Shelley Kozachenko

I am forever changed because of my first trip to Zambia and meeting the children at Mercy Touch homes.  Each of these kids has so much potential and what a waste it would be if they weren’t given that opportunity to become the best they could be. 

Despite coming from such sad circumstances and not having much of their own, I love that they all dream big.  I can’t think of a more important cause than to give a child hope, a possibility, and love.  That’s what I see Mercy Touch Mission doing.  It’s making a difference in each of these wonderful kid’s lives. 

When as a human you choose to close your eyes to the suffering and hardships of others, you choose to let a little part of you die.  And sometimes, literally, someone dies because we don’t take the time to look. 

Many of us don’t have the opportunity to go overseas and help out at a mission, but all of us can do something.  Each small financial amount adds up and can help save lives.

There are many ways to fundraise.  It doesn’t have to be a large event. Have 10 friends over to dinner and charge them each $20.  Ask your friends to give a donation to Mercy Touch Mission for you for your birthday or Christmas gift.  Exchange your time for $ if funds are tight for you. 

Offer to help someone out with yard work, weeding, painting or any manual labor, in exchange for a donation to Mercy Touch Mission.  Get your kids involved and get them to donate one night of babysitting $ to Mercy Touch.  The creative possibilities are endless if we just take the time to think, care, and do.

My life is richer because of the kids I know in Zambia.  I want them always to know they matter and because they do, I will do what I can to help.