Operation Mercy is about helping those in need. It’s a ministry of mercy and compassion.

Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of Mine, you did for Me.” and “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward them for what they have done”.  (Matthew‬ 25:40, ‬Proverbs‬ 19:17‬)

Part of Christianity is taking care of the needy. The Early church did it. The Apostles did it. The famous Apostle Steven was involved in mercy ministry. He helped those in need.

Operation Mercy means that we are bringing the mercy of God to you. We are bringing the love of God to you. We show you God’s Presence, His love in a very practical way.

It’s because of what God’s Word says. It’s about showing mercy. Operation Mercy is the act of bringing God’s mercy to those in need.

Operation Mercy has been involved in feeding thousands and thousands of people in squatter camps, in Christmas street parties, buying gifts for children that never had gifts before, buying them shoes and clothing to those who never had shoes before and giving bibles in large quantities. On a monthly basis, we give massive amounts of food parcels to those in need. 

Operation Mercy has done many major achievements over the years, but for me, the greatest achievement is the transformation in the lives of people when they see the love of God. 

There is one child in particular that really blessed me. This child did not have any shoes. We gave him a pair of shoes as a gift but when he saw another child that didn’t have shoes, he gave his new shoes to him. That is what the love of God is all about. This child showed us practically that although we live in a material world, God wants us to bring His love. “It is more blessed to give than to receive,” is at the center of Christianity.

All we are doing is practically living the Word of God. We are living for Jesus. We are the hands, mouth and feet of Jesus Christ to a world in need and sometimes before we can preach the Gospel to someone in need, we have to satisfy their hunger. There’s no sense in preaching the Gospel to someone and they are dying from hunger. We need to meet that need.

Operation Mercy also provides resources and training so that people do not become dependent on Operation Mercy, but rather they can become independent. They become successful. They become kings in the marketplace. We provide that infrastructure, that training and that contact. We even help people to find jobs so that they do not remain as children but they mature and learn how to bless others themselves.

The difference is that in all our giving there are no strings attached and we have given into areas where those people will never come to our church. We haven’t put a restriction and said that they need to be Christians or they need to be members of our church. The only thing we said to them is that Jesus loves you and this is from Jesus. That is what’s important about Operation Mercy, in that we are bold. We declare that we are a Christian church but we don’t withhold God’s grace from anyone. Operation Mercy also is careful to meet the needs of people by providing them with food and other benefits but does not provide money as we do not want people to become dependent on the church for finances.

At times, we are not able to physically be there to give to the destitute, impoverished and needy but through Operation Mercy, you are becoming the hands, mouth and the feet of Jesus Christ to a world in need. You are practically demonstrating the message of Christ, His love, mercy and compassion, to those who have need it. Operation Mercy thanks you for supporting them in fulfilling their mission,