{"id":38,"date":"2020-06-17T22:23:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T03:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.vesselsofmercyministries.com\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2024-02-01T08:38:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T14:38:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Vessels-of-Mercy-Ministries_Bob-Project_V2.mp4\" \/><div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video muted class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-38-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" autoplay=\"1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Vessels-of-Mercy-Ministries_Bob-Project_V2.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Vessels-of-Mercy-Ministries_Bob-Project_V2.mp4\">https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Vessels-of-Mercy-Ministries_Bob-Project_V2.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\tWhere we go\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Vessels of Mercy Ministries is dedicated to bringing God&#8217;s mercy to the nations.\u00ad\u00a0 The Lord has given us a strong love for local churches in southeast Asia.\u00ad We currently serve people in the Philippines, Viet Nam, and Bangladesh.<\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/countries\/bangladesh\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bengladesh_mdblue@4x.png\" alt=\"Bengladesh_mdblue@4x\" title=\"Bengladesh_mdblue@4x\" itemprop=\"image\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/countries\/bangladesh\/\" title=\"Bangladesh\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tBangladesh\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/countries\/philippines\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Phillipines_green@4x.png\" alt=\"Phillipines_green@4x\" title=\"Phillipines_green@4x\" itemprop=\"image\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/countries\/philippines\/\" title=\"PHILIPPINES\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tPHILIPPINES\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/countries\/vietnam\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Vietnam_dkblue@4x.png\" alt=\"Vietnam_dkblue@4x\" title=\"Vietnam_dkblue@4x\" itemprop=\"image\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/countries\/vietnam\/\" title=\"VIET NAM\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tVIET NAM\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\tWhat we do\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>We believe in a two-fold approach for strengthening believers.\u00ad This involves training local leaders for ministry, as well as meeting basic needs through sponsoring educational, medical, and livelihood projects. This looks different in <a href=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/countries\/bangladesh\/\">Bangladesh<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/countries\/bangladesh-copy\/\">Philippines<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/countries\/bangladesh-copy-copy\/\">Viet Nam<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\n\t<ul data-height=\"200\" data-width=\"200\" data-shape=\"square\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/56310219_2210664192320404_296809964167495680_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Home of Peace<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bangladesh<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1077785_529166950470145_170639624_o.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>&#8220;doing life&#8221; with believers<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Philippines<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/56726591_2210664305653726_989368694708633600_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>ladies at school inauguration<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bangladesh<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/50628654_2106703329383158_8033880174212677632_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>harvesting bananas<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Philippines<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/50794619_2106703306049827_4728746494541168640_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4> encouraging pastors<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Philippines\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/17457778_1304705602916272_4931195511659837185_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>visiting our deaf students<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Viet Nam<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/17426123_1304705609582938_724247185299549518_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>visiting the deaf school<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Viet Nam<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/52258579_2141178022602355_668701067680153600_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>teaching basic music to youth<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Philippines<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/52276867_2141177915935699_8480751936310607872_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>sharing at church<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Philippines<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/51153465_2120876497965841_2609215253912748032_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>school foundation at Home of Peace<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bangladesh<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/84674824_2811557055564445_1409943295471124480_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>visiting churches<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Philippines<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/56492595_2210664332320390_4490570801128407040_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Home of Peace visit<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bangladesh<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/54435362_2187000794686744_4708789486618673152_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>deaf livelihood<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Viet Nam<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/17IMG_7568-photo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>visiting lepers<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Viet Nam<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/78IMG_3884.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Bible distribution<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Philippines<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vesselsofmercyministries.com\/what-we-do\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Learn more about what we do\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about what we do\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\tRECENT UPDATES\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>We couldn&#8217;t do it without your prayer, partnership, and provision.\u00a0<\/p>\t\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"http:\/\/1285\" content=\"Peace for the Journey\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-01-31\" \/><meta 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