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.Love Mercy Project.
The early Christians were so committed to caring for another’s needs that history records their practice of fasting to save food to give to others who were more in need. What would happen if the world...
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.Purse Strings and Heartstrings.
Jesus had this incredible way of cutting straight to the point. He would say just a few words, maybe a little story, and cut straight through our excuses, and philosophies, our distractions, and get...
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.Meet Roger.
The second board member that we would like to introduce to you is our board president, Roger. Roger is Bethany’s husband. We have known him for years, in fact, Tiffany used to occasionally babysit...
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.Something We Can All Believe In.
Simply put, Mercy Branch is founded on a dream that there is something we can all believe in. Something good, something right, something just, something worth sacrifice; time, energy, and all the...
View Article.Owning Our Mistakes.
I could reference a host of blogs and articles and past experience to tell you why we are here, in the US right now. I could point to ways in which we are far ahead of the curve, and ways in which we...
View Article.My Thoughts on the Church [Does She Care?].
I have been thinking so much lately about who we are… us. You and me. Together, I think we are making a difference in the world—I really do. I have seen so many both on my side of the world and yours...
View Article.Why We Do It.
Each day we wake here in Ethiopia, we strive to make progress in our efforts to get legal status so we may formally begin our work. It is not a small task, and it is not for the faint of heart. There...
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.Stars, Stripes, and Eagles.
At every turn we are reminded that the world is more and more globally connected. As recently as 20 years ago [a blip on the radar of human history], it was nearly unthinkable that a person who had not...
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.Our Year from the Inside Out {Part 2}.
At the one-year anniversary of our time here in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia we thought it would be fun to review our journey through the lens of the popular Pixar movie, Inside Out. If you missed part one,...
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.Henok {Repost}.
His shivers racked his rail thin body, his teeth violently chattering against one another, causing his head to pound and his jaw to ache. Henok curled his small body tighter to the body of his best...
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