Category: Testimonies

“I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about the virtual format – would we bond as a group? would I feel connected to the other participants? would I get distracted being online rather than in person?

YES, we bonded as a group. Mindy made sure that we had time to get to know each other.

Yes, I felt connected to the other participants. Mindy did a fantastic job of making us comfortable sharing some of the roughest parts of our lives. Her compassion was apparent in the way she tenderly asked the hard questions, allowing us time to process but not shying away from the issues.

No – I was not distracted. Mindy kept the conversation going (always allowing space when someone needed to ‘take a breath’), her knowledge of the Scriptures helped bring me to a deeper understanding of God’s Word.

This is a life changing Bible study and I am grateful for Mindy’s care for each of us as we walked this path to healing.”

Although I experienced several abortions decades ago, going through Forgiven and Set Free with Mindy was truly healing for me. I addressed all of my abortions for the very first time from a point of healing. I started the program in my basement, as I did not even want my husband to hear what was being discussed. By the middle of the study I had come up from the basement to the first floor of my house. I did not realize the extent to which I needed healing at the start of the study. Walking through this program was truly life changing.

5 years ago, the Lord convicted me of a deeply rooted wound. If you had asked me then, I would have said that I was fine with the abortion decision I made 18 years prior. That was FAR from the truth. The day of my conviction, the Holy Spirit took hold of me, and tore open the wound I didn’t even know was festering. Thus began my journey and healing. I began the Forgiven and Set Free study with Mindy and experienced what I would call “layers” being removed. With each layer, though painful, I found freedom and forgiveness. The study and most importantly, God, dug into the roots and made them clean. The study is rich with God’s word so you can stand firm in what you are learning and dealing with. Mindy is an excellent facilitator. She is dedicated to the task God has laid before her – being a vessel for Him to bring healing and salvation to those of us who so desperately need it.

I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to participate in the Forgiven and Set Free Bible Study last summer. It was a wonderful time of healing and meeting other women that had walked a similar path. Mindy was our facilitator and her knowledge of scripture and its application to our situations was amazing. I am thankful that the Lord knitted our hearts together and that we are still able to stay in touch today. Mindy is a loving, compassionate, follower of Jesus who is truly concerned with being apart of your healing. I appreciate all the time that Mindy took to prepare for our lessons and to make this virtual experience exceptional. I pray that many will engage in this opportunity to be apart of the virtual Forgiven and Set Free Bible Study through An Even Place. It has changed my life!!!!

I went through Forgiven and Set-free Bible Study. As Mindy lead me through the study she created a space where I felt safe ,heard and not alone. I experienced so much healing and freedom from shame and guilt. I have been Forgiven and Set-free!!

I would like to start off by saying Mindy is truly the best leader I have ever had the privilege of being in a group with.

We have known each other for about a year and have become good friends, that is why I wanted to join this group, I was coping with a second abortion that I had just started to remember. Having gone through healing for my first abortion I knew exactly what I needed to do. So, when I found out Mindy was doing a Virtual Group with Forgiven and Set Free I wanted to be a part of it.

I love Virtual groups, being in the safety of your home is such a blessing.

Being a part of this bible study under Mindy’s guidance, her passion and love for this Ministry was so apparent. And her Co-leader Carrie, she was so wise, and kind and so helpful. They were a great team.

It was truly a blessing to be in this group. God bless you Mindy and Carrie for your love for this ministry.

I still feel sad about my decision, but I know God has forgiven through the blood of his son, Jesus Christ. God has made me clear from what I did . He wants me to move on i I can better serve him . He is my employer. (On Facilitators) They are God’s representatives . I felt they walked me through this process in a gentle, caring nonjudgmental way. That made me feel so comfortable and safe that I was able to stay in the group. To open up and to be honest with my thoughts and feelings. I feel as though God handpicked them to send me his healing and forgiveness message to me. I truly am so grateful to both of them. I will alway love them .

Very loving, and open group of women sharing became easier with each meeting. Healing came along with authenticity and the amazing in depth bible study. I’ve healed so much. (On the leaders) Mindy was open and honest, great at facilitating the group and keeping us on track. Everyone felt open and comfortable sharing their abortion experiences. She kept us on track and challenged us to grow in certain areas. Very thankful and blessed for her excellent leadership. Whitney was a wonderful representative for the church, very knowledgable with scripture, honest and loving to the our group of post abortive women. She was a loving representative of the Lord’s love and forgiveness. (On virtual group meetings) It was amazing and I loved the virtual experience. It was better than my last class of Forgiven and Set Free over 10 years ago in person. I’ve grown a lot as a christian but I also felt very safe in the virtual environment. I’m 100 percent for virtual meeting.

Thankfully, I had experienced a great deal of healing prior to taking the plunge into this study once again. To be perfectly honest, I went into this group with the mindset of a student and spectator hoping to glean some wisdom in order to help others. In short, I did not expect to get much out of this. I was also lukewarm on the idea of bearing my soul to a bunch of strangers on a screen.

In short, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect in a “virtual” experience. I also didn’t know what to think of our co leader who was not post abortive? I thought to myself, ” What is her deal? How could she possibly understand my perspective? “

In the first 15 minutes of the first session all my questions and walls seemed to strangely fade as I was welcomed into one of the most stark examples of God’s love and grace in action. I felt that I was accepted and loved not just by the amazing group of ladies in my cohort, but by the leaders themselves.

The study itself was challenging, compelling us to take a hard look at our abortion experience through God’s eyes vs our own shame and guilt that had kept us in bondage for so many years. The level of engagement is high and after a while the fact that we were online didn’t seem relevant as I was walking with family.

I learned that tears have a way of bringing clarity and perspective, that God had yet another layer to peel off. The leaders were some of the most loving and compassionate women obedient to their calling to minister to the broken hearted. It was then that all of a sudden, my reservations about the co-leader who was not post abortive like me were gone.

She was in fact loving, warm, compassionate, knowledgeable and insightful. Her brokenness may not have been my brokenness but God showered us with His grace just the same. She modeled what the compassion of the church should look like and I am grateful.