The SURVIVORS:

All of the Mercy Gate Ministry survivors are women who have stepped out of the darkness of sex trafficking, sexual exploitation, and/or sexual abuse, and are traveling the road into the Light of Redemption through the life changing Gospel of Jesus Christ. The program is intensive (transforming), requiring courage and importantly Christian support, to overcome the years of trauma. While each journey is different, the survivors of Mercy Gate Ministries have that courage in common. From healing of past trauma to obtaining the “gift” of peace that comes from being restored. Restoration is the place they can begin to re-construct their lives and be capable of independence. A hinderance to that independence for some is that they have previously only lived a life of bondage, never a life self-sufficiency.

In restoration, they are coming from the darkness of their earlier life, rejecting the lie that they are unworthy of love and hope. Through restoration, they embrace the knowledge that they are daughters of the most-high God and His Son, Jesus. This transformation in extraordinary. But to the survivors, who have existed in darkness without hope, it often seems miraculous.

That restoration is summed up in one sentence spoken by a survivor:

It is a journey. Starting with the survivors commitment to begin their healing, continuing through the restoration process (either residential or non-residential) and progressing to the transitional Arukah Home made possible by the love and support of Mercy Gate and the community.

Mercy Gate recognized that restorative healing was not enough to transition most survivors into being capable of independent living.

To that end, Mercy Gate Ministries set goals for that transition:

• Provide a safety-net for survivors recovering from sex trafficking and sexual exploitation by constructing a safe, subsidized, and supportive home that greatly enhances their journey to gain financial independence and freedom;
• Build on our continuum of care component that will expand Mercy Gate’s mission to serve these survivors for a longer period of their recovery journey;
• Reduce barriers that survivors face recovering from sexual trauma by ensuring an environment to make their own choices, build self-confidence, overcome their fears of living on their own, practice beneficial life skills, and establish healthy relationships.

The “Arukah vision” began moving into reality when in January of 2024, Mercy Gate stepped out in faith and obtained a one-acre property in west Kerr County. Through the donations, gifts, sweat equity, and love, Arukah Home has risen from the soil, and in one short year after acquiring the land, Arukah Home, a two-story, 4,100 square foot, five bedroom, four-and-a-half- bathroom home, is ready to accept residents.

A few of our partners...

Arukah Home is first and foremost, a matter of the heart in giving to others. There can be no other word to describe the construction of Arukah house but miraculous. Businesses, churches, foundations, ministries, groups and individuals all stepped up to partner with MGM investing in the transitioning of lives to embrace Mathew 25:40.

Mercy Gate recognizes and thanks (and sends God’s Blessings to) the following partners for each contribution that is an investment in the transitioning of lives.

Eight Days of Hope Ministries

William & Freddie Morrill
Ryan & Megan Frazier MO Ranch
>1687 Foundation
Hal & Charlie Peterson Foundation
Elijah List Ministries

James Avery Charitable Foundation
Collier Cabinetry, LLC
Kevin Collier & Beacon Baptist Church, Arkansas
Trinity Excavation & Dan Kelly
State Aire &Nathan Mundahl
Oak Hills Church, San Antonio
Quercus Capital Holdings, LLC
Jill Reno Collection

Whitaker Flooring
Ray C. Fish Foundation
Mary Jo Reno Hawkins
Howell Ridout, Architect

Reprographics & John D’Arcy
Everready Electric & John Flowers
Rio de Arcadia B&B
Cypress Roofing
Enchanted Rock Granite Fabricators
Vlasek Septic

Chuck & Missy Coulter
KerrPro Painting
Vlasek Pump Company
Dustin Lenard, Craftsman
Linda Coffee
Gary Decker
Merryl Redding, Adena Art Glass

Kerrville Rotary Club
Sherwin Williams Paint
Denise Cartwright
Linda Harper
Chae Spencer
Tammy Brown

Community Donors Campaign (various)
Heart of Texas Propane
Rustic Elegance
Kevin and Stephanie Sutton
Spencer Ranch
Hunt Baptist Church
Lauren Yatskis