 Mercy Mission International was founded by Julian and Isa Khan, Mercy Mission is primarily focus on the plight and protection of children in the poorest countries of the world. Mission started its first African operation in June 2002 with nine orphans that rapidly escalated to one hundred within a week. Three months later, our children's home was greatly overwhelmed by an influx of a total of five hundred and ninety seven orphans and destitute children. We no doubt struggle to cope with the adequate caring of these precious children in West African State of Sierra Leone. Over stretched and with virtually no funding, this was the turning point where the couple have to resort to aggressive fund raising of selling their vehicles, and other personal belongings to desperately provide financial help, and collection from devoted parishioners like Sylvia Jones, Amorrett Decker, John Emerson Gbla, Sis Lydia, to name but a few, came in handy to ease the overstretching just about
Mr and Mrs Khan were faced with a dilemma as regards the way forward, they started local transport business and agriculture to aid the project as the collections also came in handy.
In June 2005 Bob and Helen Adams both devoted humanitarians, visited some of our sponsored orphanages and were deeply move by what they experienced. Since then these precious couple have been involve in sponsoring, administering, and reaching out for Mercy Mission Children by donation of medical equipment, money, cloths, their time and even their children Ben and Tom are very strong sponsors of Mercy Mission International. Without the Adams family, it would have been extremely difficult to carry on with the project. Due to health reasons Bob and Helen have scaled down travelling to Sierra Leone but are still actively involve in the Mission.
OUR VISION
 Mercy Mission works with children, parents, communities in planning, and coordinating practical ways to provide basic necessities that are often taken for granted in the West. Whilst doing this Mercy Mission endeavor to ensure the rights of a child and that children are actively involved in the decision-making process, and the confidence of working with adult that have respectfully learnt to value their contribution.
PURPOSE
 Mercy Mission want a world were children enjoy a secure, stable and happy childhoods, without risk of abuse. Many more children are looking after other children known as the big sister role, this trend forced by severe poverty and neglect often leads to prostitution which causes trafficking and abuse that results to modern day slavery. Mercy Mission is a child protection agency that works with local and international child protection agencies like: HANCI, Social Services, UNICEF, CORDAID, James1:27 Trust, JCC to name but a few. In coordinating with other agencies, Mercy Mission ensure that a safety network for children is well placed.
OUR GOAL
 Mercy Mission aims to eradicate child poverty, neglect, hunger, and physical abuse. Mercy Mission farming projects will ensure food security for the child and their communities, Our educational programmes will help to educate all children, and the provision of access to medical help. Children have right to adequate housing and our children's homes reflect a standard family home setting that will make a child more comfortable with qualify well vetted home mothers and fathers that are constantly trained and monitored. Mercy Mission have village partnerships and community liaisons that helps to make our job easier.
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13/12/2009
Leader of the House of Commons
The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP and Councilor Tayo Situ including Maxine Jarrett
visited Mercy Mission Int at our Benhill Road Center. The Rt Hon gave a Christmas message in which She indicated her commitment in caring for the People\'s needs and that no problem was too trivial to bring to Her. In introducing the Rt Hon Lady, Rev Khan spoke about Her ability to helping the needy and caring for ordinary people, and that the Rt Hon Lady is indicative of a true leader who does not distance Herself from Her Constituency People but does all She can to help and on many occasions visit communities traumatized by fire and ensuring that lessons be learnt from problems while following through to put steps in place with a view to preventing future accidents.
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