Anna
Growing up I had every opportunity given to me by my parents to make my life full of potential with a strong future, but I [...]
Sammy
"Finding out that I was loved by a great God and loved by others really shaped how I looked at myself."
Alexis
My biological dad was never really involved in my life. My mom got involved in an abusive relationship where I witnessed her being physically abused [...]
Alexis
I grew up in a loving but struggling home. My parents were very young when they had me. Throughout my whole life I was bullied [...]
Valen
"I now know my true identity as a child of God and I don't have to perform or hide. I am fully known and fully loved."
Suela
"God taught me that He healed my past hurts and told me that He forgave me."
Claire
"I recommitted my life to Jesus Christ at Mercy and asked God to come in and heal past hurts and abuse."
Cassidy
I was born into a loving, Christian home. However, I grew up in a conservative church environment which resulted in the development of a very [...]
Aubrie
Before I came to Mercy, I experienced a lot of sexual and verbal abuse throughout my life. My childhood was very chaotic and there was [...]
Kayla
My trauma began just after I turned 5 and through the beginning of Kindergarten. My babysitter’s husband raped me up to 10 times a day [...]
Olya
My life before Mercy was a mess. I found out about Mercy from a video that showed four girls dealing with different things and they [...]
Katie
Growing up, the devil convinced me that I was unwanted and undesirable. I often felt like “the next best option”. I thought the only way [...]