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fter
eight years in corrections
Alcorn
began
and social work, Nancy
to realize the
programs to offer real transformation
inadequacy
of secular
in the lives of troubled
girls.
Believing that only Jesus could bring restoration
lives of girls who were desperately hurting,
calling her to step out to do something
into the
she knew God was
about it.
In 1983, Nancy opened the first Mercy Ministries
home in
Monroe, Louisiana. God had instructed her to do three specific
things to ensure His blessings on the ministry:
to accept girls
into the program free of charge, to give at least 10 percent of all
Mercy Ministries'
and ministries,
donations
to other Christian
and to take no state or federal funding
might limit freedom to teach Christian
has continued
organizations
that
principles. As Nancy
to be faithful to these three principles, God has
been faithful to provide for every need of the ministry-just
as
He promised.
Nancy frequently
speaks at conferences
around
the world.
She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, which is also the home of the
international
headquarters
of Mercy Ministries.
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