Diamond in the Darkness

"I'm going to be so happy now, just wait and see," but I left the altar where I met Jesus and walked back into the same patterns of behavior in my life. Indeed He set me free, but it took a long journey down a lighted path before freedom became my reality. Born into abject poverty then adopted into an alcoholic family, by the time she reached 33 her life was shattered. She was alone, broke, rejected again, desperate, out of hope and done with life. When children are abused, there is a darkness that grabs their soul, establishes strongholds designed to extinguish hope, and tethers their life to repeating cycles of defeat. This captivating true story transparently tells of the darkness of abuse and its profound lasting effects in one woman's life. You feel the weight of the darkness, then, her journey reveals the power of the Light of God to bring healing and wholeness to her as she followed Him in His ways. As she healed, her family system and the very fabric of her life changed. When the change came, she realized God had protected her true identity from the very beginning. The things done to her never took away who she was.