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Help Mercy get through 6 hard months with four children
A single parent in Wudil needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Mercy retrains.
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After a long illness in June, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a driver, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a pharmacy technician in the evenings, which will triple my income by October, but I need to bridge the gap until then.
Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them.
Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward.
Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown.
Where the $600 goes:
• Rent top-up: $250
• Childcare and after-school care: $185
• Groceries and school meals: $90
• Course fees and exam costs: $75
With deep gratitude,
Mercy
Updates from Mercy
Quick update: $200 raised so far (33%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Thank you all. We're at 38% now ($225). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for childcare and after-school care is now scheduled.
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Praying for you. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 39 people at work
Hope things get better soon, Mercy. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best!
Sending love, Mercy. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Wudil.
Take care. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
Best of luck, Mercy. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Wudil