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where. We need magazines that
As with the revelation about the speak about it very candid and viv- FINAL WORDS
generational curses and strong- idly. We see it on television with
holds in her stepfather’s life, more and more levels being dis- Cycles need to be broken and lives
Je’Nora also began to see those played. In the times of I Love Lu- need to be healed. We can no
same things in her mother’s life. cy, Ricky and Lucy were married longer allow the enemy to have
She began to ask God questions and were shown to sleep in sepa- power. We need to let him know
about how her mother’s upbring- rate beds, but now we can see that he is the one powerless, not
ing was and the possibility that her same-sex partners sharing a bed on us. Rise up and know that you are
grandmother, whom she truly television. The images displayed loved and that God desires for you
loved was not able to provide for on television are more graphic. I to be whole. He desires you to
her mother in those formative have not even touched on how so- walk in your rightful place within
years of her life. Je’Nora began to cial media and the internet play its Him. Yes, these bad things may
see the spiritual side of the abuse part. Due to the fact it is every- have happened to you, but don’t be
she endured. where now and so blatant, the angry, grow and rise up so you can
healing process for many may take help others by sharing what it is
As we see in her testimony, she longer, but with the desire and the you endured.
loves the Lord and has a relation- help from God, it can be done.
ship with Him. Even during those Sexual abuse is an epidemic hap-
dark times in her life, she knew to As I close, I want to remind every- pening here in this earth realm be-
call on Him. Well today, Je’Nora one that there is power in our cause so many are hurting. You
is a transformed lady moving in words. My great aunt on my sis- don’t have to remain a victim. You
the things of God. He also deliv- ter’s side of the family received can overcome and walk in Victo-
ered her from the identity crisis custodial care of her grandchildren ry! It is the enemy’s desire to
she was in by having same-sex after abuse was determined in their keep you in a dark place, but Jesus
relationships and today she is hap- homes. Instead of the children re- came so that you may have life
pily married, doing ministry with ceiving the love and affection they and have it more abundantly, so
her husband and has two beautiful needed, their grandmother often allow Him to open your eyes and
young boys. Je’Nora is very pro- threatened them by saying things shine the light so you can fully
tective of her sons, and it was like, “You’re going to end up a walk in the abundant life He came
through her experience and her perpetrator just like your father.” to give YOU! He loves you un-
sacrifice that those curses of sexu- Wow, how is anyone going to rise conditionally and is always there
al abuse that plagued her life will up with the foot of the one who is for you.
not harm this next generation. supposed to help you stepping on
your neck? She would say things
like this to the boys daily and
when I was around (I wasn’t saved
at the time), it would literally hurt https://www.d2l.org/
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SUMMARY spoken. He received a chance to
receive better only to be placed in Darkness to Light envisions a world
There were so many great points the care of someone who maybe free of child sexual abuse, where
brought out in the testimony of didn’t physically abuse them, but adults are empowered to protect a
Je’Nora. One that really stands they were now being mentally child’s right to a healthy childhood.
out is the mindset of the perpetra- abused. Since our start, nearly 1.4 million
tor and the things they may have adults have been trained to prevent,
recognize, and react responsibly to
endured as a child and they are child sexual abuse.
repeating the cycle. The cycles
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In today’s society, sex is every- to end child sexual abuse.
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