I am a Christian who loves and follows Jesus and am regularly amazed that I am loved so much by God. I enjoy connecting with him in worship and prayer, and learning about him through reading the Bible and discussion. I care about people and sharing God’s love and compassion to others. I am fascinated by people’s life journeys and how they get through the ups and downs of life; often finding I can learn from their stories.
I am a puzzler and am just as happy puzzling over a maths problem, family history or deep theological questions, though sometimes I find there are no answers, especially in the theology! I have found that struggling through a problem can bring rich rewards which has developed a keep-going attitude. Life has dealt a few hard knocks along the way and although at times life has knocked me flat, I have got back up again and kept going.
I was raped when I was in my 20s and didn’t tell anyone what had happened for over 20 years. This website has come out of my experience of rape and the continuing journey to healing. When all the memories of being raped came back I was understandably struggling. I tried to find some Christian help online but found there was little out there and so I aim to bring the hope I’ve found in Jesus to others who have experienced rape. I have also felt that God wants me to help those who have raped. How that works out we’ll have to wait and see but I know I can rely on him for what I might struggle with. I am by no means a professional, I haven’t got all the answers, I just speak out of personal experience, but I hope it helps someone out there.
Kathryn