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MercyWorks Responds to Texas Wildfires
Pray with us! Right now in our own back yard in Texas wildfires are raging out of control. As of today, nearly 1,400 homes have burned and the fires are only 30% contained. Firefighters have been battling the blazes for days to gain control. In Bastrop, a town between San Antonio, Austin and Houston, some [...]
Continue reading...Volunteers Needed in Mississippi
12. May 2011
While continuing to reach out to Haiti on a long-term basis, and at the same time responding to the recent Japanese earthquake and tsunami, MercyWorks is now also answering the call in our own backyard. The tornadoes and storms that ripped through several southern states this week leaving hundreds dead is the second-worst in US [...]
Continue reading...1.5 Million Haitians Relocate
5. November 2010
Nearly one and a half million Haitians living in tent cities in and around Port au Prince are once again in upheaval after being told to relocate in the wake of the threat from Hurricane Tomas. Haiti is still bearing the brunt from torrential rains that have pounded the land relentlessly for months during a [...]
Continue reading...Hundreds Dead, Thousands Sick in Haiti
27. October 2010
The attention of the world is back on Haiti. And the reasons for it are not good. As a result of the recent massive rains during the rainy season, and people drinking from rivers that have overflowed, a severe cholera epidemic has broken out in central Haiti. According to Reuters, already 259 are confirmed dead [...]
Continue reading...MercyWorks Medical Outreach Opportunity!
1. August 2010
Greetings from MercyWorks! We have an exciting medical missions opportunity. This fall, from October 18 to November 8, MercyWorks is sending a medical team to Peru and have openings for doctors and nurses. Karen Youngblood, our international medical coordinator, will be heading up the medical team. The MercyWorks medical team will be serving the Shipibo [...]
Continue reading...MercyWorks Continues to Serve Haiti
20. July 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...With prayer and purpose: Wyatts, Patterson determined to minister to Haitians
30. March 2010
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 [...]
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13. September 2011
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