"Whether it's diapers, food, clothing and also spiritual needs, some come broken and we have a front seat to miracles," said Mercy House Director Cheryl Riley. "We see the face of Christ in everybody, and we meet them where they are and help them."
The Archdiocese of Newark with the help of many parishes, raised money and collected household items to ensure this newest Mercy House facility remains stocked. "We've got migrants and people in the community in desperate need," said Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Newark Sister Donna Ciango. The new location is not residential, like Mercy House in Jersey City, but some of its clients were there Wednesday to toast the new location."I used to sit at the bus stop," said Mercy House resident Devern Jones. "I wasn't supposed to be there."
As they open the doors to the Elizabeth location, the Archdiocese is already at work on a fourth Mercy House in Bogota.