Natasha
My life before I came to Mercy was filled with a lot of anger and grief from my adoption trauma. I didn't have any knowledge [...]
Marisol
I was born in a poor, improvised country in Nicaragua. The eight years I was there were full of some great things but mostly a [...]
Iyanna
My life before Mercy was filled with abuse and neglect. My childhood forced me to grow up fast. Because of the pain I endured I [...]
Krystal
Growing up, my childhood was anything but a fairy tale. I was a victim of child sex trafficking and satanic ritual abuse. I learned that [...]
Olivia
For as long as I can remember, I have lived in a multitude of worlds. Yet, in every space, I was always the one that [...]
Jackie
Ever since I can remember, I struggled with anxiety. At a young age, I was diagnosed with a learning disability, and I allowed it to [...]
Lynz
For the first year and a half of my life, I was severely neglected and was eventually placed in my Grandma’s care for a few [...]
Skyla
Before coming to Mercy, I grew up in a loving Christ-centered family home. However, this didn't stop the enemy from going into overdrive to destroy [...]
Annie
I was raised in a Christian home with both of my parents and my three siblings. I grew up constantly surrounded by people who loved [...]
Anna
As a kid I started struggling with my gender identity and same-sex attraction. I was faced with rejection from many different people in my life [...]
Lyric
Before Mercy, my life was filled with many changes. My mom was married twice, and neither relationship was healthy. I watched my mom experience being [...]
Lauren
Although my parents were Christians and we went to church, I grew up in a broken home affected by alcoholism and domestic violence. My parents [...]