As we just celebrated Independence Day here in the USA, MercyWorks is helping people in Asia as well as in our own hemisphere to know God and to help care for their own families. At the end of last year, a MercyWorks team visited a Micro Enterprise Development project in Pattaya, Thailand, called “Itsera” (the [...]
MercyWorks Continues to Serve Haiti
Closer to home, it’s now been over six months since the horrifying earthquake struck Port-au-Prince with such devastation on January 12. Since that time, MercyWorks medical and construction teams have worked nonstop to help those afflicted by natural disaster. Over the last six months, we have sent more than 200 volunteers to Haiti who have [...]
With prayer and purpose: Wyatts, Patterson determined to minister to Haitians
Mike and Karen Wyatt and their friend Brandon Patterson of Gatlinburg came back from Haiti with more stories than they can possibly tell in a two-hour presentation, but they offered up the highlights of their mission trip recently at the Shagbark Club House. The Wyatts traveled to Haiti less than a week after the 7.0 [...]
Critical Medical Need in Chile
An urgent call for medical help has come from our YWAM contacts in Chile. The recent 8.8 earthquake has left 1,500,000 homeless. Many men, women and children are in need of critical medical care. MercyWorks plans to send a medical team to Chile from April 1 – 11. The total cost for the trip is [...]
New Building Plans at Mercy Works HQ
In other news, MercyWorks plans to build two offices onto our existing headquarters in East Texas. Construction is fairly simple but we will need help with pouring the foundation, framing, roofing, electrical work, installing insulation, drywall, painting and trim work. If you or anyone you know of is interested in volunteering to help meet this [...]
EAST TEXANS PREPARE “CONTAINER OF COMPASSION”
Tyler, Texas | February 4, 2010 — The relief arm of Youth With A Mission Tyler, MercyWorks has responded to the Haiti earthquake by sending three medical teams to Port-au-Prince. Additional medical teams are scheduled to leave next week and the following week. Volunteer doctors, nurses, EMTs and the like are treating over 1,000 men, [...]
East Texans To The Rescue
By PATRICK S. BUTLER Religion Editor – TylerPaper.com The “heartbreaking” conditions of “families who have lost everything” has been the week-long scenario Smith County medical workers have endured in Haiti since Tuesday. The team sent from Youth With A Mission of Tyler’s MercyWorks has experienced “overwhelming conditions” during their week-long stay, a MercyWorks staffer on [...]
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