Meet the Dream Team

From Uganda to the U.S., we’re a team on a mission…driven by purpose, united by compassion. Together, we bring clean water, medical care, and the love of Jesus to vulnerable children and families.

We’re more than staff. We’re a family, dreaming big, praying bold, and showing mercy wherever we go.

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From the Heart of Our Founders

“We didn’t come to Uganda with a grand plan… just a yes. A yes to love. A yes to show up. A yes to believe that God could use our simple obedience to do something bigger. What we saw wrecked us. Kids drinking water that made them sick. Mamas crying because there was no medicine. Brilliant children with dreams but no way to chase them. And yet, beneath the heartbreak, we saw something else: hope. We saw purpose that poverty tried to bury. And we knew…we couldn’t walk away.

Show Mercy was born out of that place. Not from strategy, but from love. A fire in our hearts to call destiny out of hiding and remind people who they really are. We’ve seen miracles: hearts healed, bodies healed, entire communities begin to shift because someone dared to believe again. We’ve sat in huts and prayed impossible prayers. And we’re still believing for more. More than we can ask. More than we can imagine.

Because this isn’t just about water or clinics or schools. It’s about people. It’s about purpose. It’s about seeing others rise and live the life they were created for. We’re not done, and we’re so glad you’re in this story with us.”

–Mike and Lori Salley

Two mission trip visitors kneel beside a group of laughing Ugandan children, sharing joy and connection outside a local building.

The Dream Team

Show Mercy’s amazing team serves in Uganda and the USA. Our ministry focuses on FIVE main areas of service in Uganda: Clean Water Wells, Orphan and Vulnerable Children, Village Outreaches, Mission Teams, and Medical Care.

We call our team the ‘Dream Team’ because we are made up of people who believe for the impossible, dream for the future and choose to Live On Purpose each and every day.

USA Team

Mike and Lori Salley, the Founders of Show Mercy

Mike and Lori Salley

Founders

Katelin from the Show Mercy Team

Katelin Jones

Sam from the Show Mercy Team

Sam Wells

Laken from the team at Show Mercy International.

Laken Brock

Cathy Saylor

Uganda Leadership Team

Bella leadership staff at Show Mercy International

Bella

Moureen from the Leadership Team at Show Mercy International

Moureen

Administration & Support

John from the Administration and Support team at Show Mercy International.

John

Mark from administration and support team at Show Mercy International

Mark

Titus from the Health Care team at Show Mercy International.

Titus

Community Development

Anthony from the Community Development team at Show Mercy International.

Anthony

Beatrice from the Community Development team at Show Mercy International.

Beatrice

Claire from the Community Development team at Show Mercy International.

Claire

Eric Community from Development Team at Show Mercy International

Eric

Felly from the Community Development team at Show Mercy International.

Felly

Fredrick from the Community Development team at Show Mercy International.

Fredrick

Ivan from the Community Development team at Show Mercy International.

Ivan

Joan from the Community Development team at Show Mercy International.

Joan

Racheal from the Community Development team at Show Mercy International.

Racheal

Sarah from the Community Development team at Show Mercy International.

Sarah

Solomon from the Community Development team at Show Mercy International.

Solomon

Facilities & Operations Team

Brian from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Brian

Christine from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Christine

Douglas from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Douglas

Jeremiah from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Jeremiah

Joseph from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Joseph

Justine from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Justine

Noeline from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Noeline

Paul from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Paul

Peter from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Peter

Richard from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Richard

Ronald from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Ronald

Sylvia from the Facilities and Operations team at Show Mercy International.

Sylvia

Health Care Team

Angella from the Health Care team at Show Mercy International.

Angella

Betty from the Health Care team at Show Mercy International.

Betty

Charity from the Health Care team at Show Mercy International.

Charity

Daphine from the Health Care team at Show Mercy International.

Daphine

Joan from the Health Care team at Show Mercy International.

Joan

Margaret from the Health Care team at Show Mercy International.

Margaret

Mary from the Health Care team at Show Mercy International

Mary

Nina from the Health Care team at Show Mercy International.

Nina

Perus from the Health Care team at Show Mercy International.

Perus

Sharon from the Health Care team at Show Mercy International.

Sharon

Hospitality Team

Barba from Hospitality Team Show Mercy International

Barbra

Sharon from the Hospitality team at Show Mercy International.

Sharon

Janat from the Hospitality team at Show Mercy International.

Janat

Margaret from the Hospitality team at Show Mercy International.

Margaret

Noeline from the Hospitality team at Show Mercy International.

Noeline

Safety & Security

Bruno from the Safety and Security team at Show Mercy International.

Bruno

Clement from the Safety and Security team at Show Mercy International.

Clement

David from the Safety and Security team at Show Mercy International.

David

Julius from the Safety and Security team at Show Mercy International.

Julius

Laban from the Safety and Security team at Show Mercy International.

Laban

Laston from the Safety and Security team at Show Mercy International.

Laston

Nicholas from the Safety and Security team at Show Mercy International.

Nicholas

Robert from the Safety and Security team at Show Mercy International.

Robert

Ronald from the Safety and Security team at Show Mercy International.

Robert

Ronald from the Safety and Security team at Show Mercy International

Ronald

Simon from the Safety and Security team at Show Mercy International.

Simon

Water Projects

John from the Water Projects team at Show Mercy International.

John

Monica from the Water Projects team at Show Mercy International.

Monica

Simon from the Water Projects team at Show Mercy International

Simon

Simon from the Water Projects team at Show Mercy International.

Simon Peter

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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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