Graduation Day!

Another Fabulous Graduation Day at Mercy Ministries!

What an experience to witness the testimonies of and blessings bestowed upon the graduates by Nancy Alcorn and the staff of Mercy Ministries. I always come away from the graduations feeling a mixture of emotions: humbled, grateful, honored, blessed, tearful, spiritual, happy, joyful, enlightened and uplifted, just to mention a 'few'.

I was particularly touched today by a mother quoting from Isaiah 61, vs 1, 3...

He has sent me...to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.

Receiving beauty for ashes! I don't think it can be explained any clearer what Mercy is doing for these girls.

Congratulations to Caitlin, Kris and Jordan. May God continue to bless you with wisdom and knowledge so that you may see His truth in every situation.

Many thanks to our supporters for allowing us to BLESS these girls with gifts provided by Makeovers for Mercy. Teresa and I would like to thank the agents of Keller Williams Realty - Nashville and our other clients for their support making this all possible. We need continued support - please contact us to find out how YOU can help!

Blessings,

Jan
www.janorga.myarbonne.com
janorga@myarbonne.com

Mercy Ministries Video Blog

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http://mercyministriesvlog.blogspot.com/

Watch Nancy as she provides updates on Mercy Ministries!


Blessings,

Jan
www.janorga.myarbonne.com
615-400-3019

Prayer Partner Update

Received via email from Nancy Alcorn a few days ago:

I am traveling to St. Louis this weekend for several speaking engagements. I will be speaking to a group in the community on Saturday night (September 13). I will also be doing the three Sunday morning services at Faith Family Church in Shiloh, IL (St. Louis area) - at 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, and 11:00 AM. Then I will be speaking to a large group for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sunday night at 5:00 PM. Please pray for favor and for God to move and touch peoples lives during each of the times we share, and that He would continue to divinely connect us with people for His purposes.

I will be traveling to Los Angeles next weekend to speak at a womens conference called God Chicks. Please pray that will be a very powerful and effective time of ministry as well.

Please continue to pray for the girls in the program. We want to also update you with the names of our current residents because weve had quite a few girls graduate. (Check out some of our graduate stories on our website). For your convenience, I have attached a new list of names so that you can print it out and put it in your Bible.

Please continue to pray for our finances. This continues to be a challenging situation. Pray for God to touch the peoples hearts who are able to give extra at this time. Pray also for our monthly partners to be blessed so that they can keep their monthly commitments.

I was pretty shaken this morning as I got off the phone with a pastor from Louisiana who is very close to our ministry. He shared with me that he has an 11 year-old girl in his congregation that is pregnant. Her mother took her to get an abortion yesterday, but she couldnt go through with it, so she ended up calling this pastor for help and he called me this morning. Even though our age limit begins at 13, we will probably make an exception for this girl because she has no one and no where else to turn. The first thing we are recommending is that she be taken to the doctor to get a good physical and to find out how far along she is. Please pray for this young girl this is obviously a very devastating situation, and very indicative of the state of our nation.

Trinity - Kris - Joyia - Tara
Briany - Samantha - Jackie - Amanda
Emily - Tabitha - Jennife - Maddy
Brittany - Megan - Jama - Jennifer
Elizabeth - Caitlin - Tamara - Hannah
Deanna - Laura - Leisha - Sylvia
Heidi - Ashley - Haley - Kristin
Emily - Jackie - Chelsea - Sarah
Taylor - Georgianna - Stephanie - Stephanie
Hailey - Cindy - Jordan - Kimberly
Katrina - Britin - Kendyl - Lindsay
Ruth Ann - Morgan - Emily -Jennifer
Esther - Susan - Ashley - Cami
Ruby - Katie - Andrea - Erin
Jennifer - Amy - Carla - Brittany
Kelley - Chrystal - Sarah - Kelly
Kerry - Sandra - Chelsea - Kristi
Bonnie - Ashley - Rachel - Kelsey
Jessica - Carrie - Nichole - Ally
Ashley - Ashleigh - Chelsea - Kalie
Hannah - Charlice - Laura - Danielle
Abby - Jessica - Lauren
Hannah - Abby - Jill
We appreciate each of you so much,

Nancy

Nancy Alcorn
Founder and President



15328 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN 37211
phone: 615.831.6987 fax: 615.760.1113
http://www.mercyministries.com

Please join me in supporting these young women and MM in prayer!

Blessings,

Jan
www.jan.orga@myarbonne.com

What are "Makeovers for Mercy"?

"Makeovers for Mercy" is the brainchild of Teresa Bennett, my "upline" in Arbonne and partner in this effort. Without her I would not have been introduced to Mercy Ministries (MM) and would therefore, not have experienced the MIRACLES and TRANSFORMATIONS that are occurring daily at MM! I will remain forever grateful to Teresa for this introduction.

"Makeovers for Mercy" are makeovers for clients AND makeovers for residents and graduates of Mercy Ministries. The makeovers for our clients and monetary gifts from sponsors generate the funds necessary for us to provide 1) makeovers for MM residents and 2) FREE Arbonne product gifts for the girls at graduation!

Fifteen residents of Mercy Ministries in Nashville, Tennessee participated in the first “Makeover for Mercy” event on February 27, 2008!

The “Makeovers for Mercy” class began by discussing God’s order in nature and how that translates into skin tone, hair and eye color. Yes, there is a correlation! Each girl was given a worksheet and analyzed their skin tone and best complimentary colors.

In preparation for make-up application, the girls washed and moisturized their faces with Arbonne Intelligence Cleanser and Day and Night Moisturizer. Foundation colors were determined using the f.y.i. arbonne line for young women. Instruction for make-up application techniques were given using the Impact Your Image program developed by celebrity make-up artist Krista Embry. This is the exact program used with clients for the “Makeovers for Mercy” fundraising events. Visit Impact Your Image.

As our class time came to a close, each girl received a f.y.i. arbonne magazine with health and beauty tips and information. It was so exciting to surprise them with the news that money had been raised for each of them to receive gifts of skin care and make-up!


Be a part of “Makeovers for Mercy”!

Here’s how:

• Sponsor makeovers/products for residents
• Ask your employer to sponsor
• Sponsor as a Business Owner
• Tell others about the opportunity!

Blessings,

Jan
www.janorga.myarbonne.com
615-400-3019