Day: November 20, 2025

A Literal Miracle at the Well

African woman with braids in her hair wearing a blue dress smiling at the camera.

Can you imagine every sip of water feeling like fire in your body? Not just water, but water scooped from a far-off, dirty hole. The stench was unbearable, and yet it was all Helen had.

Stepping Out in Faith

Caucasian woman volunteer in blue dress carrying little girl in pink shirt on her back through the village.

“The night before evangelism, I could hardly sleep. I was so nervous. On the way to the village, Joan noticed my fear and began playing worship music, helping me fix my eyes on Jesus.

Encouragement Over the Airwaves

Show Mercy International Founders playing rock paper scissors with children.

This year marked an exciting new chapter for Show Mercy… the launch of our weekly radio program in Uganda, “Encouragement Today.” Hosted by Mike and Lori Salley, these broadcasts carry messages of hope, faith, and truth to thousands of listeners all across Uganda.

Fall 2025 Newsletter

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Our Fall 2025 newsletter is filled with stories of faith, transformation, and the incredible impact you’re helping make in Uganda. We’re grateful for every life touched through your support.

Grace's Story:

In 2004, when we began Show Mercy, we had no idea the depth and reach this journey would take. We simply said yes to helping 50 children. That’s it. No grand strategy. Just obedience.

And that’s when I met Grace—a quiet, wide-eyed little boy sitting in a church service. I invited him to sit on my lap, and from that moment on, he had a special place in my heart.

Grace’s story was painful. His father had died of AIDS, and by custom, he was sent to live with his grandparents. At just seven years old, Grace was forced to work in the fields from dawn to dusk, digging for food with his bare hands. He wasn’t allowed to go to school. He slept on the hard mud floor. His clothes were rags. He was in constant pain—his feet and hands raw and infected from living barefoot in the dirt.

When he was finally brought into our sponsorship program, everything changed.

A Heart Transformed

Grace was safe. He had a bed. A blanket. Shoes. Meals. Clean water. Medical care. An education. But more than all of that—he had love.He would run to carry my bags every time I visited. He started dreaming big, bold dreams. He told me with glistening eyes that one day he would be a pastor and evangelist for Jesus. And over and over again, he dreamed of fishing—casting nets—pulling in a catch.

One day, as he wept in my arms sharing the horrors of his early life, he suddenly lifted his head, smiled, and said something I will never forget:

“I now know what it means to be a King’s kid.”

Grace discovered who he truly was—not an orphan, not a slave—but a son of the King. That truth changed everything for him. And it became a cornerstone of this ministry’s calling.

The Final Goodbye

In 2008, we received the heartbreaking news that Grace had passed away. While being treated in the hospital for an injury, doctors discovered he had leukemia. It progressed quickly, and we didn’t even have time to say goodbye.

But then, something miraculous happened. My husband Mike had a dream. In it, Grace was sitting on Jesus’ lap—radiant, whole, joyful. He looked at Mike and said something like:

“Thank you… for showing me what a good Poppa is on the earth.”

He woke up in tears. It was as if Grace had come back one last time to say thank you—and to pass the baton.

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