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How to Bring increase to Your Life: Part 3

In, "How to Bring Increase to Your Life:  Part 3", Nancy shares how when she and the ministry were faithful and diligent with what The Lord had given them as they first started Mercy, God then trusted them with more. Through this story, the ministry has grown to transform many lives for Christ.  This story will encourage you to sow what The Lord has put in your hand and on your path because after all, we are responsible with what He has so graciously given us.

How to Bring Increase to Your Life: Part 2

In this part of "How to Bring Increase to Your Life," Nancy points to specific scriptures that remind us to be obedient to The Lord.  The nature of God is to be a giver and He has called us to sow what we intend to reap, through His seed sowing principle.  As we are consistent with our sowing, through time, The Lord will bring harvest.  "When we have needs, we must sow a seed."

How to Bring Increase to Your Life: Part 1

As Nancy introduces her four part series on “How to Bring Increase to Your Life”, she brings the truth to our hearts as she encourages Christians to fulfill our part in the conditions of God’s promises. Through that, The Lord will be faithful to His word. We long to bring increase into our lives so that God can use us as a conduit to be a source of blessing. Nancy also talks about how crucial it is for us to freely give, as we have freely received.

He Makes All Things New

In this episode, He Makes All Things New, Nancy Alcorn shares how it is God's will for all to have life and life abundantly. Disobedience and sin try to hinder God's plan, but Jesus is God's remedy for Satan's interruption. You don't want to miss this episode of MercyTalk!

How to Bring Increase to Your Life - Part 4

In Part 4 of this series Nancy shares scriptures and stories on how giving has been one of the major factors in the success of Mercy Ministries. She talks about how our mindset should not be one of greed but one of a giver. Don't miss this powerful series!

Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment

When I founded Mercy Ministries in 1983, I had a deep burden for helping young women, including those facing an unplanned pregnancy. I still do!

I remember our first-ever pregnant resident at Mercy had a truly heartbreaking story. She was just 13 years old, and pregnant with the baby of her mother’s 37-year-old boyfriend. To most people, abortion in her situation would have been acceptable. But she had the guts to choose life for her child, no matter what it cost her personally… and it cost her a lot.

Let’s face it – every woman facing an unplanned pregnancy needs incredible support! For girls who decide to parent, their needs feel unending. As Christians, we’ve got to be a lifeline for these girls!

When a young woman becomes pregnant, how does the church respond? Is there judgment, or is there mercy? Does she feel safe reaching out for emotional and spiritual help? Can she get help for the practical needs that can be overwhelming?

Practical support for a young mom is crucial! I know some churches understand this, and do a great job providing essentials like diapers, car seats and clothes. But many single moms don’t receive this kind of help. Sometimes they’re embarrassed to voice their needs, or they’re in survival mode with their own needs buried under so many responsibilities. Without people in the church caring enough to ask how they can help, single moms can slip right off the radar - and eventually, right out of the pews!

At Mercy, we know that in order for the courageous girls in our program to be great moms, they need practical, emotional and spiritual help. Getting healing from the wounds of their past is critical for their future, and we help them do that through biblically-based counseling, a focus on forgiveness and helping them find their true identity in Christ. Girls at Mercy also receive life-skills training in areas like budgeting, parenting and meal preparation.

What about the young women in your congregation who have chosen life for their babies but who desperately need discipleship, mentoring and help with practical, everyday things? Maybe they’re too afraid or too stressed to ask for it themselves. I encourage you to ask God to highlight the single moms around you who you can come alongside to help strengthen. They need us!!

James 2:13 tells us clearly, “Mercy triumphs over judgment.” Do you know someone in this situation who needs mercy from you today to triumph over the judgment and scorn she has felt from others? I encourage you to reach out in faith, knowing that your kindness and service will impact her ability to see herself as Christ sees her… beloved. Your help will make a huge difference in her life, her child’s life, and future generations!

SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR BLOG FOLLOWERS

Exciting news!!! From now on instead of a written blog, I will be doing a weekly podcast called “Mercy Talk,” which you can download and listen to at your convenience. You will also have the opportunity to request free books from time to time through offerings on our podcasts. Hope you will choose to switch over to the audio version and join us each week! Each show is only a half hour, and you will have the opportunity to not only hear from me, but also hear from some of the young women whose lives have been transformed at Mercy. I am so excited about these podcasts and have been having a ton of fun recording them in our in-house studio at our corporate office. I would love for you to share any feedback, suggestions for new shows, or any comments you may have by emailing us at mercytalk@mercyministries.com.

I hope 2013 proves to be our best year yet!

Nancy

Merry Christmas!!!Jude wanted to take a minute to wish yo...

Merry Christmas!!!

Jude wanted to take a minute to wish you all a very, Merry Christmas!


Hope you have a very blessed Christmas.

Love to all,

Nancy

A Verry Merry Mercy!

I am on the run (currently sitting in the Sacramento airport about to board my flight) but wanted share a couple pictures with you that I just received back from our photographer. These pictures are from the Merry Mercy Christmas Benefit we had last Thursday night in Nashville. It was such a fun evening and I loved getting to connect with so many of the people who have supported us financially and prayerfully over the years. I hope you enjoy the pictures below and if you'd like to hear more about the event you can read about it here!

Me with the Freshwater family. Their daughter, Heather (pictured center),
graduated from the program last year.
Me and the wonderful Merry Mercy committee.
Without them this event would have never been possible!

Laine Craft, me, and Dave and Sharon Ramsey
Me, Rob and Lou Taylor, and International supermodel and Mercy supporter
Niki Taylor, who served as our honorary chair
Me with my dear friends Bernadette and Phil Keaggy. Phil served as the entertainment
for the evening and even sung a song he recorded with one of our Mercy graduates.
Me with our Executive Director of Development
Heather Robinson, who organized the event, and Board Member Lynn Morrow
Me with graduate Camilla Dechent and her husband Paul, who spoke at the event.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

This year as you celebrate Thanksgiving with your friends and family, I hope you will focus on the things you have to be thankful for, as well as the problems you have already faced and overcome. No matter what you may be facing today, just like our Mercy girls, there is nothing that you cannot overcome through the power of Christ who gives you strength.


Here are just a FEW things that I am thankful for…

1. The free gift of salvation.
2. Jude, the world’s greatest dog! :)
3. My family and friends.
4. Transformed lives of thousands of girls who have gone through Mercy Ministries.
5. Our Mercy supporters who help make transformed lives possible.

What are you thankful for today?