Kayla
My trauma began just after I turned 5 and through the beginning of Kindergarten. My babysitter’s husband raped me up to 10 times a day [...]
Ashley
When I was younger, my family moved around a few times. My mom and dad separated when I was 6 years old. My childhood was [...]
Destany
"I now have hope for my future. I know that my past does not define me."
Victoria
My mother gave birth to me while she was incarcerated. Due to my parents' drug addictions, they were unable to raise us. My great grandmother [...]
Macie
"God enabled to me to see that I am worth it, mistakes and imperfections and all."
Jenna
I was born in Russia and placed in an adoption center before I was a year old. This caused me to lose the attention, love [...]
Makayla
When I was young, my mom and dad got divorced. My mom married my stepdad soon after that. Later that year I realized that their [...]
Stephanie
Before arriving at Mercy, I experienced a life that demanded my control. I believe a lot of my struggles stemmed from instability in my household [...]
Samantha
I grew up in a Christian home, but I felt like I always had to meet a certain set of standards. When I was six [...]
Leigh
Before I was born, my mother was in an unhealthy relationship where she endured abuse and threats to her life. She came out of that [...]
Katie
My name is Katie, and this is God’s story of how He completely transformed my life. I was born to a wonderful mother but a [...]
Joelle
My parents divorced a little after I was born, and I never got to know my father. He was an alcoholic and abused my mom [...]