cherish house resident
trust in him
Acrylic
During the years of being trafficked, my faith in God quickly faded. I truly believed that He abandoned me when I was in need the most. Little did I know He was weeping on the side while I was being raped and beat multiple times. I'm always questioned why and how I can put my faith in a God that allowed me to endure this pain. That if God loved me so much why would he put his daughter in this place to begin with? I tell that in these various moments while being raped and beaten, He was truly protecting me from worse things that could've occurred. That my God was protecting me from being put into a body bag, found dead.
Yes, many people say "Well, why did He allow it to happen in the first place?" I believe that being molested, beat, raped, and drugged wasn't for my purpose, but for another little girl or boy's purpose. That all I've endured is to help others who've experienced the same pain. To give children suffering faith and hope that things WILL get better. That I am living proof that God can heal the broken and show them that they were created for a purpose. Even through the ugliness, we're all a Queen/King/Princess/Prince in His eyes. All we need to do is TRUST HIS WILL.