I sat in church for years and no one talked about or addressed my deepest pains and I also didn’t open up about what had happened to me. If 60% of sexual assaults go unreported think about the potential numbers of people who are sitting in church just like I was—hurting but not knowing how to be healed, break free from shame and get the help they need.
Before leaving for this missions trip to Kenya and Uganda, I had been praying that God would open a door for me to minister in South Africa because so many women in South Africa have been raped.
To my surprise, I learned that 80 percent of women in Kenya have been raped. I was taken aback but also realized why God wanted me in Kenya and Uganda.
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“The enemy puts full effort into silencing only the greatest voices.” – Lenita Reeves
“I recommend “Breaking the Silence” to anyone who has suffered the horrible crime of rape and to those believers who may encounter a person that has been raped, that they would be well equipped with biblical compassion that is rampant throughout Lenita Reeves offering.” — Bruce Moar, The Christian Church Blog
Our church workers, leaders, and members carry silent wounds from the atrocity of rape. According to RAINN, a national sexual abuse network, rape affects one in six women and one in thirty-three men, and 60% of all sexual assaults are never reported to the police.
Where are the Biblical answers that will provide healing in this area?
