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6 BODY OF CHRIST NEWSMAY 2015 Thats the Word of the Lord over my life my children and my grandchildren even to 1000 gen- erations However for many years it didnt look and surely didnt feel like VICTORY My now ex-husband was the sex- ual violator of my eldest daughter whom he had adopted when she was 5 and our son. These events hap- pened in KS where we moved after he had gotten out of the US Army. What levels of tragedy devastation pain anger on all sides were released when he broke our trust and confi- dence To add to the humiliation his violation of my daughter led to her pregnancy at 15 Even after reporting these events there was no help for us as the remaining family unit. I got divorced we had moved to CA and then my children and I moved to Denver where I had been born and raised. Unfortunately this occurred about 24 years ago and even the church wasnt prepared or equipped to face this dark space of silence and pain to help my family and I heal. Churches werent equipped to help people with this kind of tragedy Sexual sin especially the ravaging of our children it just wasnt dealt with and today we are only slightly better. As I kept running to the cross Jesus kept telling me I was victori- ous I Corinthians 15 57 But thanks be to God who gives us the VICTORY through our Lord Christ Jesus. Moving from CA to Denver getting a job a new home a new church new schools returning to college for my Masters in Counseling we were experiencing Transition 101 with intensity. But God kept provid- ing and meeting our needs. My children and I are doing much better. Sharing our story of recovery and still recovering is helping. We are thankful to God and those He has placed in our lives to walk on this journey with us. It is not easy About three years ago the perpe- trator was found and sentenced to prison. He is currently there and yes we are still forgiving him. Through much prayer and doing research on how to help my chil- dren and me God allowed me to build a curriculum that would help the walking wounded right in the middle of churches. The minis- try birthed out of our misery was victim2Victory a faith based cur- riculum presented in support group venues to survivors of incest child sexual abuse and rape. This group served noticed to the women who participated that First they were not alone in this journey Second VICTORY had already been appropriated for them and Third VICTORY had been hin- dered by the silence and pain of their tragedies Developing their voice by sharing their stories and healing the pain of rejection abuse and the various issues that came out of being hurt were worth this journey into HEALING their lives. As God has blessed differ- ent churches to host victim2vic- tory ministry women return back to their churches transformed by the loving hand of the Lord and His sweet redemption. In the ten years since its inception victim2Victory has partnered with over 200 women who have taken this journey. God has also birthed victim2Valour for men and victim2VictoryJR for teen girls. The work continues as God continues to give us His vision for Victory for all who will come What the enemy meant for evil God continues to turn it around for our GOOD...thats why my family I are Victorious Victiom2victory is located in Aurora CO. If you or someone you know needs counseling from Victory Coach Brenda. Or if you want to submit someones story who is con- sidered to be a Hero to Highlight Brenda Clark-Dandridge By Brenda Clark-Dandridge Victorious HERO HIGHLIGHTS Brenda Clark-Dandridge has been a victory coach to so many people here in Colorado and Beyond She is undeniably a woman who will fight the devil on others behalf she stands firm on what she believes and will not back down in fear but will move forward with Gods strength. She has suffered tragedy challenges and life altering situations many times BUT GOD.has continued to see her through. She is a mother mentor sister to manyBrenda is our VICTORY HERO Introducing Another Hero in our community here is her story in her words. Sparkle J. Robinson The Hero Highlight section is reserved for individuals who have faced trau- matic events that have altered their lives. These individuals have faced mental physical and emotional chal- lenges. In addition some may have lost a loved through an act of violence or have suffered extreme discrimina- tion. One major thing all of these indi- viduals have in common is their ability to OVERCOME and to GIVE back to their community all because the hand of God has guided them through tragedy to triumph Are you or do you know someone who is a HERO in our community If so lets highlight them here Please contact Sparkle Robinson by email DestinyConnectionsyahoo.com