Mery
Fifteen-year-old Mery knows what it’s like to live without hope.
She lives with her mom, her three sisters, and her nephew in a small, government-owned house in a poor, urban community in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. With only temporary jobs to be found, their income is unstable. Mery’s family depends on the help of others to meet most of their daily needs. They beg local shops for food and pay when they were able.
On a good day, Mery and her family share one meal together. Other times, they don’t eat for days.
For Mery, it is difficult to have hope that things will change.
When a pastor arrives at the home of children like Mery with a gift of food and the message of the gospel, hope can be found in Jesus despite her desperate circumstances.