Not long after a commitment was made to establish the Grace Care Center and offer a home to 100 needy children, the idea was proposed to expand the facility’s offerings to another population desperately in need: Sri Lanka's neglected, destitute senior citizens.
As time went by, the dream took more concrete form and was expanded to include medical outreach, dubbed Mercy Clinic, which could provide on-site health care for all of the residents and staff of the Grace Care Center and, at times, serve as a mobile operation to reach outlying villages.

In May of 2004, the construction of Mercy Home commenced, a project that – along with all other activity along the island’s coastal regions – was interrupted by the December 26, 2004 tsunami. Under the supervision of Drs. Cheryl Huckins and Gina Amalfitano and a team of physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers, efforts intensified with the need to house these destitute souls. In May 2005, the first residents at the 82-bed facility moved in to Mercy Home.

Through recommendations and referrals, Grace staff was guided to seniors scraping out the most meager existence imaginable, with nowhere to turn for help. More than simply food, shelter and medical attention, Mercy Home provided a peaceful place to end a hard life with a sense of dignity.

In the months since Mercy Home opened, the elders formed bonds with the children, and tended to their own chores with a sense of ownership, to include cultivating modest gardens. No matter their origin, these residents have formed familial bonds with one another in the community of Grace.

Won’t you join us in reaching out to our neighbors by making tax-deductible donations or by committing to sponsor one or more needy persons at Mercy Home?