Living in Freedom & Confidence
"In him (Christ Jesus) and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence." – Ephesians 3:11 niv
A detailed journey of rape recovery and how I achieved Hope and Healing in my life.
Please come join me at Pantano Christian Church this Sunday April 30th for the second week of the “Shattered” teaching series. Service times are 9am, 11am & 1pm. You can also stream live at their website: http://pantano.church/ Part one entitled: “Getting Free From the Trap” was last week. If you missed it, you can watch it at: http://pantano.church/watch/. Not…
I recently spoke to a group of women and a young mother posed this question to me: Has Being Raped Affected My Parenting? Absolutely! How could it not? My immediate response was to emphasize private areas and inappropriate touching. I discussed being open with my kids and sharing facts when appropriate, because I feel education…
Please come join me at Pantano Christian Church this Sunday April 23rd for the start of a new teaching series entitled: “Shattered.” Service times are 9am, 11am & 1pm. You can also stream live at their website: http://pantano.church/ The first two Sundays of this series will include my story of hope and healing after rape. I had…
The other night I had the privilege of speaking at Take Back the Night at the University of Arizona. It was a powerful evening organized by SPEAC – Students Promoting Empowerment & Consent. I am still trying to process all that transpired and the emotions it evoked. That was the first time I ever attended…
Come join me for Take Back the Night at the University of Arizona on Wednesday, April 19th from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM MST. I am tentatively scheduled to share my story at the Women’s Plaza of Honor from 6:25pm to 6:35pm.
These past few months I have had the privilege to go through an in-depth study of the Gospel of Luke. Paul refers to Luke as a physician in Colossians 4:14. Being a physician, Luke aptly focuses on the healings of Jesus more than any other gospel. As a physician, I am sure he had to…
This is an amazing weekend & month as we get to reflect on Jesus’ redemptive work on the Cross at Easter. At the very heart of Jesus dying on the cross for our sins is forgiveness. Jesus took on our sins so that we might live in freedom in Christ!
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. Every 98 seconds, an American is sexually Assaulted.11 1 in 4 college women has been a victim of rape or of an attempted rape.8 Those are a daunting statistics! I am a statistic! Join me this month in raising awareness of this epidemic, not just on college campuses, but…
“…and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us (Luke 11:4a NLT).” I had the honor this past week of sharing my story of hope and healing with a group of women. After my talk one woman approached me and posed the question: “Was there a specific point when you knew you…
How should you respond if someone confides in you that they have been raped? What should you do? What is the right response? First, if it just happened – get them to the hospital. Encourage them to get medical attention immediately. They shouldn’t take a shower or change any of their clothing. Offer to drive…