For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 (ESV)
]It takes time to speak of domestic abuse
Time to know what to share and to refuse
After years of living as a silent recluse
It took a while to share the darkness of abuse
I have survived the abusive hand
My soul once crumbled like shifting sand
God rescued me from the bondage of man
I SURVIVED and now in CHRIST I stand
The nightmares now are so faded
The lie that I’m worthless has been abated
In Jesus my soul is consecrated
My abuser’s “power” so overrated
My emotions are healing with words I say
The memories of pain edge farther away
Not a distant dream but the torment at bay
My mind free from the fear that gripped me each day
Yes, it took time to speak about the pain
To know what to share and what to refrain
After years of living in silent shame
It took a while to share about my pain
by Donna Wright – copyright 2012 –
Poem republished with kind express written permission
If you are at a place in your life where you can speak against domestic violence, then your voice needs to be heard. Stop abuse – stop the silence.
Gerry gave his life to Jesus Christ in June of 1985 through the witness of a man who was a member of the Charismatic movement. He first attended a Pentacostal church in his hometown during his final year of high school (1985-1986). After that, he went to university and studied Biology (Entomology/Ecology), graduating with an Honours degree in 1992. During this time, he attended a non-denominational gathering that was much in form like a Brethren assembly, leaving that place in 2004. In 2005, he and his young family began attending a local Baptist church in the city where he lives today. He serves there as the chair of the Christian Education, Missions, and Outreach commission, the coordinator for the Deacons-at-Large, and as the Deacon of the Pastor of the congregation.
His love of the Scriptures began the very night he became a Christian, and has continued to the present day. It is his desire that everyone that comes accross this site would become a careful reader of the Scriptures, even if they disagree with his own opinions about what they say, because he believes that the testimony to Jesus is the spirit of prophecy – and that the main goal of all Christians everywhere should be to follow Jesus to the best of their ability, with a spirit of devotion to the Lord, not just commitment to doctrinal positions. To this end, he has self-published an eBook titled “Practical Discipleship,” available on Amazon.com for the Kindle reader.
