Easter Message – Weaving with Hope

This April, as we celebrate 25 years of Mercy Works, I am grateful to share this journey, and my Easter reflections of hope, with you.

I draw inspiration from a recent visit to our project in the remote mountainous area of Maucatar in Timor-Leste. Almost half the population of Maucatar live on less than US$2.15 per day. Life is challenging and malnutrition is prevalent. Yet the Timorese people I met, express great joy, resilience and gratitude.

Thanks to kind supporters, people like you, Mercy Works* launched a small but impactful initiative ‘the chicken and egg project’ six years ago. We provide families with nutrition through sustainable poultry farming. Today, it has expanded, reaching even more villages.

I met with Village Health Volunteers dedicated to improving basic health care. There is still an urgent need for clean water and sanitation – basic human rights. Mercy Works has installed a water tank in one school, and with your generosity, we hope to bring water and sanitation to more communities.

Income-generation projects are thriving – especially among women – raising chickens, farming fish, growing vegetables, and weaving. These endeavours provide dignity, self-sufficiency, and the means to support their families.

 

I hope you too are inspired by the people of Timor-Leste. If you would like to help vulnerable communities such as those living in Maucatar, please give now.

May Easter blessings of hope be with you and your family, and may God’s grace surround and uplift you.

With thanks,

Sally Bradley rsm
Executive Director