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MARCH NEWSLETTER

Hard Work From Phenomenal People

We are nothing but the people we surround ourselves with; whether that be our family and friends, our colleagues, or those we choose to journey in life with. At the top of that list for Discovering MErcy is our Board of Directors. This year, we’d like to give thanks to two individuals who not only align with our mission but whose drive and talent have played a crucial hand in providing refuge to the survivors in our community.

Kara Fort

In the three years that Kara Fort served on the Board, she was brains and brawn in our website development, strategic marketing, and launching of DiscoveringME Foundational Counseling Course.
The foundation that Kara built has proven to sustain the growth of the organization and a trajectory for further development. This foundation has solidified safety for the survivors seeking Discovering MErcy for ministry. 
Kara, we can't thank you enough for your love and care toward all of the folks we minister to, as well as your grace, wisdom, and visionary roadmap you set for us. Thank you seems so insignificant! We love you!

Jana Mills

Jana Mills has been a part of the Discovering MErcy team for two years. Joining us in Jan 2020 from a calling to help, by April, she was on the Board, helping us shape our organization and lending a helping hand when needed. 
Jana assisted with the setup of our Donor database and cared for those of you who support us financially. While she saw the beauty of the ministry to survivors, she was keenly appreciative of the faithful donors who support our ministry and mission. Her focus has been on caring for and crafting standard operating procedures for Donors, whose roles play a vital aspect of ministry.
Jana's love for ministry will continue as she ventures into prison ministry, answering a heart tug to minister one-on-one. We bless you and your ministry, Jana! We love you!

Trauma Based Mind Control Unpacked

Discovering MErcy's Definition of Trauma Based Mind Control Is
By A.R. Mitchell

Most people have heard of domestic violence or intimate partner violence. The National Domestic Violence Hotline defines domestic violence as “a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship.”
What if I told you that Trauma Based Mind Control was an abusive relationship operating with the same methods as domestic violence abusers - but instead of controlling one or two people - it could control entire nations?
In popular culture, Trauma Based Mind Control is referred to as brainwashing. The idea is that a person is taken and made to do or act against their will through repeated conditioning, manipulation, and gaslighting - all while they are powerless to exit the relationship.
It was first explored by the Russians in the 1920s after the violent overthrow of the Russian government by the Communist Party, in the 1930s the years prior to World War 2, it was used by the Nazis to divide the entire continent of Europe, then went to China and made its way into Korea and Vietnam - where American soldiers as prisoners of war experienced it at the hands and minds of their enemy captors.
This list of totalitarian regimes should make anyone uneasy… but the United States intelligence services also used Trauma Based Mind Control with the intent to control the population both foreign and within the borders of the United States
Like all forms of abuse, there are red flags that indicate its presence. And this readership should recognize the overlap of many different forms of abuse. What I’m trying to say is, the methods are the same, the goals are the same - and the end game is the same: Control, domination, and fear. The only difference is the scope - domestic violence affects the family unit, trauma-based mind control can affect entire populations.
Before I detail the red flags of trauma-based mind control, I want to add that a healthy relationship depends on you as an individual being allowed to have and safely express...
  • Your own Mind
  • Your own Will
  • Your own Emotions
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Those with who you are in a relationship with must respect these items. If they can’t accept or allow you to have your own mind and thought processes, personal choice or free will, and emotions - then the relationship isn’t healthy. (Thank you, Discovering MErcy.) 
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The method to successful trauma-based mind control is three steps…
  1. Unfreezing - Questioning of one's identity 
  2. Changing - Implantation of a new identity enforced by the group that demands compliance or loss of a relationship
  3. Refreezing - Reinforcement of the new identity; isolation can make one doubt their old identity and adaptation of the new normal.
If you're wondering ‘how could this possibly happen to a person?’ 
I hope this will clarify…
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Repetitive trauma and abuse a person endures that causes him or her to be submissive to another in their thoughts, will, and choices. This article written by a friend of Discovering MErcy unpacks this ideology and definition with a layman's understanding. To find out more information on different forms of trauma, including Mind Control Trauma, and the characteristics to identify trauma within your own life.

Journey Out of Fear Into Love With Discovering ME: Foundational Courses


If the concept of 'Foundational Counseling Course' holds you back and causes hesitation on whether you will learn to counsel... Here's a peek into what your journey could be. 
This is a course to understand what it means to imagine God as a Human.
Together, we explore and reflect on what being Human looks like.
 
"For years I've been crying out to the Lord. Something is wrong with my head, I can't think clearly for the 'fog', I can't relate to people the way I want to and I don't understand why. Help!
He has answered my prayer in the Discovering MErcy course being created and me finding you in the midst of a 'pandemic'.
Understanding trauma and how to 'surf' over my emotions is helping to fight back the fog. My heart still beats faster than it should at times. I still lose time sometimes. But the fog is clearing. I'm laughing more. I know I'm being more real. And that's after only 6 months.
Thank you for getting me, not once, but over and over again. For hearing my heart. And for teaching me how to be in the moment. The journey continues - watch this space! 😂"
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What We're Catching Up On


This month we are catching on to the latest episode crafted by the BibleProject. In Episode Six: Destined for Glory, Tim and Jon, the conversationalists of the BibleProject, sit down with theologian and scholar Dr. Haley Goranson Jacob to explore her new book which illuminates "different lenses used to understand Paul’s theology around the word “glory” and different ideas of what it means to become Christlike."
An excerpt from the episode that we simply can't shake as this concept is what Discovering MErcy stands for... 
Tim: What comes to your imagination when you think of a group of followers of Jesus in a neighborhood, or in a city, embodying that glorified, conformed to the Son of God type of ruling?
Haley: I envision them looking around and having eyes to see true brokenness, true pain. Not looking for somebody to evangelize, not looking for somebody who doesn't go to church, but they want to go to church. Those are perfectly good and fine things to look for. But I don't know that that's what it means to rule or to be glorified in this way.
I think what it would mean for the church is to look at their neighborhood and to see the suffering. Because every neighborhood has some form of suffering. Even the most privileged of us in the United States have some form of suffering going on. But to look at the neighborhood and to see what forms of suffering there is, is it poverty? Is it issues of race? Is it health concerns is? You know, you think of Flint, Michigan, a lack of clean drinking water? There are so many issues that have riddled our broken world, and every single neighborhood has them.
And so I think it would be a matter of the church, truly assessing those areas of brokenness and pain and suffering, and thinking through the ways in which they can bring the love of God into that neighborhood where they can bring mercy, where they can bring grace, where they can bring some form of redemption. It's not always going to be spiritual redemption. Physical redemption is just as much something that we've been called to as much as the spiritual redemption aspects.
Listen To The Full Episode Here
The BibleProject is one of many Resources that cares for your Soul that is featured on our blog. These resources are for those looking to further expand on their relationship with God and the relationships within one's own life. 

Smile With Us

Each time we receive a donation from our Amazon SMILE list, we smile BIG from ear to ear (and do a little happy dance too!). Have you ever wondered why Amazon is a great outlet for organizations seeking itemized donations? It's quite simple!
  • Ease of purchasing when supporting an organization;
  • And your purchase will also generate a 0.5% donation back for the organization;
  • And, AmazonSmile Charity Lists provides an easy way to shop and donate items directly to the Discovering MErcy Ministry Home.
Now that's what we call a WIN-WIN. Support our survivors seeking refuge at our Ministry Home by making a donation today towards the Discovering MErcy's Amazon Smile List today!
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Thank you for all your support,
Fern & Audrey 
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