Mercy Multiplied

Although I graduated from Mercy in 2015, I still use my tools gained from Mercy to fight for Freedom every day! The staff intentionally, sincerely and consistently spoke Truth into my life; they communicated that they cared and that I was worthy of their time/ energy. The Holy Spirit poured His love into my life through my counselor and each staff member. I learned how to listen to His Voice and recognize the difference between His Truth and the enemy's lies. The LORD continues to bring healing to my heart and mind that is possible because of what God did in my life at Mercy. May He continue to richly bless this ministry...

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
“May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.”

God has used Mercy Multiplied in several ways to do a miraculous work of restoration in my life. Several years ago I went through the Keys to Freedom study at my church and since then have completed it several times. Each time God addresses another root issue the enemy is using to keep me in bondage and after processing through the study, I have found another level of freedom and healing! I have gone from someone struggling with food addiction, insecurity and perfectionism to one now relying on the "soul food" God gives, the love and value He places on me, and the grace to live out life "imperfectly" on myself and others.
Most recently I attended a Mercy retreat for pastors and ministry leaders and still can't believe what a gift it was to me! The 72 hours there was filled with true refreshing for my body, soul and spirit. The opportunity to access my current work/life balance, be encouraged by fellow leaders and receive relevant teaching and powerful ministry by the staff was more than I could have asked for or imagined. I've been re-energized to come back to my role and live out the beautiful work God began in me during that week. I'm praising God for Mercy's role in my life!

I was part of a Women Pastors and Ministry Leaders Retreat at the Mercy Multiplied location in St Louis, MO. It was a marvelous getaway! Small and intimate. Heartfelt worship, good teaching sessions, ample time to journal and process what we heard and delightful small groups in which to unpack and share how The Holy Spirit had been speaking to us.
The food was delicious and the facility itself was beautiful and relaxing. There were lovely spaces to sneak off to have a personal quiet time. Our rooms were simple with very comfortable beds.
Best of all- we connected with women leaders from around the country and I felt like we made life-long friendships! Would participate again!

I see all these 5 stars or 1 star but nothing in between. Well here it is. I was at Mercy Nashville over 20 years ago primarily because I was pregnant and had bulimia. The staff in charge of the eating disorder girls at the time was SO amazingly supportive. I see a lot of posts here saying staff didn't understand. Well this staff did. She made it through an ED herself!! I picked her as my support staff for pregnancy too. Prior to going Planned Parenthood told me "Because of your health and economic status you won't be able to carry a healthy baby to term and you should abort" Well yes Mercy is hard work!! You need to be determined yet willing to sacrifice!! If it were not for her help I receive at Mercy my daughter who I placed for adoption would NOT have been born ON due date perfectly healthy!!! Planned Parenthood proven wrong!! Well I did have postpartum depression which I think Mercy needed more understanding on how to handle!!! I was put on notice and had to leave without graduation. But I do know it is not Mercy who heals. It is Jesus. Mercy still taught me a lot while there that I will never forget and they will forever remain in my heart!!!!!

A couple of friends first introduced me to Mercy Multiplied and the Keys to Freedom Bible study. I loved the affordable and nonjudgmental way they were helping so many young people to heal from traumatizing experiences and beliefs as well as learning important truths about God, His love and forgiveness that were taught in the study. I also loved that the program and study are a discipleship approach, so God Himself is the main agent in the healing and restoration, and is always available to us, not just in a session or at church. Through volunteering and donating I learned the true heart of the people ministering in Mercy Multiplied's various programs. I recognized how much of what I had learned from them changed my perspective in my own life and struggles. Our relationship with God was the focus of every aspect of the ministry. Eventually I had the opportunity as an adult to participate in outpatient counseling, studying Keys to Freedom again, and attending a week-long retreat. So much growth and peace has taken hold in my life as a result; I am no longer stuck in wrong coping mechanisms that were never going to help anyway or thoughts of unworthiness and hopelessness that some things would never change. Thanks to Mercy Multiplied and the wonderful people there, I am a new person in Christ, at peace, and empowered more and more in Jesus every day. My new joy and confidence all started with volunteering at MM and studying Keys to Freedom. I am eternally grateful for all they have done for me.

Mercy Multiplied has truly touched the heart of our church family. We are excited for volunteer opportunities to serve because we have witnessed so many women’s lives forever changed. We especially appreciate the St Louis staff who reflect the heart of what the program is all about.

The staff here at Mercy are so compassionate and loving. Even after I left the program early due to my own struggles, they were always extremely kind and checked in on me. I recently had an unexpected pregnancy, and I was given so many items to help prepare me for my baby girl. I also got to go to a Mercy luncheon and catch up with staff I had known; and show them my baby bump and ultrasounds. We are soon going to have my daughter go meet everyone. I cannot recommend this program enough. They changed and help mold my relationship with God. The sisters you make in this program are for life, I still speak to most of them often. Mercy is life changing and has forever made a mark on my heart and in my life.

This counseling session has revealed to me the roots that’s kept me in bondage. I was able to go beneath the surface , pull out the roots and start the healing process to freedom ������. To God be the glory !!

Before entering Mercy’s program, I was dealing with several life-controlling issues (PTSD, depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts). I was accepted into the program in 2015 and spent 10 months healing from my past before graduating. Honestly, I was quite skeptical of Mercy Multiplied at first. Although I was raised in a Christian home, I did not have much faith that there was any help for me. Mercy is a place that accepts all and truly cares for each and every woman that walks through the doors. After only a short time in the program, I learned that I was valued and loved no matter what my past was and no matter how “damaged” I thought I was. The staff at Mercy helped me overcome all of the issues that doctors and counselors had previously told me would haunt me for the rest of my life. Through Mercy I was able to find true healing and freedom. Mercy transformed my heart and my life and left me with the tools and the support to continue to live a life free from my past. I would recommend Mercy Multiplied to anyone who feels like they have hit rock bottom and need/want help to find healing and transformation.

This is my 5th time to go through Keys and my 1st in house one on one with a counselor. I love the revelation in myself and my life. I love the people in my class and I can relate something from their stories to myself and my story. I love the leaders for their humility and willingness to help others. I love the safety and atmosphere. I love that GOD is in everything and leading All at all times!

Mercy Multiplied has given me the guidance and tools needed to take back my life and live the life of freedom that God intended for me to live. I had been in bondage to the lies of the enemy since childhood. This program taught me how to seek the Lord and His truth through Scripture. I am forever grateful for this ministry and the freedom it has given me.

The work that Mercy performs at their facilities by providing a Christ-centered approach for individuals who are in desperate need of help is so commendable. By expanding their services, they have made accommodations that allow me to participate in the "Keys to Freedom" study, although I live in South Louisiana. This experience has truly been life changing for me and I pray that many more ladies are able to grow in their relationship with God through utilizing this opportunity.

I can’t believe it’s been 2 yrs since I went through Mercy’s counseling. I wish that I could go back for a check up! It was very impactful for me and my family. This is an amazing opportunity for so many to get free counseling!! And they can provide that because of generous donations from all over the world!!! Please help Mercy to help more people get FREEDOM!!

I cannot begin to express the profound impact Mercy Multiplied has had on my life. It has been a sanctuary of hope, healing, and spiritual enlightenment, guiding me towards emotional and spiritual freedom. The personal counseling sessions I experienced were invaluable, and the journey of self-discovery and transformation I embarked upon will forever be etched in my heart.

One of the most remarkable aspects of Mercy Multiplied is the exceptional quality of the one-on-one counseling offered. The professional counselors, with their deep empathy and genuine care, create a safe haven where I could openly share my deepest fears, regrets, and struggles. What truly sets this organization apart is the guiding presence of the Holy Spirit in every counseling session. It's as if the very air was infused with a divine grace that facilitated an incredibly powerful healing process.

In this safe space, I felt heard, understood, and unconditionally loved. My counselor at Mercy Multiplied provided unwavering support, offering a listening ear and wise guidance. She skillfully helped me explore the depths of my emotions and thoughts, gently uncovering hidden wounds and restoring broken areas of my life. Through her expertise and spiritual discernment, she guided me towards a profound understanding of myself, my identity, and my purpose.

Walking alongside my compassionate counselor at Mercy Multiplied, I experienced the liberating power of embracing the truth of who God says I am. I discovered my inherent worth and value, realizing that my past did not define me. The chains that bound me were shattered, and I emerged with a renewed sense of self and purpose. It was through her and God's unwavering faith in my potential that I began to believe in myself and my ability to overcome any obstacle.

The emotional and spiritual freedom I gained through my time with Mercy Multiplied has been life-changing. I have witnessed the incredible transformation that occurs when one is supported in a community of love, grace, and understanding. Their holistic approach to healing, addressing both the emotional and spiritual aspects of our lives, has been instrumental in my journey towards wholeness.

In conclusion, my experience with Mercy Multiplied has been nothing short of miraculous. The personal counseling I received, guided by a professional counselor, led by the Holy Spirit, has been an immeasurable gift. The safe, non-judgmental space she created allowed me to heal, grow, and find freedom. Today, I stand tall, knowing exactly who God says I am, and I owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude to Mercy Multiplied for helping me discover the fullness of life that awaits beyond the shadows of my past.

I feel completely safe discussing my story and sharing feelings in this setting. My mind and heart are open more and I feel connected to those around me here. It’s such a wonderful feeling being able to “let go and let God work”

Such a wonderful staff of caring individuals helping me to become the better me God wants me to be

The Keys to Freedom has opened my eyes, my mind and my heart to a new kind of healing. It has allowed me to see others the way Jesus does.

I have been on and teamed women’s retreats and wanted to further my personal healing. I have been attending mercy ministries Keys to Freedom. It has been a wonderful experience this far and excited to what is to come!

I went through retreat and am now doing the keys to freedom study. It is a great continuation of healing and working on deep issues. I highly recommend this study.

I’ve been a retreatant and then a team member in retreats 3 times. I decided that it was time to amp up my studying of the word and continue growing my relationship with God. I am so thankful to mercy multiplied for doing the keys to freedom study. It has helped me already in so many areas of my life! I am now on the waiting list for counseling and cannot wait to further my healing through this amazing organization!

A+++++. Before Mercy, I was trapped in depression, living as a victim and couldn’t find a way out. Their program leads you to Christ and through HIS power, freedom came! The Mercy program is amazing and I am walking tall, as the woman in Christ I was created to be!

I went through Mercy's program in 2001, and I am so grateful for my experience. They walked me through an adoption plan and the entire process including post-adoption counseling. I worked through so many struggles including depression, family issues, and grief. The staff were compassionate and truly invested in my journey.

This is a wonderful place to start I came to this program with not a slight bit of recognition to who I was and just the little time I’ve been here I’m finding myself and who I am again I would highly recommend this program for those who are struggling with life and the disease of addiction. Stay strong and never give up on you.

Mercy Multiplied has transformed the lives of many girls and women positively. They have also changed the lives of the volunteers who partner with them as Freedom Advocates, as they can personally see the impact of healing using Godly principles.

This is a nonprofit like no other. The ways in which they help people discover freedom from trauma that binds them is unmatched. Mercy Multiplied has not only helped me personally identify the areas in my life where I was still hurting, it is now helping many people in my community as I share the 7 Keys To Freedom offered by Mercy Multiplied. The resources are rich with truth, the organization is always striving to be better than the day before, and Mercy Multiplied wants nothing more than to see changed lives. Mercy Multiplied is an organization that I am proud to support and have been welcomed wholeheartedly to the team of Freedom Advocates who are an extension of Mercy's vision to rid the world of hurting and suffering people. There is no judgment at Mercy Multiplied - just unconditional love and a desire to help others experience freedom from what weighs us down.

God is at work here! I have never come across a more thoroughly detailed and holistic program that focuses on every aspect of the individual. As someone who was able to participate in the residential program, I not only received complete healing during my time there, but I also gained valuable experience and insight on the type of person I would like to be as well as knowledge on how God sees me and who I am to Him. Mercy is different than other residential programs because the staff truly care about each individual. The program is uniquely tailored to each individuals needs and the staff work hard to meet those needs as well as give each individual space to develop a sense of responsibility for self. Mercy Multiplied is where I would choose to send any future family members or friends who may need additional support overcoming life controlling issues. It's a program that can be trusted and depended upon.

I came to Mercy a very angry, grief filled woman. Through 7 months, I walked through 4 major losses in my life and My Counselor pointed me to Jesus and I received my healing! My story is too long for this short space but without this center, I would still be walking in unbearable grief!!

In my opinion, a great nonprofit states their mission clearly, stays true to that stated mission and serves their clients with excellence, expecting the best outcomes. When they do this well, their clients become ambassadors of the mission and the outcomes are transformed lives!. All of this is true of Mercy Multiplied.
Mercy Multiplied continues to demonstrate fiscal responsibility, investing and adapting their resources to serve the needs of clients in a continually challenged and changing environment, accepting no government funding and developing training and outreach capacity to reach more people with their life-changing mission.
I choose to invest my resources of time and money as a volunteer and donor to a mission that is making a difference in this troubled world.

I came into Mercy with the intention that if it didn’t work for me than there was no other reason to keep living. Having been in several inpatients, I came to the realization that nothing was going to fix me. Of course, I wasn’t factoring God into the situation. When I got to Mercy I was just a mess. Death consumed me, just as it had the previous 12 years. Since I was 11 I was overdosing on medication and self-harming. I found comfort in the self-destruction. When I was at Mercy, I had to come face to face with the roots and reasons as to how and why death had become my friend. God began to both validate my feelings and yet show me that I wasn’t meant to be stuck there. Slowly but surely, God began to renew my mind. Having truth statements really helped me to practice speaking life over myself! Speaking truth began to heal my heart but also began to heal my body! Having experienced severe chronic back pain for 11 years, I had lost hope that I would ever function normally. But as I began to speak life over my mind, my body responded. While this process was happening I got hit with a basketball and got a pretty severe concussion. I wasn’t able to read or write or be close to loud sound. But five days later it was completely healed! And once I began to praise God for that, He restored my hope and soon after healed my back! It is incredible to feel like I’ve gained my life back in all areas- spiritually, mentally, and physically! I am so thankful for what the Lord has done in my life through Mercy. He is so good, so loving, and so kind. I am thankful for His gentleness and patience with me. For the first time in my life I am thankful to be alive! All Glory to Him!!

Please please please do not send your child here and if you are an adult, please consider not applying to this program. They are NOT a treatment center…more so a “spiritual retreat”. They do not require their therapists to have masters degrees in psychology or social work, they can have it in biblical teaching too which is not what the women who walk through these doors need. They come into this program with serious issues such as eating disorders, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, etc. Issues that require EXPERIENCED staff to help them work through the trauma. Their counseling model is only biblically based and are not modalities that use evidence based treatments that have been proven effective. Please do not recommend this program to anyone, especially if you have an eating disorder as most of the staff are not trained in eating disorder treatment. Their “treatment” negatively impacted my recovery to where for 10 years I believed that what they taught me about eating was right. After spending 3 months at Selah House which is a residential treatment facility for women who are struggling with eating disorders, I found Mercy was way off in how they treated my anorexia. I truly wish I had never gone to Mercy Multiplied. Again, please think hard about going to Mercy. On a positive note, I’m so grateful for the people I met during this journey. Some of them are still my best friends even after being out of Mercy for 12 years. I do believe most of the staff have a true desire to help these women as does Nancy Alcorn, however, they need to reevaluate how they conduct treatment. If you are looking for a wonderful program for eating disorders, I highly recommend Selah House is Indiana. My life changed while there and I’m finally in true eating disorder recovery after 18 years of struggling.

This was a terrible experience for me. Not loving at all. They tried to “pray the gay away”. It didn’t work. I had to have my clothing checked before church to make sure it was feminine enough. The thing I got in “trouble” for the most was sitting/walking “like a man”. It’s abusive and has left me with ptsd that I can never fully recover from. They take in vulnerable women and then gaslight and manipulate them with promises of “graduation”. Then they throw people away.

I am a graduate of Mercy Multiplied's residential program. Before I went to Mercy, I was lost, stuck in darkness, and at my breaking point. But through the program I learned how to break my negative thought patterns and destructive habits and overcome my issues through relationship with Jesus. I learned so much at Mercy; my time there completely turned my life around. I went from being suicidal to feeling the freedom God offers to us all and being excited about life again. This program is truly life-changing. It teaches the life skills I can use over and over to defeat any obstacle or challenge I encounter, for the long-term. It changed my life, and continues to transform other young women who struggle with dark issues. That's why I continue to donate to this nonprofit.

Mercy help me change my whole life. I went from a 20 year junkie to a child of God! Everything i was doing wrong and i didnt know how to ever change. Once u leave a life for so long it very hard to change!!! But Mercy help me work through all my problems. They help me realize, there is a better way to live. If it wasnt for Mercy i would probably be dead! Mercy is the best place for troubled females looking for help!

Mercy Multiplied was truly a place of healing and recovery for me. The time to focus on my heart and be loved by amazing staff helped me to see Gods love so much clearer. I’m so thankful for Mercy and anyone who helps them change lives like mine ❤️

This place changed my life. Being a faith-based center and not costing thousands and thousands of dollars to get the help I need made all the difference. I am now thriving in life because of my experience at Mercy. I could’ve otherwise been dead already. I highly recommend to anyone struggling.

5 years ago I went to Mercy for an Eating Disorder. I had no money, no hope and was heading down a dark path. Every part of Mercy is amazing from how the staff cares for the girls to the practical skills we gained for after Mercy. I still use all the tools I gained today!

Mercy was an experience that changed the entire course of my life. God used Mercy to bring me face to face with Him to restore me, deliver me, and heal me. The staff and the mission of this nonprofit is unlike anything I have ever experienced in the greatest ways. I would recommend Mercy Multiplied to anyone and everyone who needs help!

I am extremely thankful for the role Mercy Multiplied played in my healing. I grew to know the Lord in a deep and intimate way and began my journey of freedom there. My life will never be the same and I have been walking in freedom ever since.

Mercy is an amazing ministry at which I am so blessed to be able to volunteer and support. Mercy has helped so many young ladies that are struggling to get past the pain they have had to endure in their lives. A lot of these young ladies come to Mercy feeling like there is no hope. Mercy assures them there is hope with Jesus and that they can begin a new life with Him. They counsel and love these young ladies and help them, with God's help, to recover and heal. The young ladies don't forget what they have been through, but Mercy teaches them that God truly loves them and wants a relationship with them. He wants them to have peace and joy and help them on the road to recovery. At Mercy the ladies learn to replace lies they may have believed about themselves and God with truth from God's word. I believe that true transformation and change comes about only by God, and I know first-hand that God is able and willing to change anyone. I love what Mercy is about! The people that work at Mercy are genuine, loving people. The atmosphere is wonderful. The facility is amazing.

Mercy was and still is my blanket of peace. I came to mercy at 21 broken, depressed, and in pieces. This non profit organization restored my hope in Jesus and brought me closer to God’s purpose for my life. My mind was renewed with the word of God and I was able to push through spiritual and emotional blockage to get to where I am today. I am a survivor of sexual child abuse instead of a victim. The tools that Mercy equipped me with has helped me win my court case against my father as my abuser. I was able to go on a mission trip to Belize to help the children in their schools. I was able to finish my degree as an elementary teacher. I even married a godly and kind man. Now, I am able to share pieces of mercy with those around me to help them find the love of Jesus. I am so grateful for the donors of Mercy who help hundreds of
women overcome what the enemy wants to destroy them in.

It is an honor to be associated with Mercy Multiplied!!
Mercy Multiplied is Rooted in Truth and Integrity! Their Dedication to their Calling to Offer Christian based Freedom to women struggling with life controlling challenges has been
Life Transforming for Countless women and those who have seen their Transformation...thus Multiplying their Impact!
I have personally experienced Freedom through Mercy Multiplied and continue to assist others in their Journey!

After talking to someone from Mercy Multiplied yesterday and being treated so unkindly by the intake I had to write to share my experience and question how a place that wants to "help" only hurt me. I am a fifteen year old sex trafficking victim with an eating disorder and from the moment I spoke with the lady in intake- it seemed she was looking for every reason to say no to my application. She asked me if I could get my parents to sign paperwork to allow me to go, but when I said yes, I felt her disappointment on the other side of the phone. She asked me about my eating disorder which is really the LEAST concerning of all I struggle with considering my recent trauma of trafficking. Yet, in her merciless way, she said if you can't eat everything we have to offer, including meat, then you can't come. I explained to her that I would try my best to and that I would just need to some help in taking steps to eat EVERYTHING, but I am willing to try my best as long as I could have some counseling to support me. This was not good enough and she refused to consider helping, but instead kept REJECTING all of my efforts to try and be good enough to receive help. There was no mercy, no compassion, no prayer, no care. Even if the answer was no, it would have been a little easier to swallow if she had kindness in her words and the love of God in her heart. I share this to say, maybe God is the one who had mercy on me so I didn't have to be under their care to heal. Maybe he spared me being hurt from "Christians" who would only break me further. Thank you MERCILESS MULTIPLIED for killing my hope in getting healed and believing that the people of God are good.

I've been a supporter of Mercy Multiplied since I learned of their work through a friend about 25 years ago. Their mission is Christ-centered and Christ-led. As someone passionate about child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention, awareness, and restoration, the work and outreach of Mercy appeals to my heart.

I've been beyond grateful for the outreach services and studies Mercy Multiplied added in recent years. Since the first "Ditch the Baggage" study came out (now "Keys to Freedom"), I've facilitated at least two study groups a year (usually more), including a jail ministry. What a blessing! When the Freedom Advocacy program was announced, I couldn't wait to take part. Mercy Multiplied not only desires to see all people live restored, healed, and free in Christ, but they equip others to join in the ministry as well, wherever they are and in the ways they are led by God. Amazing! They understand that there is plenty of ministry to be done, and we need people equipped to do it. "The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few,"

I love that Mercy Multiplied doesn't compromise beliefs to satisfy others, but is strong in the Lord, lifting others up to be as well. They stay focused and purposeful, moving as led by the Lord. They help more people than they'll ever know, on this earth at least.

Mercy multiplied is an amazing non profit that is reaching the hearts of both residents and non-residents throughout the country. This non-profit has provided FREE resources to team leaders throughout the country that will impact their communities. Such a powerful organization!!

Mercy Multiplied changed my life forever! Before Mercy, I was in the grasp of addiction & my eating disorder controlled every part of my life. At Mercy, the staff introduced me to the love of Jesus & my life was forever changed. I now walk in complete freedom, even 11 years later!

Mercy is an amazing organization that helps young women (and older women like me!) confront, then give to God, hurts from the past. I’ve been so impressed by their staff and training material. They never cease to amaze me!

I dont recommend this place. It has traumatized me. They brainwashed me and told me if I didnt follow there rules I would go straight to hell. They manipulate the bible. They kept on denying me that I had a problem. This place is not place to go for eating disorder recovery. The dont feed you enough food, they tell you how much you weigh. They make you exercise everyday for an hour. In groups and therapy they dont discuss what lead you to Mercy. It's all about the bible they tell to just pray away the problem.

This was the absolute WORST 'treatment' place I've ever been to. It's a place where they control everything about you under a guise of "God wants it to be that way. " I was denied private phone calls, which under California is a patient right, was denied my medication for my panic attacks and told to just "Trust in the Lord. " I can't believe this place can continue to run. I've been traumatized by this place and even three years later, continue to have reoccurring nightmares of this place. Just FYI their approach to trauma work is recovered image therapy which they don't call it that and then want you to put Jesus in the middle of that. It's one of the worst experiences of my life. I'm glad I got kicked out.

In March of 2018, I attended a Mercy Multiplied MPower workshop where I heard about the Freedom Advocacy Program. I immediately signed up because I believe in Mercy's outreach program. The tools and support that they have available to the local church empowers us to reach the community with hope, healing, and freedom. Their Keys to Freedom study is truly a gift to the church. I work as the small group director for a church in the Memphis, TN area, and I have led Keys to Freedom numerous times both in the church setting and in the community. I have seen lives transformed because of this study! The most recent example is a young woman who almost died 4 times because of drug overdoses. After working through the study, she is now preparing to go back to school and to give back to the community by volunteering in a prison ministry. Thank you Mercy Multiplied for the support you give to others who are fighting for freedom in a world that disparately needs it!

I went to Mercy a completely broken and hopeless person. I had so much self hatred due to past trauma. There I was able to learn that it is ok to love myself and that God has an infinite amount of love for me. I was able to uncover hidden trauma and work through that towards the true path of healing. I would recommend Mercy for any woman struggling with life controlling issues.

I spent 6 months at mercy in 2004. It changed my life and helped me to learn tools that helped me deal with my past. My life before my time at Mercy and after are completely different!

It has been such an honor to be a part of Mercy as a volunteer. My journey started by being invited to the Christmas Gala one year...hearing the girls stories firsthand was so moving. I knew right then and there that I wanted to be involved by giving, by volunteering, by any way that I could be close to this organization because you could see the power of the Lord there. We have been giving to organizations for decades, this one is special...the system truly shoots for transforming these young women's lives from darkness into the Light.

The spiritual battles are so real, Mercy is fighting day by day, minute by minute to preserve their lives. The system that Mercy has developed is extremely successful, I believe it's around 94% success rate with these young women. This feels like exactly what I want my giving, time, pray and energy to go toward.

The time I spend volunteering, being a community board member, helping to fund raise, helping with events and luncheons...has been such a blessing because I see all of the people involved with Mercy. All of this group just blows my socks off...how they love one another and have hearts to serve and to give. Any brush i have with this organization just makes my day...always.

MERCY MULTIPLIED is making a huge difference in the lives of young girls and boys. Bringing healing, hope and a future. And enabling churches to do the same by expanding outreach all over the world. I wish they were around when my sister was loosing her battle with drugs, abortion, abuse. I've seen 1000's of girls and boys get the true healing and a new start they deserve. Amen for MERCY.

Grateful doesn’t cut it. Mercy Multiplied is one of a kind in its own right. God opened those doors and continues to heal women through it. Mercy, is where I actually met Our Lord and truly got to know Him. It’s where my healing began. I wouldn’t be in recovery from Anorexia, without the love and support of the staff of Mercy either. I am forever grateful, and forever a supporter.

Mercy was a decision (next to accepting Christ) that changed my life! I learned how to recognize the clutches of control that my family held over me so long so that I could see a love and grace so strongy displayed by this staff and this overwhelmingly filled-with-love environment. I fought for my freedom and I will ALWAYS support Mercy as long as I'm able! I was nervous about when I left but knowing about all the positive testimonies of girls years and even DECADES later, I knew I was equipped to move forward as the conqueror walking in HIS freedom that HE called me to be!

I can’t say enough about Mercy Multiplied!!
I was in the Nashville home for five and a half months, and it completely changed my life. I entered the program with no Jesus, no hope, no joy, no quality of life. The moment I walked into the building, I knew the staff was sincere in their love for people and that it was a truly safe place. They showed me the real love of Jesus, and helped me to grow and heal from traumas in my past. Rather than bandaiding the pain with coping skills, they took me to the root of the problem to find true freedom. They also kept our time there fun with group games, movie nights, mall trips, and special events like concerts or science museums, most of which were sponsored by incredible donors!! Mercy taught us life skills, which I still am applying to this day! I am so grateful for the way those beautiful people have followed God’s leading to love people unconditionally.

They saved my life from an eating disorder and depression. My six months there in 2014 was the first time I felt truly seen and loved in my life. I learned my worth. I healed and went on to college and now I’m going to graduate school to become a therapist because of Mercy’s impact.

Out of curiosity, I read all the reviews on this site before deciding to post my own. I can only speak about my experience at Mercy over 15 years ago (!!) but it completely and fully changed my life. After YEARS in secular hospitals, I was not getting better from my eating disorder, PTSD or depression. I took a huge chance and came to Mercy (I was not a Christian prior to applying). At Mercy, I felt loved and valued and it was the FIRST time I ever felt any true healing. I left a completely different person and am forever thankful for my time there. I have since graduate college, gotten married, completed my Ph.D. and now have 3 beautiful little kids that I get to be a mommy to. I fully believe my sweet little babies are here and living a beautiful life now because I chose to walk through the doors of Mercy. I have (and will continue) to be an ongoing monthly donor since I graduated because I KNOW that lives are completely transformed at Mercy. I cannot speak to those 1-star stories that are filled with so much pain. It breaks my heart. I am not questioning the experiences of others. All I can think is 'wow, did we even go to the same place!?!?!'

Mercy Multiplied was the 180 degree turning point in my life, where I turned from despair and addiction to hope, health and life. My life was forever changed 15 years ago at Mercy, and I am forever so very grateful for my time there!

Mercy saved my life. If it weren't for the loving, safe environment to heal, I can safely say I wouldn't be here today.

Mercy helped me turn my life around and walk in freedom! I had battled an eating disorder and self harm for as long as I could remember. At Mercy, I was given the tools to walk out freedom!

Because of mercy, I no longer struggle with addiction or depression. This program saved my life and going there was one of the best decisions I have ever made!

It has transformed my life when I felt like there was no hope!

Mercy absolutely changes life. It’s an amazing experience overall and it’s wonderful how you get to see God work in your life every single day through this program.

Mercy is a christ centered recovery program. For me I went through the program in 2012 and it literally saved my life. I will forever be grateful and thankful for the women God put in my life during that season. Mercy changes life through Christ

With out Mercy Multiplied I would be dead. It was great place to get grounded before getting into more deeper trauma work. Since Leaving Mercy I got 2 degrees and now work in the human service field.

Mercy saved my life and the lives of many others. I was there for 9 months after years of depression, PTSD, and self harm. The last two years since I graduated have continued to be filled with healing and grace.

God used Mercy to save my life! I graduated in 2012 and am still using the tools I learned there AND walking in the freedom in Christ I gained while there. It works because they teach you Biblical principles and lead you to Christ in the process. There is no doubt in my mind that if I didn’t take the time to go to Mercy, grow closer to God and get the help I needed, I wouldn’t be here today. I will be forever grateful for my time at Mercy and the way God uses it to transform my life.

Amazingly life changing! They care about every woman that walks through their doors and truly live out their mission.

I loved it. The staff did amazing and help me so much. Gave me a new outlook on life

Mercy Multiplied is a amazing organization. I’ve had the privilege of volunteering at the corporate office and at fundraising events. Over and over I have been in awe of the passion and vision this nonprofit has for young women. My husband and I both are honored to help promote the mission of Mercy Multiplied in our circle, community, and country. May God continue to use and bless Mercy Multiplied

I worked as an intern with Mercy Multiplied this summer and I was blown away at how powerful this ministry is! The Lord is working through the staff here to bring true change to the young women in the residential program, as well as individuals seeking to bring change to people in their lives. The work that goes on behind the scenes to make this ministry run smoothly is remarkable and I am so blessed to have spent my summer serving such an awesome ministry. There is such a heart in this place not only for the young women in the program, but for hurting people in general, and it is so evident through all of the staff at Mercy and their hard work and dedication to serving others!

I walked into Mercy in May of 2013, hurting and completely broken. I walked back out the doors in May of 2014-happy, healthy, and ready to walk out my newfound freedom. Mercy taught me the tools I need to be successful, helped me learn that my identity isn't in any lables that doctors have given me, but in Christ alone, and showed me what Love really is. I can safely say that without the love, support, and guidence that I recieved at Mercy, I wouldn't be here today. God saved me, but He used Mercy to do it... and I am FOREVER grateful to Nancy, the staff, and the amazing donors that cared enough to help me, without profiting off my hurts.

I would highly caution against funding or seeking treatment through this establishment. For those with serious mental illness, this is not the place for them. I feel that Mercy Multiplied would be better used as a service outreach youth group type organization than a residential treatment facility. Those with serious psychological conditions and health risk that come with eating disorders are not served here. The majority of the “graduates” I know were not successful in maintaining their “victories” or “healing”. Many relapsed, became pregnant, and have engaged in unhealthy life habits and relationships. I just hate to see money being wasted, as the “life changes” are not maintained. One thing that needs to happen is a drastic improvement in the after care. It is unrealistic for these girls to go from 24-7 residential care to nothing. I know things are “set up” prior to graduation as far as outpatient treatment but that is not enough. A step down to partial inpatient then intensive outpatient then outpatient is much more appropriate and certainly did not happen for me nor any of the girls I know from my time there. I did not receive one follow up after the day I left. I am perfectly healthy now and living a beyond wonderful life, loving God and all His blessings but just want to bring this to those who donate’s attention.

All you have to hear is one girl's story, to believe that Mercy Multiplied saves and changes lives. Of course, God is the one who changes hearts . . . . Mercy facilitates that process through love and caring and encouragement. I have seen these transformations, talked to the girls, and interacted with them in activities at the home. It is REAL! Praise to Our Father for His loving kindness to His girls!

It’s been just over a year since I graduated from mercy multiplied and I never could have imagined that I would be where I am today. I was a drug addicted prostitute with absolutely no hope or expectation for the future. From the day I was born the odds were stacked against me. I was born into a family of drug addicts, who for generations perpetutated abuse of every kind. I was lost broken and hanging on by a thread! I was an expert at self sabotaging and I sabotaged myself to wanting to die! I entered mercy desperate for what I now understand was God. I struggled through the the first several months of mercy with one foot out the door. (Running away had always been my answer when things got tough) but slowly God began getting ahold of my heart. As He made me willing to go to the places I had tried my whole life to outrun - He began to heal the pain and trauma of my early years. I walked into mercy scarred with shame,bitterness and anger! I had never finished one single thing in my life! God used Metcy to break the chains of bondage that had in-prisoned my mind , body , soul and spirit. I was even able to complete my High school equivalency. God really met me at Mercy and changed the entire trajectory of my life. However, because my family and friends where so unhealthy I had nowhere safe to go upon graduation. The staff at Mercy not only worked tirelessly for the girls while we were there , but they worked really hard to make sure that we would be able to continue our journey of healing after Mercy. And thanks to God and Mercy, I have been able to do just that! I am now a youth group leader at my church and i work with young people who have been brutalized as I was. God used Mercy Multiplied as a catalyst for change for not only myself but for thousands of other young woman. I have been to many residential programs , my first being when I was in middle school and my last being just months before I entered mercy. Mercy is unlike any other place because they do not focus on problems but on solutions and healing the root issues, instead of the symptoms.

Please do not send your daughter to Mercy, you will get what you pay for-nothing. And you might even lose your daughter in the end. There is a huge emphasis on recovered memory therapy which has been debunked even in the secular world. Many of these girls end up falsely accusing their dads or moms or both parents of sexually abusing them to explain why they are so emotionally screwed up. This has to stop. These people have actually been shut down in Australia. Mercy destroys the family for these girls and their caring parents when they tear them apart with false accusations and they are not ultimately helping their emotional situation. Do you really think these caring parents would actually send their girls to a "Christian" place for help if they had sexually abused them??? These girls are so vulnerable and they are so anxious to have a better, more horrible story than the next girl. It is a travesty!!!

What can I say about Mercy? Well it's hard to keep it short what all Mercy means to me; but the main things are: freedom, life, peace, and a personal relationship with God. In 2004 I came to Mercy very scared, depressed, and addicted to the idea of killing myself. In 2005 I left knowing that my life had purpose and I had hope for the future. I am alive and thriving because of Mercy!

Please, find a more worthy ministry to support. mm hurts far more than it helps. The institution does not have a qualified staff to effectively deal with the problems that torment these vulnerable young ladies.
They stoop to using exaggerated and often completely false "testimonies" to stir hearts and increase their pocketbooks. They separate families and leave their clients lost and broken.
In order to post this comment, I reluctantly must select 1 star.....

We were hopeful when we brought our daughter to MM in Lincoln, California. Eight months later she "graduated" and exited the program alleging sex abuse and sex trafficking at the hands of her parents. UNTRUE. And no proof in ANY form. We learned later that MM uses a form of memory regression therapy whereby element of suggestion leaves the young woman with false memories. We LOST our daughter to this program. On earth or at the throne of God they'll pay for what they did to not only destroy our daughter but to destroy us as parents and our extended family. BEWARE of this program. The shiny cover is not necessarily indicative of what truly goes on behind the closed doors of this vile program. There is a MM Parent Survivors group now and we mean business in getting the word out.

I went to Mercy in 2008 and I consider it an honor and blessing. I was given their time and resources at such a vulnerable and chaotic time in my life and I couldnt be more thankful or changed. I was given the tools and life change I needed to live in freedom from addiction and live for God.

For most of the girls that will write a review, their first thought is probably going to be, "Mercy saved my life." This is still very much the case for me. It has been five years since graduating from their program and I continue to see the positive impact it has had on my life. Even more so, the love and kindness that I have been shown is being paid forward, living up to Mercy's name, and multiplying its effects whenever i share that same love and kindness with others. Some would say I don't know where I would be without Mercy, however, my response is different. I know where I would be and it's a very scary thought. My lifestyle and choices only leads down one path: death and destruction. Because of Mercy Multiplied, my lifestyle and choices lead to life and fulfillment.

I kept going through cycles of coping with pornography, cutting, and depression involving the trauma I experienced in my past. No one understood me, and I didn't know anyone cared. I finally realized I needed more help than what a campus counselor could give and I came to Mercy. I've never been cared for with such love and patience before in my life. They were intentional and personal with all conversations, counseling techniques and encouragement. I would recommend this ministry to anyone needing breakthrough from dysfunctional cycles and patterns of numbing in their life. Mercy helped me discover my own personal walk with Jesus and helped steer me on the right path. I'm thankful for the changes in my life as a result of their ministry that was free of charge. Had it not been free I would probably have died by now.

I spent 8 months at Mercy, and God changed my life there!! I was bound by addictions, an abusive past, suicide attempts, and bulimia. I had tried getting help from so many other places, but I continually relapsed. During my time at Mercy, I learned the tools to live in freedom. While life is not perfect or easy, I am living successfully free from my past! I'm now working with at-risk youth and giving them hope that was offered to me at Mercy! I would be dead if it hadnt been for Mercy Multiplied. God used this place to save my life!

Mercy has changed my life. I was able to gain the skills I needed to life a productive and successful life. I was dealing with depressed and anixety to the point of hospitalization. Suicide seemed to be all I could think about. When my mother found mercy and I finally agreed to go I found a new life. I graduated mercy almost 7 years ago and I will be graduating in May with a masters in social work. Thank the Lord

I was a resident of Mercy for almost eight months, having just recently graduated. My first couple hours as a resident I realized the staff was not only welcoming but wanting to show that no matter my past, I was loved and valued. Through a process of unbecoming who I thought I was, I began to see who God created me to be. Every one of the staff was patient with me, taught me skills needed for life, cried with me and laughed with me. One of the important lessons I learned from my counselor was that there is nothing I can do to earn love, I simply am loved already. Mercy is a safe place where I shared my deepest pain and was allowed to be heard, be seen, reflect, cry, heal and grow. I am beyond words that God brought me to a place where I could have my mind renewed and where I learned my value. This program and everyone who works for it is anointed, gifted and an absolute blessing.

Finding this organization has enabled me to pursue my lifelong dream of helping people get free from life controlling issue like eating disorders. I had given up trying until I discovered Mercy Multiplied. The people at Mercy have been incredibly generous in sharing how they do what they do, and they are REALLY good at it! As a result, many more of us are being equipped to help others successfully. They are not just changing the lives of those in their homes, they are changing the lives of many more outside their homes so we can live free and help others do the same. They are really good stewards of what they have been given. They multiply it. Though they are cost efficient, they do everything with excellence. If you are looking for an effective organization that gets results, I highly recommend this one.

I was so broken when i walked into Mercy. I had tried virtually every other way of coping. I cant even say that my life had spiraled out of control because it had never been in control to begin with. I was broken , hopeless and on a very self destructive path. I was deperate for help. I tried other programs both secular and faith based, but nothing worked. As a last ditch effort i applied to Mercy, not believing it would be different. But it was! God used Mercy to heal a lifetime of hurt & dysfunction. Mercy showed me love and grace as i struggled in the beginning. No matter how much i messed up they never gave up on me. For the first time in my life i completed something when i got my GED at 29 years old. I could not have done it with out Mercy! I believe the difference at Mercy is the emphasis of building a strong relationship with the Lord ,instead of focusing on problems. I will have a year clean and sober in two weeks. I have not been clean of drugs, alcohol or tobacco for a year since i was a pre-teen. God used Mercy as a vessel of healing and freedom! Thank you Mercy Multiplied for helping me to find my true value and worth as a daughter of God!

For over 10 years I battled with severe depression, self-harm, and suicide. I had a relationship with Jesus and found bits of temporary freedom but honestly thought I would live my whole life just wishing to be dead. I came to Mercy completely hopeless and angry and lifeless. Through the staff and the resources given at Mercy I learned to take authority over my thoughts, practice self-compassion, and let God break down my walls. I left Mercy with renewed hope, with joy, and a genuine love for the life God has given me! I'm still on a journey of wholeness, like all of us, but I am thriving more than ever before. Mercy transformed my life.

Mercy Multiplied plays such an effective role in our communities and nation. It provides a safe haven to young ladies for healing, nurturing and freedom . I proudly support Mercy Multiplied, it's vision and mission. I would highly recommend anyone looking for worthy cause to support to consider Mercy Multiplied. This place is changing lives and hearts and our world is becoming a better place because of it.

This is an amazing organization. They invest in every person that comes through those doors. I see the girls change from the first day to the graduation. It’s a 360! God’s love and freedom is in them. They are so full of hope and joy! Their testimonies are so inspiring and touching. You can see that only God set them free and changed them. The have a new smile and new life.

Mercy Multiplied was a great experience for me. This program helped me glow again. Through this program I learned how valuable, worthy, and am loved by God. He loves me just as I am. I also learned that my destiny does not have to be dictated by my history. I can start a new as I have been made new in Christ. Mercy Multiplied helped me see how much I am loved.

Mercy Multiplied gave me space to learn and begin to master tools that would allow me to live an emotionally healthy lifestyle. Before Mercy, I was struggling with a form of depression and making poor choices in my personal life and felt like I was in a cycle I couldn't break. Thankfully during my 6 months there I experienced radical growth as I was loved and supported by the amazing staff. I'm so incredibly grateful for my time there, even with all the ups and downs that come with living in a group home, it was totally worth it.

Mercy Multiplied had such an amazing impact on my life. I was struggling with so many lifelong issues that could have killed me but because of Mercy I was able to be restored and set on the path of freedom.

Operation Second Chance is awesome. I currently retired and had a job lined up that ended up just being an internship that is non-paying. With no income coming in yet from me and only my wives income we hit a wall real fast. OSC has helped relieve some stress with helping us out with are rent. They have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help us out as well as everyone else they help. Please help get them noticed so they can keep providing support.

I came to Mercy for an internship at the corporate office in Nashville, and I loved it! I spent most of my time with the corporate staff, but I also got the opportunity to hang out with the residents in the home. To me, this was the most rewarding time! When I walked in the doors of Mercy for the first time, I saw God's presence everywhere I went. I have never experienced a group of people so committed to following the Word of God. This is Kingdom work!

I was desperate for help, and turned to Mercy Multiplied because I couldn't afford any additional treatment and it was free of charge. Little did I know that this place would be what would help to change my life for the better. I learned things that I could apply to my life outside of Mercy that I was unable to find throughout my 5+ years of treatment in other treatment centers. It was scary going to a place I knew little about and was also away from my hometown, but I wouldn't change my experience for anything. There was so much support and everyone was so helpful throughout my journey of finding myself and a desire/want to live again. Can't thank this place and everyone's support enough!

mercy saved my life with out this amazing program I would not be here today
After the freedom and life I got there I get to now travel the world and bring hope love and freedom to the broken in the darkest corners of the earth
What an honor
Thank you mercy and there amazing staff that loved me back to life

I won't lie to you. This program is tough. But if you're truly ready to get freedom from your issues (everything from sex trafficking and eating disorders, to self-harm and other life-controlling issues), then Mercy Multiplied is for you. This program is a free-of-charge, Christ-based and one of the best out there. Prior to going to Mercy, my life was destroyed. Most of the destruction was self-imposed. I felt hopeless and beyond hope. I didn't care if I lived or died. Going through the program was hard. Facino your issues is hard. But the freedom is so worth it. I graduated in 2009, and my life is so better than it used to be. I have peace, hope, and a future. At this time, I am in Nursing school. This has been a dream since I was a little girl. I had stopped dreaming while I was struggling because I figured I'd never see my dreams come to pass. If you're looking for a program where you will be challenged, encouraged, loved and freed from your issues, this program is for you.

I still can not believe Mercy is free of charge!

I am a 2013 graduate and when I walked through the doors of Mercy, I know its cliche, but I really didn't have any hope. I didn't believe God was good, and I was incapable of functioning in this life because of my struggles with PTSD, self-harm, and drug and alcohol abuse. At Mercy I didn't just find a religion, I found a relationship with God who is good. I also received tools that I use to this day to get me through the adversity and trials that continue to happen even on this side of Mercy.

Mere words cannot express how giving and life changing Mercy is for those lucky enough to be a resident there.

Mercy Ministries (now Mercy Multiplied) is an absolutely amazing place! I spent six months at the California home in 2013, due to a long battle with an eating disorder. It was here that I was shown the path to true freedom, and I learned that it was a choice that I could make! God worked in my life in so many ways through Mercy, and showed me that HIS truth is what sets free the captive! The staff is absolutely amazing and the program is adjusted to your specific needs. I strongly recommend Mercy!!! It definetly equips you with the tools to overcome the struggles you are facing and walk out true freedom in your life, with the strength of Christ! I know it is scary to take the step and apply, but I promise it is so worth it!!!

My life was completely transformed because of my time at Mercy Multiplied. Prior to Mercy I spent years in and out of psychiatric hospitals, rehabs, and treatment centers. Nothing brought me any lasting change. Mercy was the only place that helped me get to the root of my issues instead of just addressing my behaviors. Mercy provided me with a safe and loving home environment where I could really heal. Since being at Mercy I've lived the last 6.5 years free from the pain of sexual & physical abuse, depression, suicidal ideation, anorexia, bulimia, cutting, alcohol & drug addiction.

I had a horrible experience at Mercy ministries. I was there for 8 months BC they kept giving me the run around abt graduating and eventually kicked me out 3 days before I was to graduate. The first counseling session I told the councler that the biggest thing for me was that I needed to get the help at Mercy but I know I'll need aftercare and to not go straight back into the environment Ieft. She promised they had an after care plan and help set everything up. Well since I got kicked out alllll my aftercare plans fell through and I was right back where I was to begin with literally no aftercare accountability. But did they care? Hell no! Onfact my councler ignored menafter onwas told inwas beimg kicked out for saying the F word. Mind you I did the entire program and was there 2 months longer then the average girl. And you want to know what the director, had to say? "I should've kicked you out a long time ago. I know you're going to be right back where you left off". I felt so much rejection there and didn't find !much healing. I felt like if your story wasn't traumatic enough for them to publicize, then you weren't important. I gained 25lbs while there BC they force you to eat large meals. They basically forced God down your throat. The weekend staff was a joke that so obviously hated their jobs and would go on power trips. My mom went into a coma and I wanted to call my dad and they said no.. Why? BC they can. They had no sympathy or compassion. I was so incredibility miserable and lonely while I was there. I guess it just wasn't the right place for me but it did get me sober and back on the right path. Shortly after being kicked out I moved to Texas to start over and I met my husband and we have a beautiful daughter :) I've been clean and living right for over 2 years now. Which is complete opposite of what the staff memebers said would happen.
Everyones experience is different and its definitely helped a lot of ppl but if you aren't that damaged and have a strong will.. I suggest finding something less intense lol

Mercy Ministries, now Mercy Multiplied, taught me what it looks like to truly have a relationship with Christ. They taught me how to choose Him over any other addiction or negative coping mechanism. Mercy showed me how to have an abundant life. Sure, it was tough work: physically, emotionally, and spiritually. However, it was worth it. Through Mercy, I gained endurance, strength, power of choice, and a voice I didn't know I had. Mercy is a vessel for God to show young women their true identity in Christ. They showed me how to make the choice to make Jesus the Lord of my life instead of my life controlling issues.

There wasn't any love at Mercy Ministries, staff and the director were rude. I was kicked out within a month and a half. They were rude staff and qite frankly mean. I tried to call the treatment center and as soon as I would call the call would end within a minute of me talking to thwm. They don't care about the girls they serve at least I don't think so. I came home worse than I was. I became angry cuz of the way I was treated. I ended up locking myself in my room and for nearly two years I did that. I am barely getting my life back together. I don't reccomend this place and I don't feel it deserves any stars.

I know that nothing happens on accident but my time at mercy challenged me to stand up for for who I was in Christ. The counselors there I believe don't have adequate experience to work with people with eating disorders. I was overweight. I had to exercise while everyone was doing fun stuff. They don't have registered dietitians they took me off a prescribed meal plan from one. They tried to make my BMI my worth but thankfully after leaving Mercy God helped me to see past one belief system and see who he really was and that I was his child no matter what I looked like a person. They make it harder there for girls with eating disorders. If someone overweight it's even harder. It's not worth it to go to find out.

Hi,
I am looking into treatment options. I researched this organization because I wanted reviews that would be honest, truthful and aid in my making a wise choice in choosing Mercy. However, I see conflicting reviews. Some people state that they had wonderful experiences and that Mercy was a great place while others give rather drastic accounts. Most of the reviews on here are from donors and not actual clients that are able to shed light on whether this is a sound organization. I will keep searching...I want to go to a place that will help me with issues and not make them worse/create new issues. I am also perplexed as to why there are not reviews in the 3-4 star range. It seems that people that have posted here have either hated the program or loved it so much that they cannot even fathom any idea of disliking any aspect: this is concerning because it shows that there is some discrepancy somewhere that needs to be figured out. Just my thoughts. If anyone would like to clarify things for me, that would be great.

It was nine years ago, October 25th 2005, that I entered the doors of Mercy Ministries. I was scared, nervous, and desperate for help. For years I had struggled with an eating disorder and depression, but I found myself near death one year into my marriage. I was afraid that my husband would wake up one morning only to find that I had quit breathing. I knew I needed help, but in all the years that I struggled hospitalization, medication, and therapy proved ineffective. When I was presented with the idea of Mercy I thought it sounded too good to be true, but I felt God nudging me to pursue the application. I did and before I knew it I was leaving my husband and beginning my journey to recovery. What I didn't realize, however, is that I would also be starting a new relationship, with God that is. While I was at Mercy I not only received healing from an eating disorder, but I also discovered what it meant to have an intimate relationship with our amazing God. The staff at Mercy prayed over me, guided me, supported me, and listened to me. I was not merely a "patient," rather I was a sister in Christ. I can't say enough about how wonderful Mercy Ministries is. I will forever be grateful for all the that God has done, blessed me with and for guiding me to Mercy. On an end note, when doctors told me I would not have children as a result of so many years of bodily harm, I rested on what I learned while I was Mercy. That is, with God ALL things are possible!!! I am so excited to share that as of today my husband and I have been blessed with two beautiful, healthy children. Joshua is three and Faith will one this month. God is good, all the time!!! Thank you God, Mercy and Nancy Alcorn!!!

Before I came to Mercy Ministries I was broken and hurting. I was sexually abused as a child by all of the men in my life that were supposed to protect me. As a young teenager I started looking for love in guys and in attention. But I knew that I needed a change I just had no idea where to get it from. I came across Mercy through my social worker and I applied the next day. When I came to Mercy I was ready for a change and I was thankful for the program that was specialized just for young girls that were all looking for the same change. I made some of the greatest friends and became a stronger woman in Christ. I am thankful for the time that I had to spend there.

Roughly 6 Years Ago, I Graduated From Mercy Ministries! I Was Extremely Deceitful, I Had Built Up Anger Issues, I Was Very Insecure, Depressed, I Kept Myself Isolated From Everyone & Engaged Myself In Unhealthy Relationships. I Turned To Drugs For Comfort And Was Just Living Life Like A Zombie, Without A Care In The World, I Was Okay With Just Being "Average".. To Some People, You May Think, Oh That's All? That's Life BUT When It Ruins You And Your Family All In One, It's A Big Deal, It's Time For An Intervention. My Parents Were So Feed Up That It Was Time For A Change. Not Because They Didn't Love Me But Because They Saw Something In Justice That She Didn't See In Herself!! 6 Years Later, She's Working 2 Jobs, Paying Her Owns Bills, Has Her Own Car, Single, No Kids, Very Secure In The Person She Is & The Person She's Becoming. I'm Only Human, Not A Perfect Person, So Yes I Still Fight Many Battles & I Do Still Have Weaknesses But At The End Of The Day My Only Mission Is To Become More Like God. Jeremiah 29:11, I Know God Has A Plan And A Purpose For Me And I'll Do What It Takes To Get There! #MercyMinistries #TransformedLives #Love #Hope #LivesRestored

My name is Hannah, and I am the Founder/Editor in Chief of UnleashedBeauty—a Christian based fashion magazine. I am also a Mercy Ministries graduate.

Going into the Mercy home, I struggled with an eating disorder, self-harm, depression, anxiety, and had been sexually and physically abused on multiple occasions. But I walked out of Mercy’s doors a completely different person: whole, free and like I was myself again.

Since graduating from Mercy, I married an amazing man who not only supports me and my career but also Mercy Ministries. He is currently designing a Mercy app that will enable former residents to submit prayer requests to and receive encouragement from Mercy donors.

At the end of the day, I am so thankful for Nancy Alcorn listening to God’s calling on her life, because God changed my life through Mercy. I want to give back as much as I can, because of them my life became a ripple effect helping others who had similar struggles as I faced. Thank you Mercy Ministries!


-Hannah

When I went to Mercy I was a suicidal, clinically depressed, borderline personality, self-harming, emotional drinker. And now I'm not! The staff at Mercy spent countless hours pouring into me and speaking life over me. While I was at Mercy I learned who I am in Christ. That my name is His word for "delight." He showed me where He was during all of the painful times in my life, and during all of my time of running He was crying, "Come to me! " He showed me that those things weren't His will for me. God didn't make a mistake when He made me. He's not angry. He has such a happy heart. He ravished my heart with His love for me. Because of Mercy I am walking in complete freedom. My worst day now is a thousand times better than my best day before Mercy. Thank you!!!!!

Mercy Ministries helped me start to become the woman God created me to be. I wasn't always nice actually I was the most bitter and angriest person who had walked in the doors. Everytime I messed up and did something bad, they loved me back to God every time.
It was the love they gave and showed me that has changed my life forever

Mercy Ministries refused to assist me because I had a disability! My disability is not something that would require extravagant accommodations, I merely need medication twice daily. But this is apparently not possible for them.

I support the work of Mercy Ministries financially because I was a messed up young person and wish I had this kind of place to go to back then to get help. The graduates I've met have such amazing stories of how their lives were turned around. Changed lives are hard to argue with. Also, from my observation, Mercy Ministries is a responsible steward of the support they raise, and they run their organization with excellence.

I have meet several of the young ladies in the home and after finishing the program. My daughter has several friends that have graduated the program. They find hope , love and a relationship with Jesus. I wish I could do more for this young ladies. I have recommended and will continue to recommend Mercy to hurting young ladies. Karen Talbert

As a donor and largely involved supporter of Mercy Ministries, I can attest to the work done at Mercy Ministries. Nancy Alcorn has held steadfast to the vision of helping girls find life transformation. The hundreds and hundreds of stories of "Mercy Girls" often bring me to tears. I know without a shadow a doubt my financial gifts are going to make a difference and bring freedom to hurting girls. I have met several girls directly impacted by the program, and have been able to rejoice in the freedom and transformation they have found.

I am so very grateful for ministries such as Mercy Ministries who genuinely exist to help girls with life-controlling issues and who's motives are pure in doing so. It is a free-of-charge residential program staffed with women who love the cause of seeing hope brought to the hopeless and lives transformed. Thank you God for this ministry! So MANY lives have been impacted and changed for the good because of it!

I have know about and supported Mercy for over 7 years. I also personally know several girls who went through this program that would attest to how awesome the program is and how much it contributed to their success in life.

I highly discourage anyone from supporting or receiving services from MMOA. I was spiritually and emotionally abused while there. I'm glad that I was aware enough to see what was going on and not give in to their manipulative tactics or mind control. Medical treatment was also withheld as they said that if I just "trusted in God" or had "more faith" it would get better. They even went as far as to say that I was blocking God's ability to work in me.

Do not go to this place! I read these reviews and they are very shallow! They are not personal experiences!
I have a daughter who went to this place and she was brainwashed into believing all her problems were her parents fault- oh so common among young girls today- blame it on the parents!!! Consequently our daughter has not spoken to us going on three years! She still has her same problems and worse, only now she will not let us help her. This review will probably be removed because the ones that stay here are the lies! Basically this organization is a CULT!

I graduated from Mercy Ministries in 2006.
The main reason why I do not and never will financially support Mercy Ministries is that they are completely unqualified to address mental illness, particularly eating disorders. My counselor was not trained in eating disorder treatment. I came to Mercy with an eating disorder. I was not treated for my eating disorder. It was lumped in with all of my other mental illnesses. They "monitored" my eating, and by monitor, I mean that untrained , unhealthy staff would look at our plates and decide if it looked good. We had a nutritionist during the day, but she would merely do plate checks - not meet with us, one on one, regarding healthy eating practices. If our nutritionist was trained in eating disorder treatment, she certainly did not practice it. I never met with her regarding my eating disorder. I entered with anorexia/bulimia, and left with an unhealthy BMI and no ability to consciously choose a healthy nutritional lifestyle.
I did experience 'exorcism' as part of the counseling program, though I heard they did away with that counseling program due to negative feedback. It is extremely disconcerting to me that they do not use clinically tested counseling practices.
Essentially, they believe that demons and the devil are the cause of all negativity and illness. So, they believe, it is not necessary to address the illness, one must simply address the devil. This is very harmful to many women who go through the program. The approach has NO medical foundation (which is actually something they seemed proud of, because they would tout the fact that God heals, not doctors. In actuality, God uses doctors to heal - but there is a reason doctors go to medical school and complete residency).
Most unsettling is that Mercy practiced "healing" for lesbian women while I was there. I was young at the time, and naive, so I did not fully understand the weight of this. Now, the thought of praying the gay away makes me sick to my stomach. I wish I could apologize for ever graduating from such an institution for this sole reason.
I am currently a graduate student, and have worked to come to a place of true mental and physical health after graduating Mercy. I am not an erratic, confused, or hateful Mercy graduate; however, I am concerned about the future of the program and I am ashamed to have "graduated" from Mercy.

I am so very sorry to hear that you felt that way. I know of someone who can help you. Please check out the videos for Katie Souza. Also Sid Roth. http://www.YouTube.com/Watch?v=CIGQm3foS4Y

Mercy Ministries tried to brainwash me into thinking my illness was all better. But when I didn't respond, they dismissed me, with no aftercare and suicidal. I wasn't going to make them any money when I graduated still sick. I have severe PTSD and they encouraged me off all my medications. They're a dirty organization who mistakenly makes girls believe the world of them.

Mercy Ministries is a ministry that saves lives. I was 16 when I choose to go there. I was in a place of despair and had nowhere else to turn. I was told that I wouldn't be normal anymore. The doctors I had been going to had given up on me and sent to psych ward after psysch ward. Money was running tight because of all the medical bills and then one day my parents mental health insurance ran out. I had heard of Mercy but never felt like I needed it. I was diagnosed Bi-Polar, extreme bi-polar. I was behind in High School because of all my mental institution stays and was on 16 different medications when I went to Mercy. I attempted suicide at least once a month and never actually succeeded. Mercy saved me. I went to Mercy without any money because my parents spent their savings on mental wards. That didn't matter to Mercy, they bring in girls free of charge due to the donations they receieve. I was given a new life. I was at Mercy for a year and when I left I was a new person. I was a new person in Christ. I was on only my ADHD medication. Mercy showed me a love of Christ that I had never seen before. They took me for who I was and who I still am today. What the doctors said about me not being able to lead a normal life I have proved wrong. I was told by one of my psychologists that first diagnosed me bipolar that a miracle must of happened, because they didn't see any signs of bi-polar inside me. I know who created that miracle, and Mercy showed me the love of Christ. Christ is the one miracle maker who healed me from all my depression, my suicidal thoughts, and my diagnosis of bi-polar. Mercy Ministries was the one place that didn't label me, they showed that I was a new creation in Christ. I was told I could never lead a normal life. 12 years after leaving Mercy, I am not on any mediciations, I was in the military for 8 years and ranked up, I have a beautiful daughter, and am now a full time student getting my nursing degree with all A's and B's. Mercy took me in free of charge and I left there with more hope than ever before. Mercy Ministries is the most amazing ministry, who truely does what they say they are going to do. This would be on my number one list for non-profit organizations. I now do whatever I can do to raise money so that other girls like me can also get a life-changing experience.

I have gotten to know Mercy Ministries through our daughter, Whitney Nall, being the Nashville Community Relations Manager! WOW!!!Mercy is SO IMPRESSIVE!!!The CHRIST-Centered approach to helping young women know the Love of their Heavenly Father is First and Foremost!!!The Ministry is totally donor funded, debt-free and the girls come to Mercy FREE of charge!AMAZING! When I started a new business Jan.2009, I was too excited to sleep SO I stayed up ALL night and read Mercy's Founder, Nancy Alcorn's book, Echoes of Mercy. I was convicted to run my business the way Nancy runs Mercy Ministries; to do what GOD has called me to do and trust HIM with the results! Mercy's results are LIVES RESTORED, that's a GOD THING!

This is a very short version of my testimony, a story I can now tell because of how God changed my life through this program. My birth mother left me and my younger brother when I was 2 years old. One of my family members became controlling and abusive and would often punish me by making me spend hours on my knees against the wall and would often beat me. The physical abuse became worse as I got older. Other family members molested me and this abuse eventually escalated to rape. The emotional pain led to cutting and a long battle with self-harm and bulimia. I became very confused about my sexual identity and got involved in relationships with other girls. Because of my rebellion, I was kicked me out of my home and fled to a Christian friend. When I thought I was controlling all of my issues, I realized that they were actually controlling me. A Mercy graduate who attends my church shared her testimony one Sunday morning, and I decided to seek lasting change for myself. During my time at Mercy, I learned that God already knew all of my past and my mistakes but He still accepts me just as I am. All I have to do is be willing to surrender everything and lay all my burdens down at His feet. I experienced the overwhelming love of Christ when I finally put on my crown of forgiveness and gave Him all of the ashes of my life. I am so thankful that God took my past and turned it into something that would ultimately make me turn to Him and fall in love with Him.

I don't really have a personal experience with this ministry, other than visiting a graduation once. I don't know how the girls are when they come in but seeing the transformation into Godly women is touching and amazing! I know my monthly donation is helping to change girls' lives!

I first became acquainted with Mercy Ministries when my daughter went to the St. Louis home for help with an eating disorder. She had spent 6 weeks at a private clinic which cost $1500 a day with no lasting improvement. She spent 6 months at Mercy, which is free, and it saved her life and transformed her. We have had many Mercy girls come back to visit the St Louis home and stay with us while they're here. They all are thankful for Mercy and how it changed their lives. Now I amy privileged to give back to Mercy by helping on fund raising and more recently working directly with the girls on an art healing project.

I am so impressed with Mercy Ministries and Nancy Alcorn. This organization truly does what they state in their website. They empower women and girls to live their lives in freedom by offering them a safe environment to spend time learning about freedom and the Truth.

Mercy Ministries is one of the premier programs to help girls and young women who are struggling with life's issues. Whether it's an eating disorder, an emotional issue, self harm or anything else, Mercy successfully addresses the issue as well as the spiritual implications which are often overlooked. I actually have a cousin who is at Mercy now and she is receiving a level of care, counseling and support that she never received at the other programs she tried. I would recommend Mercy to any girl in need of help!

Mercy is an outreach ministry not just to the girls in the program, but also in the community. There are numerous resources in the main website, as well as blogs with inspirational messages to help motivate a generation of girls literally fighting for their lives! I personally struggled with an eating disorder and found out about Mercy after I was well into the healing process; I made a decision to give my resources to meet the needs of girls like myself, and after making this decision, I realized not only was I helping others, I was truly sowing seed into my own healing. This ministry is all about the individual; they do not get caught up in raising money for the sake of raising money; it is always with the motive and fierce passion to save one more life (whether that means physically, spiritually, or both) from the pressures and temptations of this world. My experience with staff members I've had the priveledge to work with has been nothing but positive experiences; they are extremely hard workers, and they do their job with passion and love. I am honored and proud to serve in such an organization. To me, there is no other organization like them, based on their approach to healing and the grace and literal 'mercy' they show these girls.

Every time I leave a Mercy function, I am reminded of why I love helping this great organization. At the last Mercy Friends luncheon, I made a few remarks about why my wife and I are involved. After the luncheon, a lady came up to me. She is the mother of one of the graduating Mercy girls that week. Her tears of happiness that her daughter's life had been change and hope restored prevented her from saying very much to me, she could only say thank you. I was not expecting it, but I know why God has connected my wife and I to this organization.

I first learned about Mercy over a decade ago after hearing Nancy tell her story at a women's conference. After reading Nancy's book, I really identified with her heart to help girls and the principles by which she was guided to do it, particularly offering them help free of charge so they would know they were cared for and valued and not just viewed as a profit center. It's been incredible to see how God has blessed this ministry, expanded their reach and their homes, and the testimonies of the girls' changed lives are the greatest evidence of their success. I believe Nancy's heart to do things with excellence reflects the heart of God in how He views the broken women who come to Mercy for help and restoration. I love that girls who are written off by their families, society and all sorts of medical and psychological personnel graduate Mercy and go on to become doctors, missionaries, wives, Fulbright scholars... What further evidence do we need that a great God, a dedicated staff and an effective ministry can indeed redeem and transform lives? I invest money for a living and am even more judicious with my personal giving, and can honestly say that an investment in Mercy yields a great return every time.

I first heard of Mercy Ministries about five years ago when I saw Nancy Alcorn on Joyce Meyer's daily broadcast. My heart was instantly knitted with this ministry. Since that time, I learned more about Mercy and along the way, as my family and I moved to a different church, we discovered that our church was directly involved with Mercy! I have had the amazing opportunity to visit the corporate offices in Nashville, as part of a missions trip to help serve them and the Nashville home. To date, I currently serve on the Community Board for the upcoming Charlotte, NC home! I am so extremely amazed, having witnessed first hand, at the level of integrity and excellence that this ministry operates by, even down to the smallest details, and the staff of Mercy Ministries are by far some of the best I have ever seen and had opportunity to get to know. This is a ministry completely worthy of consideration as an outreach to support!

I spent eleven years in the mental health system receiving treatment in various hospitals and facilities for Abuse, Depression, PTSD, Dissociation, self-harm, suicidality, and anorexia. At the end of my rope, I found Mercy Ministries. I did not know what to expect. I found a loving home where I was safe to sort out the traumas of my past, receive great counsel and guidance, and most importantly, I was given the opportunity to find a real relationship with God. The home was beautiful, modern, clean, and non-institutional. The staff were compassionate and loving, well educated, and dedicated to their work. I was challenged physically, spiritually, and emotionally, but when I graduated from Mercy Ministries after approximately six months, I knew the Truth about myself and God. I was and still am free from depression, self-harm, eating disorders, and PTSD symptoms. Life is an ongoing learning adventure, but Mercy was instrumental in setting me on the right course with the One who changes everything. I have hope for a future outside of what happened to me in the past, and I'm so grateful.