I’ve been following a ministry for a little while called Mercy Ministries. They’ve recently released a 4-book set entitled “The Mercy For Series,” authored by the founder, Nancy Alcorn, that I think is worth getting. Each one is a short, quick read (~65-95 pages or so each), but they are full of real stories and testimonies, pertinent advice for victims and parents, Biblical references and prayers, and practical help tools for freedom and healing. They’re offering a deal through May 1, 2008.
Here are the opening Introductory quotes from each:
It’s all a blur. I am trapped inside my own mind in this obsession with my food and my desire to be thin. It consumes my entire life. My reflection makes me cringe, and the battle within me never stops. I don’t want to die, but in this state I refuse to live. – Starved, p.xv
I couldn’t stop myself. I had to cut. Not cutting meant everything was okay, and everything was anything but okay. So dead inside, I picked up a blade and glided it across my thigh. – Cut, p.xv
I was screaming from the depths of my soul, but nothing came out of my mouth. His hands were roaming my bare skin, as I lay helpless and scared to death. I closed my eyes so tightly they hurt, and I prayed that when I opened them, he would be gone and nothing would have ever happened. – Violated, p.xiii
I woke up on the floor drenched in my own vomit. Looking around the unfamiliar bathroom, I struggled to remember what had happened the night before. Everything was such a blur, and the only clue I had was the empty liquor bottle lying next to me and a small, empty plastic bag. – Trapped, p.xiii
Sez
April 13, 2008
Mercy Ministries is an abusive organisation that takes young women away from proven medical treatment and puts them in the “care” of amatuers with no qualifications to deal with their illnesses. This leaves the young women more damaged than they have ever been, and even worse is that they are doing it in the name of Jesus. Google Mercy Ministries and you will find more information.
Lisa
April 15, 2008
I went to Mercy Ministries for help but they abused me there. I was a Christian before going, but what they did almost totally destroyed my faith. Please be careful when dealing with this organisation. So many young women have been hurt by them, especially in Australia.
VIA
April 15, 2008
Lisa,
I appreciate your transparency, and I am sensitive to your feelings on this subject. Please know that I’m leaving my post up without meaning any disrespect or dismissal of your comment. I sincerely hope that whatever happened, you’re on the road to authentic healing. Blessings.
Jamie
September 14, 2008
I was at Mercy for a year and the last thing Mercy does is abuse. I went to the Mercy in Nashville Tennessee. But If there was abuse you need to contact Nancy Alcorn. Mercy Changed my life-actually it saved my life and thousand and thousands of other girls and I would recommend it to anyone having questions and problems in their life.
Anonymous
November 5, 2008
HI..i was just womdering..could someone tell me a bit more abt mercy ministries..especialy if yuov been a resident there yourself…im a christian…iv been suffering with anorexia for over 5 years now and have now reached my lowest point.my bmi is 12 and iv been in and out of inpateint hospitals with no luck of recovery..im desperate..does ercy ministries provide a good recovery??? a safe environment? x x or is it abuse and exorcisim?
thankyou, im 18 and my email is josie.x.x@hotmail.com
VIA
November 5, 2008
Trusting that your comment is legitimate, contact Mercy directly: http://www.mercyministries.org/OurProgram/Admissions/Apply.aspx