Holli Marie
Though I grew up in a Christian home and accepted Jesus into my heart as a child, I never fully pursued God, and I didn’t [...]
Brianna
At a young age, we went to church regularly but to me it was just to check a box. In my teenage years things began [...]
Catherine
Life for me as a young girl was like most kids' lives, from what I could tell. I was happy, carefree, and constantly playing outside. [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Brooke
My parents divorced when I was young, so I lived with my mom growing up. I would hang out with friends who weren't the best [...]
Tonisha
I was born to two loving but very broken parents. They tried to work things out, but by the time I was six years old, [...]
Kat
From a young age, I felt trapped, isolated, and surrounded by chaos due to the environment I was living in. I can remember feeling alone, [...]
Emily
When I was three and a half, my parents got divorced, so my mom, brother, and I went to go live with my great-grandparents. We [...]