Told by “Chiral,” written by Lauren Rose As a single mom of two toddlers, I thought my kids needed a dad, and I desired to be a stay-at-home mom. I believed God answered my prayers when I reconnected with my high school boyfriend when he returned from the Army, and we...
Domestic Abuse
SACRED COWS IN THE CHURCH: When Churches Elevate Marriage Over Lives
This blog post was originally published Nov. 2016, since that time things have improved significantly in our churches. However, there is not a week that goes by in our ministry when we don’t hear a story of someone who is still struggling to get their church to...
“Christine’s” Church Introduced Her to Love After Abuse
As told by "Christine," and written by Lauren Rose I separated from my husband three times because of the abuse, but I was blessed that God placed me in churches that rallied around my children and me at each of those times. This is still amazing to me, considering...
“Heather” Finds Peace and Freedom at the Women’s Retreat
As told by "Heather," edited by Lauren Rose I've been working with the advocates at Called to Peace Ministries (CTPM) for six months and have been so blessed by their help and support! The 2022 He Makes All Things Women's Retreat was my first retreat, and I was...
“Nora” and Her Three Children Find Grace and Assistance!
As told by "Nora" and written by Lauren Rose The Called to Peace Ministries (CTPM) Emergency Fund was exactly the help and support that my children and I needed at the exact moment we needed it. I will be forever grateful for how CTPM stepped into my life and lifted...
Meet Brooke, Part 2: Escaping the Darkness
Written by: Brooke ---Continued from Part One: Coming to the Light--- One evening a couple of weeks before Christmas, I was eight months pregnant and crying out to God again, asking Him for faith to help me believe and act on the truth that He would provide for my...
Meet Brooke, Part 1: Coming to the Light
Written by: Brooke My story begins with a deep, unexplainable desire to be loved. After spending two years in an emotionally abusive dating relationship with a man I was engaged to and living with, I decided I did not want to spend the rest of my life with this person...
The Mind-Body Connection – Psychological Abuse is Physical Abuse!
Guest Author: Eva Priest The disclosure of my abuse has been met with varying degrees of compassion. One clergyman responded, “Let me ask you this: was it physical?” His question stung. I was bewildered. He seemed more concerned with the theological justification or...
A Letter from a Survivor
Marriage is highly valued! But this marriage might take my life! The image that God has created in me was almost gone.
Meet Melody
This year I celebrated my 40th birthday full of joy and gratitude! The day marked a milestone for me in reaching goals that seemed unattainable not so long ago. I am a survivor of domestic abuse; yet, through the love and support of many people, including Called to...
Meet Kristen – Christmas Holidays, a Domestic Abuse Rescue, and a New Song of Redemption!
She always felt something was broken within her that made her unlovable…until a Christmas redemption occurred!
Meet Meghan – Christmas Fairytale, Christmas Nightmare, to Christmas Peace!
…what I thought began as a Christmas fairytale marriage was ending as a Christmas nightmare.