2017-11-15T15:18:40-06:00 2016-12-31 461947952 COX AND ASSOCIATES CPAS LLC 21960 HIGHWAY 242 NEW CANEY TX 77357 990 2016-01-01 273196267 THE MERCY MATERNITY HOUSE INC MERC 8324820228 8000 RESEARCH FOREST DR STE 115-110 THE WOODLANDS TX 77382 TERRELL WELCH CHIEF EXEC OFFICER 8324820228 2017-11-13 true CYNTHIA A COX CPA P01400154 2813998153 2017-11-15 X 183A477773C6A2A00FEF94F8E7F754F63DE116FB 183A477773C6A2A00FEF94F8E7F754F63DE116FB 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X MIKE RUSCH 8000 RESEARCH FOREST DR STE 115-110 THE WOODLANDS TX 77382 1791560 false X WWW.MERCYHOUSEGLOBAL.ORG X 2010 TX MERCY HOUSE EXISTS TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER AND DISCIPLE WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE IN JESUS NAME. ENGAGE THOSE WITH RESOURCES TO ASSIST; EMPOWER WOMEN TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING; DISCIPLE WOMEN AS LIFETIME FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST. 5 4 13 150 90859 12409 519878 594373 633163 1149050 186 188 -12974 -11759 1140253 1731852 286043 417476 0 126587 198883 0 14739 624577 996554 1037207 1612913 103046 118939 362736 481663 330 318 362406 481345 X MERCY HOUSE EXISTS TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER AND DISCIPLE WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE IN JESUS NAME. ENGAGE THOSE WITH RESOURCES TO ASSIST; EMPOWER WOMEN TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING; DISCIPLE WOMEN AS LIFETIME FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST. false false 530578 402404 REHEMA RESCUE CENTRE CONTINUES TO BE THE FLAGSHIP MINISTRY SUPPORTED BY MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL. IN 2016 REHEMA RESCUE CENTRE WAS ABLE TO RESCUE AN ADDITIONAL 5 PREGANANT MOTHERS AND SUCCESSFULLY SEE THE BIRTHS OF THEIR BABIES. REHEMA CONTINUES TO COUNSEL NEW AND EXISTING GIRLS AS WELL AS HELP THEM RE-ENROLL IN SCHOOL, TEACH THEM HAIR SALON SKILLS, JEWELRY MAKING SKILLS, LIFE SKILLS, AND PARENTING SKILLS AND NUTRITION. SINCE 2011, 32 GIRLS AND 31 BABIES HAVE BEEN RESCUED BY REHEMA. ONCE LADIES HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE REHEMA HOUSE PROGRAM, THERE IS OVERSIGHT AS THEY BECOME SELF-SUPPORTING. REHEMA'S DIRECTOR,MAUREEN KADERI, ALSO OVERSEES TWO ARTISAN GROUPS THAT MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL PURCHASES PRODUCT FROM. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE SCHEDULE O HAVE HOPE WOMENS GROUP (HHWG) WAS STARTED BY MAUREEN. THIS GROUP IS MADE UP OF UNDERPRIVILEGED MOMS LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE SLUMS OF KENYA. HHWG GROUP MAKES JEWELRY AND OTHER PRODUCTS EXCLUSIVIELY FOR MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL DESIGNS PRODUCT SAMPLES, TAKES THEM TO KENYA, TEACHES THE WOMEN HOW TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS, AND PURCHASES THE ITEMS FROM HAVE HOPE WOMEN'S GROUP WITH THE MONEY EARNED BY THESE WOMEN THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH SCHOOL AND PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR THEIR FAMILIES. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO PULL THEIR MONEY TO BUY ONE MOTORCYCLE IN 2016 TO START A MOTORCYCLE TAXI BUSINESS THAT PROVIDES INCOME FOR THE 18 WOMEN IN THE GROUP. MAUREEN AND HER HUSBAND, OLIVER OVERSEE THIS GROUP IN ADDITION TO THEIR WORK AT REHEMA RESCUE CENTRE. ALSO IN 2016, MAUREEN WAS ABLE TO TAKE FUNDS DONATED TO MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL AND START A SECOND GROUP THAT WORKS WITH YOUNG STREET GIRLS IN THE SLUMS. THIS GROUP, APTLY NAMED STREET HOPE, AIDES YOUNG VULNERABLE GIRLS WHO BEG DURING THE DAY AND PROSTITUTE AT NIGHT IN ORDER TO SURVIVE. MOST ALL OF THESE GIRLS ARE ORPHANS. MERCY HOSUE GLOBAL PROVIDED FUNDING AND TRAINING TO HELP THESE GIRLS START THEIR OWN ARTISAN GROUP AND GET OFF THE STREETS. WITH FUNDS DONATED BY MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL, REHEMA WAS ABLE TO START THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A WATER WELL TO PROVIDE THE TWO MATERNITY HOMES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY WITH CLEAN WATER. 308854 15072 RAISING AWARENESS OF THE PLIGHT OF WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHO NEED TO BE EMPOWERED TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS,AN ONLINE BLOG, HEAVY SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, SELLING T-SHIRTS WITH THE MERCY HOUSE LOGO, AND CIRCULATING THE PRINTED WORD. MERCY HOUSE HAS BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH MULTIPLE ARTISAN GROUPS TO CREATE PRODUCT AND PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT FOR 200-300 WOMEN 690928 757466 FAIR TRADE FRIDAY, STARTED IN 2014, NOW HAS 3,600 CLUB MEMBERS DISPERSED THROUGH 3 CLUBS HELPING EMPLOY THOUSANDS OF WOMEN. WE ARE NOW HELPING 50 NONPROFIT ARTISAN GROUPS IN 25 COUNTRIES. EVERY MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM 9:30 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. VOLUNTEERS GATHER AT MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL AT 5814 FM 1488 TO TAG, QUALITY CHECK, PACKAGE AND LABEL ALL OF THE ARTISAN ITEMS FOR SHIPPING IN OUR THREE CLUBS. 90% OF ALL THE WORK DONE ON THESE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED BY VOLUNTEERS. ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS ABOUT THIS EFFORT IS THAT MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL PROVIDES A PLAY AREA FOR THE YOUNG CHILDREN OF MOTHERS WHO WANT TO VOLUNTEER. 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BOARD MEMBERS OF MMH VISIT REHEMA HOUSE PERIODICALLY. THE REHEMA HOUSE WEB-SITE ALSO PROVIDES PHOTOS AND A NARRATIVE OF THE PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IN JULY 2016 TERRELL WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPANY 14 DONORS ON A VISION TRIP TO KENYA TO SEE THE WORK THEY HAVE FUNDED AT REHEMA HOUSE. DURING THE TRIP THESE DONORS WERE ALSO ABLE TO MEET WITH TWO OF THE ARTISAN GROUPS SUPPORTED BY MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL'S FAIR TRADE FRIDAYS. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 402,404 0 MERCY HOUSE GAL 165314 117992 47322 32872 6368 7456 10233 165314 117992 47322 32872 6368 7456 10233 56929 -9607 true CARING FOR KORAH 23015 MEMORIAL PASS DR KATY TX 77450 471423861 501C3 6000 CHARITABLE ASSISTANC THE REFUGEE PROJECT 30 SERENE CREEK PL THE WOODLANDS TX 77382 473546160 501C3 6000 CHARITABLE X FREE RENT 1 32872 RENTAL RATE (STORAGE) false false false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ASSIST WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITES: DATA ENTRY FOR DONATIONS, PRINTING AND SHIPPING FOR PRODUCTS SOLD, WEBSITE MAINTENANCE, SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTION, REPRESENTATION AT CONFERENCES AND EVENTS, TAKING PICTURES, AND DOING GRAPHIC DESIGN. OTHERS ASSISTED WITH THE ANNUAL GALA. THE VOLUNTEERS HELPED WITH GALA PLANNING, SETUP AND TEAR-DOWN, BACK DROP DESIGN AND TABLE DECOR, ETC. FIVE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO VOLUNTEERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A HAVE HOPE WOMENS GROUP (HHWG) WAS STARTED BY MAUREEN. THIS GROUP IS MADE UP OF UNDERPRIVILEGED MOMS LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE SLUMS OF KENYA. HHWG GROUP MAKES JEWELRY AND OTHER PRODUCTS EXCLUSIVIELY FOR MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL. MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL DESIGNS PRODUCT SAMPLES, TAKES THEM TO KENYA, TEACHES THE WOMEN HOW TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS, AND PURCHASES THE ITEMS FROM HAVE HOPE WOMEN'S GROUP WITH THE MONEY EARNED BY THESE WOMEN THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH SCHOOL AND PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR THEIR FAMILIES. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO PULL THEIR MONEY TO BUY ONE MOTORCYCLE IN 2016 TO START A MOTORCYCLE TAXI BUSINESS THAT PROVIDES INCOME FOR THE 18 WOMEN IN THE GROUP. MAUREEN AND HER HUSBAND, OLIVER OVERSEE THIS GROUP IN ADDITION TO THEIR WORK AT REHEMA RESCUE CENTRE. ALSO IN 2016, MAUREEN WAS ABLE TO TAKE FUNDS DONATED TO MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL AND START A SECOND GROUP THAT WORKS WITH YOUNG STREET GIRLS IN THE SLUMS. THIS GROUP, APTLY NAMED STREET HOPE, AIDES YOUNG VULNERABLE GIRLS WHO BEG DURING THE DAY AND PROSTITUTE AT NIGHT IN ORDER TO SURVIVE. MOST ALL OF THESE GIRLS ARE ORPHANS. MERCY HOSUE GLOBAL PROVIDED FUNDING AND TRAINING TO HELP THESE GIRLS START THEIR OWN ARTISAN GROUP AND GET OFF THE STREETS. WITH FUNDS DONATED BY MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL, REHEMA WAS ABLE TO START THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A WATER WELL TO PROVIDE THE TWO MATERNITY HOMES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY WITH CLEAN WATER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 SETH HAINES AMBER HAINES SECRETARY BOARD MEMBER HUSBAND & WIFE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT IS SENT TO THE BOARD BY E-MAIL FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. ONCE ANY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, THE 990 IS FINALIZED AND FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EVERY OFFICER, BOARD MEMBER, AND EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO STATE ANNUALLY IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.