For Mercy's Sake guys!

I read this this morning with eyes full of tears. Beautiful tears. My dear friend Hilary is helping change lives!
For the sake of Mercy, let's all help make change! 

We're reaching out to you all today to let you know that our dear friend Mercy Oyana needs our help right now, and while the need is great, we believe that together we can make a lifetime of a difference for her.

Less than two weeks ago, Mercy's father Crispin fell from a 3-story ladder and suffered a severe head injury, which put him in a coma. He was taken off life support and passed away the afternoon of Monday, July the 2nd.
In the face of such an inexplicable tragedy and shock, Mercy, together with her mother and brother have another heavy burden to face.
Crispin, a self-employed house painter, and Mercy's mother, Annette, worked together for their business, which has really been struggling in this economy. The accident took place on the site of Crispin's first project in several months, and the family was very much counting on the income. But now, in the face of mounting bills and an uncertain future, Mercy, Annette and her brother Emmanuell are facing the reality that Annette may very soon lose her home.
We, a group of Mercy's friends, have come together to set an ambitious goal of raising $35,000 for her and her family. It is the amount needed to cover medical and funeral expenses, stay in their home, and give Annette a few months to heal and to look for work without worrying about mortgage payments.
Mercy's Facebook status was recently "Falling, falling, falling. I've fallen into a rabbit hole..." It hurt our hearts to read, but we know we can help catch her.
For those who know and love Mercy, we know we've all been hurting with her these past couple weeks. Even those who don't, still know how it feels to hurt for a loved one; one of the hardest parts is not being able to make it better, especially from far away.
This is something we can do though. We told Mercy that her friends would take this one worry at least off her plate-- the fear of severe financial hardship, of even more overwhelming circumstances for her mom. Please help us make good on that promise by giving what you can today.
We estimate that Crispin's project was bringing in about $20/hr. If you can chip in $20 to cover an hour, or $150 to cover a day that would really help us lay the foundation for working towards our goal. Please also consider reaching out to your friends, family, or churches to pool together enough to give $1000, which would have been a week's income, or $5000, which would have been a month's.

Emmanuell and Rikki, with Crispin.

Any funds given will be placed in an account in Crispin's name, and will be administered by the family's church, West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship.
Checks can be mailed to:
   West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship
   4740 Baltimore Avenue
   Philadelphia, PA 19143
With "Sharing Fund" in the memo line


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