Mercy Ministries “Likes” Anderson Hill Consulting

Want to help raise money for Mercy Ministries just by “liking” someone on Facebook?! Anderson Hill Consulting is a Nashville business that specializes in remodeling homes. Owner Eric Poulin (pictured right), recently came to tour our Nashville home and international headquarters and wanted to raise support for Mercy! Therefore, Eric set a goal to raise $1,000 for Mercy Ministries in the month of February. Anderson Hill Consulting will donate one dollar for every new fan they get on their Facebook page, up to 1,000 fans! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY!!! Click here to go to their Facebook page and click on the “like” button. It’s that easy!!!

Special thanks to Eric Poulin and Anderson Hill Consulting for their support!

Hope everyone has a great night!

Too Good to Miss!

Last Sunday morning we had one of the most amazing and powerful radio shows, and the feedback from this particular show has been overwhelming. We actually had a young woman who was in the Mercy program about 10 years ago facing an unplanned pregnancy after her freshman year of college. During Kathryne’s stay at Mercy, she prayerfully made the decision to place her son for adoption. She felt that this was best for him, and would also make a way for her to complete her college education. Fast forward almost ten years later, and Kathryne not only completed her college degree, but she is now happily married and expecting a child of her own. In addition, Kathryne has been working as one of our Intake Coordinators for the past three years. In this position, Kathryne is on the phone every day with young girls who are facing difficult issues and are interested in coming to Mercy. Because of so much positive feedback about this particular show, I wanted to put a link to it here so you could listen – www.mercymultiplied.com.

I have also included pictures so you can see what each one of them look like. Not only was Kathryne in the studio, but she was joined by her husband, John, and the adoptive couple, Greg and Tracey. They shared their story of perfect love and the bond they have with the perfect love of God that was passed on through this. There is a trust and a love between them that only God can give. You are going to love this!!!

Here’s Kathryne at her desk working at Mercy

Adoptive couple, Greg and Tracey, with Jackson today

Jackson as a baby

Kathryne and her husband, John, on their wedding day!

Two Years And Still Going Strong…

I just received a very inspiring letter from 2009 Nashville graduate, Georgianna, and I wanted to share it with you. Georgianna came to Mercy struggling with an eating disorder and self-harm, and is now walking in complete and total freedom. It is always so cool to receive letters like this that truly show how your past does not have to determine your future. I hope that Georgianna’s letter blesses you as much as it blessed me!

Hello!

I just wanted to let all of you at Mercy know that you are constantly in my prayers – God is doing GREAT things and it is a joy to watch Him work through your lives! I am so thankful that He led me to your doors two years ago. He has continued to do a good and perfect work and today I am still walking in freedom and living with hope and purpose! I am currently attending Liberty University with a goal of double majoring in Clinical Psychology and Health Promotions. It’s been a busy, but productive semester so far. I am also serving on Student Leadership as well as playing soccer and I absolutely love it!

The Lord is faithful and I am so thankful that His love is constant and sustaining. He never fails!

“I AM the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. – John 15:5”

Much love to all of you!

Because of His Mercy,

Georgianna

I am so proud of Georgianna and all she has overcome! She is truly a trophy of God’s grace!

Hope everyone has a great night!

Life On The Road…

Hey Everyone –

Hope you had a great weekend! The last time I blogged, I was in Toledo, OH, and the traveling has not stopped. I am currently on my way to spend time with our staff and girls in Louisiana for a few days and then on to St. Louis, MO to do the same. Although I love speaking at churches and conferences all over, my favorite thing is spending time with the current residents in all of our homes. Watching them face and overcome their issues head on is so rewarding – God is so good. They are truly my heroes!!! I will be joined by my special friends, Jane and Crystal Hamon, who will be spending time pouring into the lives of our staff and residents through the teaching of God’s Word and personal ministry to each individual. Please pray for this very special time that I believe will be life-changing for everyone, especially for our current residents in Louisiana and St. Louis.

I’ll talk more with you later. Hope everyone has a great night!

In Toledo With CeCe Winans, Jane Hamon, Lisa Bevere, and Kathi Pitts...

The Impact Women's Conference hosted by Kathi Pitts has been one of the best ever!!! It has been my great joy to speak at this great conference alongside CeCe Winans, Jane Hamon, Lisa Bevere, and conference host, Kathi Pitts. The opening session of the conference was Wednesday evening with both morning and evening sessions yesterday and today. The closing session of the conference will be tonight featuring author and speaker, Jane Hamon, from Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.

For me personally, this has been one of the most fun conferences I have ever been a part of because all of the speakers are close, personal friends. We have had a great time!! Lots of tears and lots of laughter with God doing a deep work in the hearts of many.

I thought you might enjoy getting an inside look at some of the special moments we have had these last couple of days...

Nancy pictured with Kathi Pitts, Lisa Bevere, and Jane Hamon

Lisa Bevere

CeCe Winans

Celebrating with Canadian Mercy Grads!!!

Nancy with the two graduates

I thought you would love seeing the celebration that occurred at the Mercy Canada home yesterday as we honoured the newly transformed lives of our first two Canadian graduates. The Mercy house in Canada was full of people and full of joy – it was so awesome to hear from these two beautiful young ladies about how Christ has changed their lives and given them a new beginning. Both Jorgia and Sonja are very excited about their future, and both young women plan to dedicate their lives to helping other young women overcome the same issues that they themselves have overcome. It was my honour to be there to mark this first ever milestone for our newest home in Vancouver, BC.

First two Canadian graduates are all smiles

I salute John and Helen Burns for having the heart and vision to start a Mercy home in Canada, and I salute Nicola Bartel for being the great leader she is as our Executive Director and overseer of all of our staff. What a great job this staff is doing!!!

John and Helen Burns

Check out these pictures to give you an idea of the wonderful time we had yesterday as we honoured these two young women…

Nancy gives current Canadian resident, Nancy, a hug of encouragement

Valentine’s Day in Vancouver…

Yesterday was such a fun day, but also a busy one. I did my Mercy Multiplied radio show yesterday morning, and quickly left the studio to come home and pack a bag to head to Vancouver. I arrived late last night, and it was my great joy to walk into the Mercy home this morning to surprise the girls for Valentine’s Day! I had the privilege of teaching class and encouraging each one of the young ladies in their journey. The home here is so special and so beautiful, and the staff are so awesome!!! Tomorrow we will have an official graduation ceremony as we graduate our first two Canadian residents. It is my joy and privilege to be here to share in this milestone moment. These two girls represent hundreds and even thousands of young women who will walk through these doors in the months and years ahead to receive their freedom. Thought you might enjoy seeing a picture of me with some of the residents in our home here in Canada.


Also, I wanted to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you a Happy Valentine’s Day!