Don't take me back to America! I suffered enough there! 

Listening to her is like reading a novel, a real story teller

"I didn't know I was black until I reached America!" :: Statement of the year::

Just seeing your story now. Coming to the USA it all depends on who is hosting you. I have been here for the past 20 years and I can not regret a day of me being here. By first year I had my papers in place went to Nursing College, brought my family here, did big projects back home and now I own a staffing company and home health company with lots of employees.

Sometimes people back home don’t understand how people abroad struggle to make ends meet 🙆🏽‍♀️🙆🏽‍♀️🙆🏽‍♀️

Pls Can someone connect her with a movie producer... Her story will make it straight to Netflix.

Despite what she went through, she presented her story with so much humour and I really admire her strength and courage. God bless and restore you.

I got your story on Facebook when I was low I was almost giving up, But you transformed me, you inspired me.. I can now smile, Thank you Mercy, you're my hero.. I won't give up.. Jesus cares

One thing that I really like about the Kenyan brothers/sisters is their sense of honesty and sincerity.

The way she remembers everyone who has ever helped her name by name nomatter how much time has passed is really commendable. Keep going

This lady is able to remember all names of everyone who helped her... what a great heart!!!

I would come here 100 times to listen to your story....girl thank you its an eye opener....we can be succesful even in our own homes(countries)love from🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿

Am in Italy studying but how I wish I could go home today. I can now appreciate my Africa richness. My appeal goes to our governments to better our countries for us all.

Who else shed tears when she said _” as long as you still alive God has a purpose for you. No matter what’s happening please don’t give up.”_ 😢

Please get a publisher and write your story. Reach out to publishing companies. Your story is a lesson to humanity.

Moral of the story "THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME!"

After all the hardship she went through in america she still smilling and telling her stories.. god bless her ❤

IN CAPITAL LETTERS. I LOVE THIS LADY. SHE IS SO SINCERE AND TRANSPARENT. I ADMIRE HER INNOCENCE.

Wow! She has so many lessons in this one interview.. 1. "Never pretend to be okay when you are stuck and need help" 2. "Be focused on one goal" 3. " Never give up or try to take your life"

This lady is talented.... naturally high IQ...She is good at narrating events. The best i have ever heard...she will make a good motivational speaker or teacher.

There’s is always a second chance as long as you’re still breathing. Great message for people like me who believe that learning is a continuous process

This lady can make you hooked to her stories. She is a very good story Teller

Amazing, amazing story!! As a young child coming to England from Pakistan, I thought I had come to a third world country, compared to how we lived in Pakistan. Western countries no doubt have advanced infrastructures and a somewhat better standard of living, but there is also poverty, mental illness, depression and loneliness. So sometimes it's better to stay where you are and work hard and take small steps to make your life better. I wish this amazing woman the very best for the future..

Dear beautiful african queen thank you for sharing your life joinery in America with us yes the believe and understanding of every african child about America is exactly what you had imagined what life will be like in America when you left Kenya. Thank you so much this was upselutely an eye opener for most of us who are so eager to go abroad apparently "better our lives". You could have died through all that hardship but God had a plan for you to come back and give us your fellow african brothers and sisters about the real life abroad much appreciated my god bless you sis.

I don't know how this got recommended to me but omg, wow..watched the whole thing. This is both eye-opening and horrifying. But can I just say, she is very strong to have gone through all that and come out sane, on the other side.

"Don't hurt yourself to help your family" . We Africans in the abroad are so guilty of this. Its normalised. I'm glad she is moving on. Thanks for sharing.

Actually if you write a book about "Life in America" I will buy a copy.

Great story Sister. This is your west African brother from Minnesota and you're so right. The racism is still here even after we protested so hard for George Floyd's victory its even getting worse now. I also think its time for us Africans to build the motherlsnd for our selves snd love, protect each other. Even with a higher degree I am still treated like crap in America whiles a white person who does not have a degree for thesame job is respected, and control you the qualified black person at the job. There are blacks and other minorities here who suppurt this racism and help make it possible due other opportunities and also because they are scared.

Her memory is so amazing, she remembers all the the people she came across, the dates, the places & she can even calculate the forex exchange rate 💱 on the spot 🙏🙏🙏

Everyone is talking about how strong she is but they are overlooking the fact that that there is pain in her face in some parts of her conversation.

Her story should be made into a movie. She is beautiful inside and out!

"I didn't know I was black until I reached America!” (USA) :: Statement of the year::SIYASANGA HLAZO THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL STATEMENT....

Back home we use to go to the festivals and other family meetings, we were very happy, but everyone thinks going to America is a greatest achievement in life, now I can see we can be very happy back home if we put the same energy and passion back home we can be the happiest on this planet. One love ❤️

I live in the US and all I can say is that she came here when she was too young and she was naive. Future is bright Mercy

There is something about her smile that’s still magic...even after all she’s been through. The African spirit is so enduring, forgiving and accommodating. The major difference between us and other races.

She's the definition of a fighter with all her hardships and despair she never gave up I love it

This is touching because i experienced the exact same thing as her living in America. I wish communities of people from the same countries to unite more but im glad i went there. It taught be to be strong and to be a hustler. I thank God for this experience.

She is too real, open & humorous. She leaves no stretch for imagination. Great storyteller...

But when you tell africans that the west isn't as glamorous as you think, they think you're just jealous.

Your laugh is the most infectious smile I know! Such a happy kid in spite of all the stuff you've gone through.

Mercy, you are a survivor, a conqueror. I'm crying!!! You are strong. Yes, witchcraft exists. All these misfortunes happened because they saw your star and wanted to destroy it but MERCY said no. I'm Happy for you to live to tell your story

She's such a good storyteller. It's so weird how grace works like you can be at the bottom of the barrel but God's grace always finds you & it dusts you up to continue with the fight.

She's one of the most positive person I've ever viewed in yt. May God continue to bless your positive mind.

She is quite an orator, passionate, detailed and with lots of humour. How she smiles in it all is proof of a fierce fighter. Lots of lessons to learn. May God bless her.

You made my 14 year old shed tears but one thing I know is if God was with you in America and carried you through and brought you this far,,, obviously he will fulfill your destiny,, (Destiny can be delayed but cannot be denied)

I’m a Zimbabwean based in China and I’ve honestly seen Nigerians here hold each other down HARD!!! It’s not only in America but here too... NIGERIAN’S UNITY I TRULLY ADMIRE, I hope the rest of Africa could be that amazing ❤️🇳🇬 love from a Zimbabwean 🙌🏾

What a story. It had laughter: It had emotion: It had honesty: It had cause tears in my eyes : Before the end of the story I was falling for her, had I met her under thoes conditions I would of like to take care of her. One of the most beautiful stories I ever herd. My heart an my soul goes out to her. Let me see, how I can help support her cause. And she is beautifully too.

Wowww.... I love this woman. She has such a great soul and ambience. God will continue to prosper your path. Ezekiel from Lagos, Nigeria

Amazing! This lady has indeed gone through a lot. She's just but a complete package of bitter life lessons learnt while striving to make the ends meet far away her motherland country May God open more grace channels in her life 🙏 Thanks for narrating it all

This lady has a good gentle spirit , I pray she's able to pick up her broken pieces and create a masterpiece . I can't judge her .

I realized how heaven Africa was when I came to America😢 I thought America was better than Africa but I was lying to my self InshAllah I will be back to Mama Africa soon

Such a sad story told with so much grace, humor. What a hopeful soul!!! May God heal & restore her heart! There’s so much pain in that beautiful smilie, but God heals. It’s beautiful to see how hopeful she is. The ending broke my heart alittle, not gonna lie. 🙏🏽

This is such an inspirational story. I have lived in America for 2 years and it is not an easy place. Mercy lied to Snoop that she does music videos but years after she is now doing music videos, Amazing! Mercy you are blessed.

I'm from Brasil i came here to help my family it's not easy at all God bless you girl ...i feel your pain... Brasilian loves african people we are all brother and sisters...

For all the Kenyans outside Africa, be your brothers and sisters keeper.🙏

Am from The Bahamas and in my early sixties. This young lady's story reminds me of when I was in my early twenties and went to Switzerland to work at the head office of the bank I was employed at in my small country for the first time. It was there I was called a nigger for the first time. I almost got kidnapped through some scheme thinking it was for real modeling. If I didn't have family and friends praying for me, her story could have been mine. I just hope and pray that more people research, before they travel to any "first world" country because there are a lot of fake and evil people in this world. God must have a great purpose for her life because she could have been trafficked. I know she will do well because of her genuine happy spirit. Keep striving, my friend.

Wow am a Canadian am so sorry to what life has dealt you. But boy you are such a good spirit! Able to laugh and smile behind the pain. I pray that all works out for you. Your story is so true about racism. Good for you to always pushing forward.

She went through a lot and still able to be smiling, that's a very strong black woman.

Just my two cents after watching Mercy's experience: - For those who would love to relocate- It is important for one to do a lot of RESEARCH before you relocate abroad. - Second to this: KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING. You can pursue everything else you want after you have fullfiled your visa conditions. Otherwise, you will be in breach real quick. Even international students who have had to bypass the law to pay the outrageous fees...stay in school at all costs - well, most of them at least. - Thirdly it is important to CHECK YOUR EXPECTATIONS. It is important to take full accountability for yourself. Act as if everyone who can support you is dead and work with that mindset, because even people of goodwill will only go so far with the help. - ESTABLISH YOURSELF FIRST, settle or stabilize before you can extend help to those back at home. Eg during a plane emergency, you will need to wear an oxygen mask first, before you can help your own child or others. People back at home have survived thus far, a little while longer will not mean their demise. Make it clear and put boundaries- otherwise you may end up stressed, have mental health issues or be pulled in so many different directions to sustain these demands. - KEEP YOUR FRIENSHIP CIRLES CLOSE as well. Too many acquaintances can lead you down different paths. Align yourself with people who will help you cross the bridge and build yourself first. - GROW SLOW AND STEADY- people who have what you want or are where you want to be, have travelled a long way before you; you have just met them in their season of success and abundance. - WHEN YOU MAKE MISTAKES, LEARN THE LESSON QUICKLY AND RECALCULATE. When your abroad, going back to the same thing may not only cost you time and resources, it can affect your status too. - Always TAKE OWNERSHIP of your role in every decision, circumstance or action that involves you...this is the only way to learn and know how or what to do better. - Finally, ATTITUDE is key. Just like Kenny Rogers says; you got to know when to hold up, know when to walk away and know when to run. You will face hardships, micro- aggressions, overt racism among many other things but not always. That said, you need to use a lot of discretionary wisdom to not always respond or get into the habit of reactionary responses. Always remember, you will never have the comfort of being above the law or leniency extended to residents or citizens. Therefore keep your wits about you. All the best Mercy in your new journey

I can listen to her the whole day. Great story teller👌 You have an awesome spirit girl. We thank God for sparing your life, now we get to hear your story and be alert. May you continue to prosper. May God keep you in health so that you can provide for your children and they don't suffer. Love from South Africa ♥️😘

What else can be said of her incredible journey? Never a dull moment

African women are the strongest, we never give up and hardships dont break us, am so happy u survived to tell your story sister ❤️❤️❤️

wÖw what a story! thank you for being real for being transparent, authentic!! that is the only element that touches people’s hearts.... everyone has a story but not everyone has the courage and strength to share it. Thank you queen you’ve earned your crown of wisdom 💝

I am a child of a Luo-Abasuba polygamous family - also SDA like Mercy - and I can see her life happening just like a movie. I am lucky to be the child of the first wife who went to school and so all my full siblings are college-educated - the hard way coz we come from a poor family, but we all have a college education. The children of my second mum - who is also my mum's cousin on the maternal side - all dropped out of primary school and ran away to get married young. The neglect of my half-siblings by my dad is just too painful to watch. The third wife only has one child who is older than my mom's children - she also dropped out of primary school to get married. I remember my mom one time angrily saying if it were not for her, we would not have gotten educated, and I now see the truth. I now hear my dad - who is now retired - trotting around the village with pride that he educated his children, that he is now a respected village elder, and I shudder. Coz my memory of my childhood is just pure chaos and C-PTSD to the extent that now at 40yrsold, I realize that I need serious therapy - my life could have ended up being like this girls. It still has the potential to, if I don't take care and keep myself grounded. My 20s and 30s were chaotic - when you don't have stability at home and have parents who are not keen on holding your hand as you navigate young adulthood, then you can land into serious chaos. This world is not kind. When polygamous husbands and their wives are only concerned about their jealousy, warfare and internal competition, all they do is destroy their own children, and this girl's story is a good example. Other people you meet on the way can also smell your childhood neglect from a km away and only God can keep you safe under His arms otherwise you end up a high-end prostitute, and people do end up that way. Polygamy is not for everyone, and this girl is the poster child for the mess that is polygamy. And the poster child for Daddy Issues. Daddy Neglect. You can imagine that when she was getting the letter to go to the States - as a naive 18yr teenager from Alego who had never gone to Nairobi - her father was still alive. We don't hear of the father even advising or holding her hand to go to the immigration, get a passport, etc. She didn't even know what to do or what papers she needed in order to travel. She had to fundraise her own transport to Nairobi, imagine. Where was the dad??? Her father didn't even help her with the initial research - even though he is old, he knows people in the village who have gone to the USA, who could have helped her and held her hand through the process. There are many Luos from Siaya and Kisumu who have gone to the States for Academics/Work etc, and if the father had done his duty to his teenage girl, her story would have been so different. She might not have gone to that SDA school in the first place. Parental support is very important to young adults, and in polygamous families, it's often just chaos and chaos and non-ending competition. It's the way I hear Akuku Danger the comedian joking about his family's woes that just makes me sigh. Men. Men, Men! How many times did I call you??? Stop marrying many women and getting children you cannot support.

Thank you very much for sharing your story with us. You're really full of acceptional energy. You have planted in my mind new hope courage and strength and strength which l've been missing.Thank you very much.

One of the best story tellers I've ever come across👌 🇲🇼Malawi is watching 🔥🔥

"I never knew I was black until I went to America, I just knew I was a human being" 💔

Thank you very much for sharing your story, young lady You are a survivor, and have been through a lot. Your tribulations have NOT stolen your beautiful smile, which lights up the world from Kenya all the way to the USA. Keep smiling and may God bless your future.

Thank you so much for sharing your story, after watching I’m determined and I won’t ever give up 🙏🏾

She is under 30 and had already gone through all these in life, so her major problem was traveling to America at a tender age, many that went there at a young age also ended up like this because they were so young and had no one to care for them and direct them towards the right direction, and many men will see it as an opportunity to take advantage of them, but thanks be to God that she is alive and when there is life, there is always hope. This is a big lesson to you parents that want to send your young one to America to go and study, allow your kids to finish university in Africa and then they can go abroad to do their Masters Degree when they are already matured and cannot be easily deceived by anyone that wants to lead them towards a wrong direction.

What a human! What a lady! What unbreakable spirit. Your story should be made into a movie. The best part of this whole thing is you're still smiling. Keep shining sister. Much love from ethiopia 🇪🇹.

You are a beautiful person with a beautiful genuine soul & May God continuously guide you & give you the desires of your heart. What’s so beautiful is you can still smile. & have Joy despite the challenges you’ve endured! That’s right girl don’t let the negative ever make you a bitter person that way you defeat the devil, you’re a winner! Don’t ever look back keep going forward God will take you places you’ve never been before!!

Being a Black Female Immigrant in America or any other country that is not your own for that matter is a very great challenge. I hope many will learn from this lady's story to bloom where you are planted. We are so brainwashed to believe that the US is paradise. If only we put the same energy into our home countries as we do in the US our home countries would be even more amazing than they already are.

This woman is beautiful and sweet, she is always smiling that is the beautiful part of her life. All the best wishes in life

She had no one to take her under their wings...abroad as a first timer you need this. It can be a dark place. Really dark

Ohhh LOrd what a story. This I recommend to all to watch. Many life lesson right here. She has spoken for 75 minutes non stop. May God bless her

I've seen several of her interviews but I think this is the most vulnerable she's been. the most honest and inspiring interview I've seen.

This is absolutely touching. The fact that you survived all to tell the story means that God loves you and He's not done with you. Please get Jesus now!

I like her spirit and the way she laughed at even the most difficult time of her life.

A great story teller indeed, im not one who usually listen stuff to the end on RU-vid but for some reason you kept me glued, what a life story you lived to tell. So touching the good thing is it has a happy ending. 🇿🇼

Alot of lessons to learn. Thank you for sharing. Excellent learning for young people, especially young ladies. Keep strungling young lady donot give up. I am inspired by your story.

After listening to her story have decided as from today henceforth to work on myself first before helping others.

I have lost everyone coz I stopped financing people's lifestyle. Actually I went no contact when some acted so much entitled. Within 2yrs of 8 yrs I have been abroad I can now proudly say I and my husband are about to be landlord/lady. Well his brother's are extremely mad with him but we learnt to love ourselves first

You are strong, you will be rewarded in Juses name. Work hard. I have passed through hardships, but I am not a good story teller. I have forgotten almost all my sufferings I am just pushing on. And I am quite mature now in my past middle age. Keep fighting. You will win.

If you are focused and disciplined, yes, the US is the land of milk and honey. I came to the US 20 years ago, and my whole journey has been super positive. Besides discrimination stories and wild things other people go through, I have been lucky never to experience any of it. Focus, sobriety, and discipline can take you places!

Life has dealt you blow after blow at such a young age. What happened to you could happen to anyone. However you have always picked yourself up and moved on courageously. This video could inspire many out there who have been blessed with more and yet complain and give up on themselves and life so easily. Cheers To you, a woman of substance ‼️

I think she made too many mistakes and lost too many opportunities. But the good thing is she survived all the hardships and is still young and strong to fight for another day.

You are a strong woman very courageous to go after your dreams.Even if it never worked out at times but your courage is admirable and i wish you nothing but the best going foward. May the lord comfort you in your grief and bless you going foward.

Great touching story and very fluent. I commend you for your bravery to come out with your story. However, I personally perceived a few opportunities awarded to you by God through people who were willing to genuinely help but you didn’t know any better. You’ll be alright dear.

Anyone in the U.S can relate with a part of her story. Mercy, we can’t wait to see what God will go through you. I believe so many people will be educated through this.

How she can still afford a smile, amazes me.. strong woman👍💞

I admire this womans strength shes the epitome of no matter how many hurdles are thrown your direction always hold your head up high and be strong

Thank ypu so much for sharing your story sister. You never gave up. Much love and respect.

I learn to never say never in life...God is the one who orders our steps.

One day her story will be made into a movie 🎥. Very compelling more so for those who believe America is the land of milk and honey

May God continue to bless you with many more opportunities and I wish you more patience and focus to get the best of the ones to come. I honestly believe that your story will be heard and you have more blessings to come.

Wow! She is a good story teller. She needs to write a book. What an experience, all because she had no support of either friends or family. OMG...I am so sorry to hear all of this. May God be with you; you are a very strong woman.

The way she remembers d tiniest details shows she's really sharp

Thank you Mercy for being candid. I truly empathize with your adverse experience in the US. For dreamers, my advice is first to find a mature relative or friend who lives in the diaspora before you get there. These will provide the needed mentoring for the young scholar. And when you get here, listen, focus and be resilient. What I have observed over the years living in the US, is that students who come here as freshmen, find it harder to adjust compared to those that come here to pursue graduate education. I think it is because graduate students are more likely to be experienced, mature and wiser. What is more, graduate students are more likely to get a scholarship or job as teaching/research assistants (TAs/RAs) at the universities. Therefore, unless you have resources to finance your education as a freshman in North America or Europe, my counsel is that you should postpone your coming until you have earned a baccalaureate in your country of origin. When you get here, find where your people are, and link with them; Don’t isolate yourself. You will do better that way. Mercy, we serve a personal God who hears our prayers. When we speak with a believing heart, he hears; And before we call, he answers. Sometimes, God uses adversity to strengthen us. I know things will get better for you. Please keep the faith!

Wow! What a powerful story. You are a very strong woman. You will go far, you are resilient, determined and a go getter.

What a story! Thanks for sharing. I admire your courage, strength. To me you are already a star❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️