Dayana
I was born in a small town in Colombia in 2003. My biological family consisted of my mom, dad, and two older brothers. I lived [...]
Clara
Growing up, I was filled with the feeling of being an outcast and not belonging. I am Egyptian, but I was raised in California. In [...]
Kaylie
I grew up in a God-honoring and loving family. I attended private schools for most of my life. While I was attending Bible College, I [...]
Amy
Before Mercy, I didn't have a real sense of who I was and had a lot of insecurities. That is why I turned to using [...]
Sarah
I was born the second oldest of eight children, the first daughter. I stepped into a parental role around the age of five years old. [...]
Nyah
Before coming to Mercy, I was always moving from shelter to shelter or from one relative’s house to another. Each move was very hard for [...]
Kali
Growing up, there was something that always stirred up my soul, and that was love! The feeling and thought of love always had me daydreaming. [...]
Abrielle
I was born in Bulgaria to a woman who did not want me. I was taken to an orphanage where there were many orphaned babies [...]
Anna Grace
Before Mercy, my life was filled with fear, anxiety, and depression. These things from an early age craftily poured into my life. When I was [...]
Nyakim
I was born in a refugee camp in Nairobi, Kenya. My father, mother, two older sisters, and I were given the opportunity to come to [...]
Miranda
At a young age, my parents divorced, then my father left the picture and did not return. At age ten, my mom started dating an [...]
Kenzie
Following my parents’ divorce, I was never somewhere long enough to feel at home. When I was eleven, the sexual abuse I was experiencing stopped, [...]