues, inflation and war.

Today, we have 200 open memberships that represent 200 floors that need shoring.

As a thank you gift for joining, we will send you an amazing Fair Trade gift along with your first box. Plus, use the code jointheclub and get an additional $5 off.

Would you consider filling your home and meeting your gift-giving needs with fair trade items that provide so much good in our hurting world?

I have no doubt the ground beneath us will continue to shake and quake in this difficult endeavor. I honestly expect the enemy to try to and stop God’s good work

Falling has led us to Jesus. Join us at ground-level as we continue to follow Him.

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The Day The Floor Gave Way

March 13, 2022 by Kristen

Sometimes you fall down, because there is something down there that you are supposed to find. -Anonymous   When the floor beneath us figuratively and collectively disappeared two years ago, I spent most of my time just trying to stay afloat, afoot, around. I feel like I've been crawling around on the floor in the dark--hands out reaching in the unseen and unknown, feeling, not finding.  Months have turned to years, waiting, wondering, worrying, wishing for a normal that has been ... Read More

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The Truth About Parenting

October 29, 2017 by Kristen

In my first few years of adjusting to motherhood, I made a lot of mistakes (and I’m not referring to buying a “colic machine” that vibrated my crying baby’s crib. Scam. I got a refund.). I worried a lot and second-guessed myself. Why is she crying? Is she hungry? Why won’t she sleep? I struggled with trying to control this new little human. Some days I spent hours trying to get my baby to sleep and other days I would go to great lengths to wake my sleeping baby so I could feed her. I think ... Read More

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The Secret To Raising Grateful Kids

October 8, 2017 by Kristen

I've discovered the secret to raising grateful kids in an entitled world. Lean in and I'll tell you... It doesn't exist. Every home and every kid is different. That's one of the things that makes family life so amazing and challenging--we are unique! There are no two exactly alike. What works for one, might not work for the other. We are all doing the best we can. But I'm all ears when I hear what works for someone else because you never know! The beauty of community is we can learn ... Read More

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God Is Good, Even When Life Isn’t

February 9, 2016 by Kristen

Six years ago, I stood in a slum in Africa for the first time in my life. I saw human suffering face-to-face. I stepped over raw sewage and followed armed bodyguards into hell. I shook with fear. I stood helplessly as gaunt little children pulled at my clothes and begged for food. I shook my fist in the face of God with hot tears splashing the ground and I asked questions good Christians aren't supposed to ask. I doubted and I raged. I sobbed and I regretted. I came ... Read More

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Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World

December 31, 2015 by Kristen

Every spring we go to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. It’s not only a big deal around these parts; it’s the biggest indoor rodeo in the United States. A couple of years ago, we decided it was high time our three growing kids got their first pair of cowboy boots. You might call it a rite of passage for children in Texas. We budgeted for the rodeo even more than usual, planning to purchase boots there because we knew there would be plenty to choose from as well as special deals that would ... Read More

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Let’s Talk About My Tattoo

December 6, 2012 by Kristen

I typed in we are that....into Google the other day, trying to bring up a prompt to my blog so I could check something while I was out of town. Before I could type the word family, Google prompted me with a few suggestions that had been googled, a lot. I laughed at number one. It was we are that family tattoo. I've only written about it once and I closed comments because I'm a good girl and I didn't want to open a can of worms. Here I am ten months post-tattoo and I'm still so happy ... Read More

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