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 [...]
Sierra
I grew up as your typical middle child. I was lost and felt like I had no identity of my own. Living in a toxic [...]
Valerie
When I was a small child, a family member was physically and spiritually abusive towards me. They also heavily favored my brother over me which [...]
Mickaelin
I was raised in the church and accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior when I was five years old. Even though I had Godly influences [...]
Alicia
I was not raised in a Christian home. By age 6, my childhood best friend began sexually abusing me. This led to intimacy issues and [...]
Michaela
I never grew up knowing about God, but life as I knew it seemed to be pretty good. I don’t remember a lot of my [...]
Jesus Loves Me (2003 Mercy Graduate)
Jesus loves me, this I know. For the Bible tells me so...” I remember singing this song in Sunday School as a child. I knew [...]
Taylor
Before Mercy, I was completely out of control and hopeless. Growing up, I was raised in a home where my parents struggled with alcohol and [...]
Ginger
"Jesus truly met me in my darkness and brought so much peace, joy, and light. He healed my heart, healed my body, and restored my joy."
Sam
"I know that God has used what I thought would kill me, to give me a brand new life in Him. I believe now, without any doubt, that my life is meaningful."
Kendra
"God has given me so much joy while I have been at Mercy and has constantly shown me who I really am."