Sexual abuse is a crime. It is a crime that often brings more shame to the victim than it does to the offender (Unless the offender has repented).

What sexual abuse does is takes away a the survivor’s innocence, self-respect, and almost always silences the victim making help difficult to find. The struggles that follow are just as difficult to deal with as the original abuse. The wounds are often so deep it is incomprehensible. Many victims feel alone, confused, depressed, and more times than less, feel as if they are going crazy.

If you have been sexually abused, or if you know someone struggling with this problem, this booklet describes a process of recovery that is filled with hope and help. Some of what follows will be difficult to accept. But the pain of understanding and healing is far less than the pain of denial and despair.

• When Trust is Lost -Author, Dan B. Allender