She survived horrors that most people could never imagine. Her true story of abduction, captivity and survival tells the frightening events and the one thing that kept her going – hope. By Elena Nikitina Abduction “The fear settled inside me… It was excruciating… It was rapidly destroying me.” Imagine you are walking home alone one… Continue reading A True Story of Abduction, Captivity, Survival, and Hope
Category: Sexual abuse
childhood instability led to serving others
For one police officer in Connecticut, childhood instability led to serving others. The first 15 years of her life have fueled the last 15 years, giving her strength and courage in her job as a police officer for the Hartford police department. “God picked me because he knew I could handle it,” 36-year-old Noelia Stoor… Continue reading childhood instability led to serving others
together forever
They are young. They are in love. They think they will be together forever. Statistics tell a different story. Dating violence for high school students is very real. According to the National Institute of Justice, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a nationally representative annual survey of youth in grades 9 to 12, found evidence of… Continue reading together forever
Breaking the silence
By Sharen McArthur, editor Breaking the silence was something he could not do when he was a child. He could not tell anyone – not his parents, his brothers, his sister. He suffered in silence. In 2013 he decided it was time to tell his story of the sexual abuse that he had endured as… Continue reading Breaking the silence