
MISSION
LEARN ABOUT OUR HISTORY + VALUES

Our Mission
Mercy Holistic Ministry's mission is to provide basic socio-economic and environmental services such as health, education, food, cloth, and natural resource conservation to the poor households, orphans, street children, senior citizens and their families living in rural and urban centers with the intention to achieve both physical and spiritual well-being of the people. Mercy Holistic Ministry also inspires to spread the words of God in communities that reside in unreachable areas of the county. The ultimate goal of Mercy Holistic Ministry is to create a sustainable and diversified livelihood system among the target beneficiary communities through the provision of technical, material, and spiritual support.
MERCY HOLISTIC MINISTRY
Our History
Berhanu, Miheret, and their family are originally from Ethiopia, and moved to
Sacramento, California from Dubai in 2007. With a passion for helping people who are
in need, they aspire to be a bridge between the homeless community and available
resources. Their ultimate vision is to show the love of Christ for everyone and to see a
people’s lives changed to where they can stand on their own feet.


Board of Directors

Rev. Berhanu Didanu
Executive Director
Founder of Mercy Holistic Ministry; ordained Lutheran pastor

Miheret Bune
Co-Founder
Dignity Health

David Kretzmann
Board Chairperson
Retired educator; founder, executive director, and development director of Sacramento Lutheran High School, 1991-2007; high school athletics coach and referee

Andrew Hall
Board Member
Published and internationally known Associate Professor of Nutrition at UC Davis

Rod Oswalt
Chair, Governance
Retired State of California Scientist (Forensics) and CalOSHA; Arborist

Bill Swift
Treasurer
Retired from Hewlett Packard and 3Com; District Vice President of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF), Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

