Mercy Gate Ministries

Mercy Gate Ministries serves as a second responder by working with law enforcement, substance abuse and treatment facilities, and the judicial courts to care for victims of sex trafficking. In 2023 Mercy Gate Ministries handled 107 crisis cases and responded to 92 inmate requests, and our survivor advocate directly supported 27 women during the year. Furthermore, Mercy Gate Ministries referred 16 women into the journey program; which is one of less than a dozen residential and non-residential services provided in Texas dedicated to helping women victims of sexual trafficking and exploitation, and the only entity serving the Texas hill country. In addition to working directly with sexually exploited women, Mercy Gate has reached more than 3,693 individuals through an extensive outreach program that includes church presentations, public awareness events, special events and fundraisers, training with task force members, social workers and security peronnel, presentations to high school students; and media coverage in print, television, radio, social media, and local podcasts. La ha is our residential program. There has been 40 residents in the program since inception and 24 in the nonresidential program.