My guest is a Columbian American who grew up in New York City and shares how being abused as a child set her on a path of shame and later sex addiction. She suffered years of mental and physical abuse at the hands of her husband and lived a very isolated life away from family and friends as he controlled every aspect of her life. There was a part of her that believed she could change him.

Then one night he beat her so bad she thought he would kill her. The next morning he told her it would be best to get a divorce and he went to local cafe with their daughter to wait for her. When Andrea arrived at the cafe her husband and daughter were nowhere to be found. In that moment she feared she would never see her daughter again.

But God intervened as he used the New York Police Department to help bring her daughter back safe and sound. As he was hauled away in handcuffs and taken to jail she knew this was her only chance to leave him. With the help from her family and $50 dollars to her name she left NY to start a new life in Florida.

Today Andrea and her daughter are thriving and finally living a life of freedom. She is on a mission to help other woman overcome domestic abuse by telling her story. She also partners with incredible organizations around the world to bring awareness and hope to victims of sexual and physical abuse.

For more information on support groups please connect with Andrea Rojas:

Instagram @aphrodite_inc Facebook @andreajoannarojas Email: andrearojas100M@gmail.com

My guest shares how at just 3 years old she was taken from her home in Mexico and was put up for adoption. For many years she suffered from sexual, physical and emotional abuse. She turned to alcohol to escape the pain and looked for love in all the wrong places.

At 18 she had her first intimate encounter and soon after found out she was pregnant. Crippled with fear and pressure from those around her she made the heart wrenching decision to terminate her pregnancy. For years she lived will the guilt and shame of her decision to have an abortion.

Tune is as she shares how God helped her to forgive herself, overcome years of pain and find true healing!

Today she is the Founder of Create In Her, a non for profit that serves woman who have faced very difficult challenges where they can find community, sisterhood and support. Reyna is the author of Dear Daughter, Live Abundantly Free and Women's Sermon Notes Journal sold on Amazon.

Reyna's most important roles are those of wife, mother and forgiven daughter of God.

Connect with her on IG: @renyamorrisco @create.in.her or at Createinher.org

My guest shares the frightening journey of how at just 8 years old she and her little sisters were forced to leave Honduras and cross the border via a coyote from Mexico into the states.

She believed she would finally be able to be with her family and live the American dream, but that was just the beginning of her painful journey. She and her sisters experienced verbal and physical abuse from their family and were later put into the foster care system where they were mistreated and separated.

Later she became a teen mom and was in an abusive relationship with her sons father. Then one day she gets a call and was told her sons father was murdered. It was in the days that followed, God intervened and opened the door to a new foster care home. It was there she finally found true love and acceptance by her foster mom. She says "the greatest gift Ms. Wendy gave me, was sharing the love of Christ."

Today at just 20 years old she is a single mom of 2 small children who dreams of buying her own home and opening a daycare so she can support other struggling moms who are fighting every day to give their kids a better life.

Listen to her foster moms episode which aired on 6/6/22 - The journey of a foster parent - PART 2 with Wendy Anleu.

Also listen to PART 1- 9/21/20 - How one night changed her life forever - Wendy Anleu