“With financial support from Urban Bridge Church, we managed to set up our third mercy home in January this year. The new mercy home is home to Cyurinyana and her family of 9. Cyurinyana who was (still is) part of the HIV.AIDS support group, is a typical example of the destitute people who are the main beneficiaries of CLA Mercy Homes. When we decided to take her on she was very sick and unable to do anything for herself and the children. The entire family of nine was living in a one-room shack provided to her by a well wisher in the neighborhood. It’s unbelievable how nine people could fit in so tiny a room, together with all their belongings – plus it was leaky!

A combination of malnutrition and the use of strong ARV’s had very much weakened Cyurinyana and she was probably 99% of he time bed-ridden. She was extremely skinny – bonny to be more accurate and you wouldn’t expect her to live another day!

Within weeks of moving into the mercy home, her life completely turned around. She is no longer sickly, has gained some weight and is now strong enough to take care of her children.

All the children (those who had dropped out of school and those who had not yet started school due to lack of means) have all been helped to start schooling through the Mercy Ministry Education sponsorship Program.”