Gifting a Pearl

A pearl can be given — once its 30-day pause has ended, and only for knowledge pearls. A line you found becomes a line they keep.

To someone with a shell

The pearl arrives in their collection instantly.

To someone not yet on MercyChain

The pearl waits in a quiet treasury for 24 hours, while a message — sent through WhatsApp, or however you choose — invites them to claim it. They receive a small invitation to claim the pearl you saved for them.

If they do not claim it within 24 hours, the pearl returns to the treasury — not to you. We are honest about this so that gifting carries weight: you give, knowing that if the door is missed, the pearl does not come back.

Why sacred pearls stay

A sacred pearl is the record of a moment between a person and the words they chose to return to. That is why it cannot be given away. We may revisit this; for now, it is the line we have drawn.