Marta
I was born in Africa and spent most of my childhood there. My mother abandoned me as a baby, and my dad committed suicide when [...]
I was born in Africa and spent most of my childhood there. My mother abandoned me as a baby, and my dad committed suicide when [...]
Self-Injury Awareness Day is March 1. To raise awareness on this topic, one of our counselors at Mercy Multiplied, Leslie Lamb, MS, NCC, LPC is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
When I was a baby, my father moved to America to support our family financially, and shortly after, my mom left us. I was raised [...]
For as long as I can remember, this emptiness yanked on my heart like a leash on a dog. As a teenager, I started self-harming [...]
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 [...]
"Growing up I experienced a lot of abuse and neglect at home, at church, and at school."
"Being at Mercy taught me that I could break every generational pattern and break free from oppression the enemy has put on me."
"At Mercy, I was able to see God in a whole new light and see Him as the loving Father He is. I was able to renew my mind and see myself in a new light."
"God continually spoke the name “worthy” over me during my season at Mercy. He dismantled shame’s loudest lie with just this one whispered word."
"God showed me just how much bondage I was in, and I started going through this journey, not for anyone else, but for myself. I decided I would put my whole heart into this program, and I was determined to graduate, no matter how hard it would be."