All Child abuse articles
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Opinion
‘Domestic abuse can be a difficult subject for the church, and I am trying to change that'
Having grown up in the church as a pastor’s daughter, Lauren Seager-Smith, CEO of The For Baby’s Sake Trust, a charity that aims to break cycles of domestic abuse and give babies the best start in life, says, ’it felt and continues to feel like marriage difficulties and harm in relationships were difficult secrets.’
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Opinion
‘I survived satanic ritual abuse, this is how Jesus saved me’
A Woman Alive contributor shares her painful story of abuse from her parents as a young child, and how subsequently she was healed and restored by Jesus.
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Article
‘I was abused and I had to forgive my father for what he had done to me’
Mary Joy, 77, lived in a constant state of fear and anxiety and struggled with depression and anger. It was only when God healed her of the trauma of childhood abuse, and she learned to practice forgiveness and walk in step with his promises, that she was set free
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Article
‘I was left vulnerable to abuse’
Pat Brooker, 82, shares her story of growing up in Fiji, Singapore and Malaysia, and how she found healing from childhood abuse through forgiveness as an adult
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Article
‘I have never experienced a relationship like this’
Vicki Keir shares her story of failed marriages – including discovering abuse in her home – and the faithful God who has given her hope and joy again