MERCYSTORIES

Picture this — young students wake up only to spend the first several hours of the early morning traveling on foot, over dirty roads, and arrive at school too exhausted to...

Tucked in the mountains of Haiti, a few unassuming buildings pepper the hillside village of Bois de Laurence. This collection of chapels, out buildings, and a few new...

A year later, Guatemalans are still feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the tropical storms Eta and Iona. Not only are people suffering from a crisis...

The internet is essentially a digital reflection of the world—it contains both good and evil just as the world does.

While many parents experience a natural desire to...

It’s no secret — regular family meals are one of the key factors in healthy child growth and development. 

When family members gather around the dinner table to share a meal,...

The state of women’s and children’s health in rural Guatemala in 2020 is alarming, particularly the health of women of childbearing years and their babies.

For example, did...

While the global response to COVID-19 has been uniform in some ways (increased hand washing, sanitation, and precautionary measures), every nation and community has had its...

Over the past several months our world has experienced significant collective pain and suffering as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and injustices everywhere are brought to...

In the Philippines, the rate of child neglect and abuse is staggering. An estimated 8 in 10 Filipino children experience some form of abuse during their childhood. With the...

On the streets of many cities in the Philippines, children wander in search of food, shelter, and safety. Estimates suggest that there are close to 1.5 million Filipino...

The Philippines is a country with staggering levels of poverty and regional instability, which has led to widespread homelessness, hunger, and violence. These factors can...

Abuse can be a vicious cycle, leaving many people, including children, trapped, alone, and forced to fend for themselves. Acute poverty and regional instability are the two...