{"id":1087539,"date":"2025-07-09T20:07:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymercyhouse.org\/om-oss\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T07:03:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T04:03:52","slug":"om-oss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymercyhouse.org\/sv\/om-oss\/","title":{"rendered":"Om oss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;align-items: center;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Quicksand||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Quicksand||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;-1px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Om oss<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Abbi,<\/h2>\n<p>  som egentligen heter Abebech men i vardagen kallas hon helt enkelt \u201cAbbi\u201d, har en \u00f6nskan att hj\u00e4lpa och uppr\u00e4tta fattiga kvinnor och barn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbis egen mor och far<\/strong> var mycket fattiga och n\u00e4r hennes far dog var Abbi fyra \u00e5r gammal. Hennes mor kunde d\u00e5 inte ta hand om henne och hennes tv\u00e5 syskon. De tre barnen blev bortl\u00e4mnade och Abbi kom till en familj d\u00e4r hon b\u00f6rjade arbeta som hembitr\u00e4de n\u00e4r hon bara var fyra \u00e5r gammal. Familjen var inte sn\u00e4ll och Abbi blev ofta fysiskt misshandlad och gick oftast och lade sig hungrig.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbi s\u00e4ger sj\u00e4lv;<\/strong> \u201cDet var inte hungern eller misshandeln som gjorde ont, utan separationen fr\u00e5n min mor!\u201d Men efter ett gudomligt ingripande kunde hon f\u00f6rl\u00e5ta och bli fri fr\u00e5n hat och bitterhet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Det \u00e4r d\u00e4rf\u00f6r vi grundade FAMILY MERCY HOUSE \u2013 en uppr\u00e4ttelse f\u00f6r de fattigaste familjerna<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/familymercyhouse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dd-about-01-1.png&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/familymercyhouse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1-585&#215;585-1.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_text=&#8221;1-585&#215;585&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Quicksand||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; link_font=&#8221;Quicksand|600|||on||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#efc940&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;Quicksand|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; positioning=&#8221;absolute&#8221; position_origin_a=&#8221;center_center&#8221; horizontal_offset=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|10px|20px|10px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|20px||20px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|0px||0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#144c66 0%|#1b876d 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#144c66&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#1b876d&#8221; z_index=&#8221;10&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;32px|32px|32px|32px|true|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|4px|4px|4px|4px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Cabin||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||4px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>D\u00e4rf\u00f6r \u00e5terv\u00e4nde hon till Etiopien och startade Family Mercy House <\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>f\u00f6r att hj\u00e4lpa \u00e5tminstone n\u00e5gra av dessa fattiga, outbildade kvinnor som bor i Addis Abeba. De flesta av dem har \u00e4ven barn, och det enda s\u00e4ttet att bryta fattigdomen \u00e4r att barnen g\u00e5r i skolan och f\u00e5r en ordentlig utbildning. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Kvinnorna p\u00e5 Family Mercy House<\/strong> f\u00e5r r\u00e5dgivning d\u00e4r Abbi f\u00f6rs\u00f6ker motivera dem att anstr\u00e4nga sig f\u00f6r att f\u00f6r\u00e4ndra sina liv och lyfta sig ur fattigdomen. De genomg\u00e5r ett nio m\u00e5nader l\u00e5ngt yrkesutbildningsprogram f\u00f6r att ge dem verktygen att uppn\u00e5 detta. M\u00e5nga kan inte l\u00e4sa eller skriva, men p\u00e5 Family Mercy House l\u00e4r de sig att:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Baka och ta hand om k\u00f6ket.<\/li>\n<li>H\u00e5r- och nagelv\u00e5rd p\u00e5 sk\u00f6nhetssalongen.<\/li>\n<li>Sticka, virka och sy kl\u00e4der med symaskiner.<\/li>\n<li>Producera lokala torra produkter och kryddor.<\/li>\n<li>Arbeta och servera p\u00e5 ett caf\u00e9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Abbi tar ocks\u00e5 ansvar<\/strong> f\u00f6r barnen genom Family Mercy House fadderprogram, d\u00e4r barn f\u00e5r faddrar som hj\u00e4lper barnen ekonomiskt varje m\u00e5nad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#144c66 0%|#1b876d 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#144c66&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#1b876d&#8221; width=&#8221;280px&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;240px&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;200px&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; height=&#8221;280px&#8221; height_tablet=&#8221;240px&#8221; height_phone=&#8221;200px&#8221; height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;32px||32px||true|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|50%|50%|50%|50%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/familymercyhouse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/photo_2022-05-04_05-55-33-510&#215;382-1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;photo_2022-05-04_05-55-33-510&#215;382&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-140px|||-80px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|4px|4px|4px|4px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#144c66 0%|#1b876d 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#144c66&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#1b876d&#8221; z_index=&#8221;10&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;32px|32px|32px|32px|true|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|4px|4px|4px|4px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Cabin||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||4px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Historien om v\u00e5r b\u00f6rjan<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Jennifer, ursprungligen fr\u00e5n Fresno, Kalifornien, och hennes svenska make Karl, \u00e4gnade <strong>fjorton \u00e5r<\/strong> av sina liv som bosatta mission\u00e4rer i Etiopien. Deras djupa engagemang f\u00f6r landets samh\u00e4llen formade deras resa. <\/p>\n<p>Under sitt sista \u00e5r i landet kanaliserade Jennifer denna djupa insikt till ett viktigt partnerskap med Abbi. Tillsammans utformade de noggrant <strong>den omfattande verksamhetsplanen f\u00f6r Family Mercy House<\/strong>, och lade ut hur dess avg\u00f6rande arbete skulle utvecklas. Jennifer bidrog inte bara till organisationens strategiska utformning, utan var ocks\u00e5 <strong>instrumentell i att s\u00e4kra den n\u00f6dv\u00e4ndiga startfinansieringen<\/strong>, vilket s\u00e4kerst\u00e4llde att Family Mercy House hade den ekonomiska stabiliteten f\u00f6r att lansera sina program och p\u00e5b\u00f6rja sitt uppdrag av hopp och f\u00f6r\u00e4ndring fr\u00e5n allra f\u00f6rsta b\u00f6rjan. 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