The Woman You Don’t Really Know

You’ve probably seen her at Wal-mart, at a local restaurant, or at church. She’s an attractive woman- a dedicated and loyal mother, wife, and friend. She carries a quiet strength and a fierce passion to fight for those innocent that have no warrior. There is so much we don’t know…

She lived in a hidden corner of my small town, completely unaware that there was someone who could save her from a life of extreme neglect, sexual abuse, and rejection. Her parents and family failed her. The system failed her. Her assumed escape came at age fifteen when she married a much older man who became her new abuser.

Like all survivors of trauma, the hidden wounds were stuffed deep and covered with pain relievers–a necessity in order to cope and have any will to live–until they are able to grieve the great loss endured or take the hellish memories with them to the grave alone.

My friend, Angela Kayne, vulnerably shares her darkest secrets of pain and shame in her newly released page-turner,Waking The Wounds . After many years of drowning her sorrow with unhealthy relationships with people, alcohol, and food, she shares how she found incredible hope and transformation as her eyes were opened to God’s sacrificial love for her. In her inspiring story, she shares that now she can see clearly how what was meant for evil, He is using for good.

I had the incredible privilege of writing the forward for her book; after meeting her and hearing her story, I feel compelled to share it with you. Your heart will hurt as you realize that she is not alone, and there are so many others that need warriors on their side that have never broken the shameful bonds of silence. You will feel angry that the innocence of children around you is taken, and then their voices hushed into worthless silence. And then, I pray, you will be moved to action in some way. There is someone out there with a similar heart-breaking story that needs your support and love, someone that will fight for them and guide them to true healing in Christ. You’ve seen this person in your own hometown.

Like my husband when he picked up the book, I’m convinced when you read the first page, you won’t stop until you’ve read the final sentence, being left totally speechless that life is truly stranger than fiction. There is ugly reality playing itself out somewhere in front of your own eyes, in your hometown, and Angela Kayne will show you how you have life-changing hope to offer.