Hope
Before coming to Mercy my life involved verbal, physical and sexual abuse. Growing up, I had absent parents and I was bullied at school. I [...]
Gianna
"I was never able to see God as a Father because my earthly father was horrible, but He is my Abba!"
Emily
I was adopted at the age of five because my birth parents were addicted to drugs. This led me to struggle with abandonment and feeling [...]
Abby
I grew up in a Christian home and loved God from an early age. I have 3 older siblings and 8 younger siblings. I was [...]
Elizabeth
I grew up with a chaotic life. I had challenging family relationships. I remember the start of my downward spiral. It began in 5th grade [...]
Tomeia
My mother was a single parent while I was growing up because my father was physically and verbally abusive. I was sexually abused at the [...]
Stephanie
Before arriving at Mercy, I experienced a life that demanded my control. I believe a lot of my struggles stemmed from instability in my household [...]
Sarah
I was raised in a dysfunctional home filled with darkness and sickness. My father has Asperger's and was unable to express love the way I [...]
Samantha
I grew up in a Christian home, but I felt like I always had to meet a certain set of standards. When I was six [...]
Leigh
Before I was born, my mother was in an unhealthy relationship where she endured abuse and threats to her life. She came out of that [...]
Kira
"I have found my identity in Jesus and I know now that I don’t need to go anywhere but Him to find my self-worth."
Katie
My name is Katie, and this is God’s story of how He completely transformed my life. I was born to a wonderful mother but a [...]