Lucy D. Ola
Lucy D. Ola is a Nigerian-British Christian author, educator and host of The Quiet Knowing podcast. Her work explores faith, domestic abuse, culture, identity and the experiences of women whose stories have often been silenced. She is the author of When Heaven Was Silent.
OpinionI stayed silent because I thought God wanted me to: The hidden cost of faith and abuse
Christian author and educator Lucy D. Ola knows what it is like to wrestle with the tension between faith, marriage and abuse. Here, she shares how the belief that God wanted her to stay silent kept her in an abusive marriage – and how finding her voice helped her begin to rebuild her life.
