Winter
Due to the toxic environment in my home life, I struggled with depression and anxiety from a very young age. I believed I was a [...]
Due to the toxic environment in my home life, I struggled with depression and anxiety from a very young age. I believed I was a [...]
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, [...]
Sinking beneath the weight of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and eating disorders, my heart gave into accusing voices and attempted suicide. Drugs and alcohol aided in [...]
I was born and raised in a family that taught me the love of Jesus through word and action. I was raised in the church, [...]
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 [...]
To paraphrase a message by Andy Stanley, never leverage another person’s pain to justify the inexistence of God because what you’ll often find in the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
"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."
"Coming out of Mercy, I can finally say I am not defined as depressed, but I choose to live in God’s joy every day. I am no longer misunderstood, but I have a voice and a Father who understands and loves me."
"God has given me so much joy while I have been at Mercy and has constantly shown me who I really am."