Candace
Candace - 2011 Graduate I was raised in a loving Christian family, but a family friend molested me and exposed me [...]
Rachel
Rachel - 2011 Graduate Before Mercy, I was hopeless and didn’t even want to live. The pain of my past led [...]
Malorie
Malorie - 2011 Graduate My life before Mercy was a masquerade. I was a pastor’s daughter and felt I was being [...]
Jorey
Jorey - 2011 Graduate I was emotionally neglected growing up and my father was very angry. I was fearful and acted [...]
Tierra
Tierra - 2010 Graduate Before Mercy, depression, self-harm, and an eating disorder took over my life. It was my way of [...]
Sharayah
Sharayah - 2010 Graduate Before coming to Mercy, I was trapped in a vicious cycle of depression and hopelessness. I wrestled [...]
Kayla
Kaylya - 2010 Graduate For years, I struggled with eating disorders, self-harm, and depression and felt completely hopeless. I didn’t think [...]
Ally
Ally - 2010 Graduate Before coming to Mercy, I struggled to get up each morning and survive the day. I tried [...]
Alison
Alison - 2010 Graduate Throughout my childhood, I was physically, sexually and verbally abused. I made straight A’s in school, played [...]
Casey
Casey - 2010 Graduate My life before Mercy was empty. I was sexually abused by a family member when I was [...]
Jessica
"While at Mercy, I wrestled with God for a few months, but eventually I surrendered and put my trust, hope, and expectation in Him."
Elyse
Elyse - 2010 Graduate Growing up, I felt like I had to be perfect in order to be accepted and loved, [...]