Mercy In Action

Charity Birth Centers in The Philippines

Mercy in Action is a non-profit organization that focuses on the crisis in Maternal/Newborn/Child health care worldwide. We have been establishing and funding free birth centers for poor families in the Philippines since 1992, and to date more than 12,000 babies have been delivered free of charge for the poorest of the poor in Mercy In Action's Birth Centers, and literally tens of thousands of lives have been helped and healed in the medical outreaches.

Education and Training for Maternal and Child Health

Several seminars and training retreats are held each year to prepare midwives to meet the global shortage of skilled birth attendants, and to help primary health care workers prevent unnecessary child deaths. We provide for clinical internships from 1-3 months in birth centers we have established and fund in areas of poverty in the Philippines, and each summer we hold 2-week intensive trainings with practical outreach in the Philippines, one for primary health care workers, and one for maternal child health workers. By training midwives, medics and support personnel to provide compassionate health care throughout the developing world, Mercy In Action is saving many lives and showing God's love and kindness in action. Hundreds of Mercy In Action graduates have been equipped and released into service around the globe.

Funded by tax-deductible Donations

Please consider donating; its easy and safe on this website with either your checking account or credit card. Or better yet, become a regular monthly sponsor of our free birth centers and clinics to make a lasting difference in the world. Donor contributions help us buy medical supplies and food for the poor in the Philippines, and help us travel to train others in lifesaving skills. Thank you for caring, and God bless you.

New Book featuring Mercy In Action

The newly published book by famed medical anthropologist Robbie Davis-Floyd entitled "Birth Models That Work" features an entire chapter on Mercy In Action, written by Vicki Penwell. Find it on Amazon.com