You know I really believe!!!

Former Member 10/9/146:52 PM

Folks from Pastors to Priests to dharma brothers and sisters and beyond really do have the power if they become educated about adversity in childhood to really make a change for individuals and for the larger community you live in! In fact it is probably easier for you to effect change than for me! I'm a doctor and I am one. I do my best to educate colleagues but there is so much resistance that I face regularly. I think the resistance is because we work together we aren't family. This is felt to be a difficult area for medicine to touch. We don't want to open that can of worms. And on and on....

But you in congegrations or sanghas or whatever are really like family. You mend broken souls. I see this work really to be your mission. Healing people and saving souls and I want you to know you have power!!!! You can be a bright light in darkness for a youth. Let me give one example, when I was 15 or so my family was literally falling apart. There was way too much chaos every day. My mom ran off my dad went nuts and was put in jail, my brother, sister and I for awhile were living on our own in a broken down trailer. It was a Penticostal Pastor who initially noticed something was wrong and tried to do what he could to make it right. He let three troubled and moderately socialized as wild animals stay in his home. We went to his church. He always treated us with compassion and love as did his wife Brenda. They trusted me and my sister enough to let us babysit their two young daughters. I came to love Randy like he was my dad which is something I so desperately needed. He had no obligation except that commanded by God to care but he cared with all his heart!!! He made a tremendous difference in our lives and is a major factor in why I went to medical school!!!!! Please every one join together. I believe together we can accomplish so much!

With much Peace
Thank you to you all!!!
Tina

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Nikki JourdanMember

I agree with you. Matthew 26: 67-68 gives an account of the physical abuse of Jesus. I am new to posting here, however, have also experienced childhood adversity. It is good to both see and hear the stories and testimonies of God's faithfulness, and the unconditional love from someone or a family in the community.

Peace and blessings

10/10/148:20 AM

Former Member

Jesus felt as he was dying the same pain, I believe, felt by the traumatized child! Matthew 27: 45-46

"Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
"And about the nineth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? My god, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

10/10/147:59 AM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Tina Marie Hahn, MD:

Heather thanks so much for your comment! I really appreciate it but I am truly going beyond a place of this is what happened to me thanks for helping! I use my story to give a valid example of a real life person who shows us clearly that this is an area for those of us with faith should engage! Engagement is soooooo consistent with what folk with faith are charged by God to do??? I know this to be true!!!! I believe I am a boddisatva (a person born to bring compassion to the world). I was born into catholic baptism. I also experienced the great and not so great of that faith. I know Jesus speaks so much of his love of children and what we are doing on aces is working so children (and others who once were children, because remember every adult was once a child but not every child will become an adult for many reasons some of which are murder at the hands of parents or war). Jesus has a special place in his heart and a special love for these children in a sense he was a boddisatva come to bring compassion to the world!!!! Thanks tina

In fact Jesus innocent of sin was so compassionate to us he suffered great tribulation, cried out like a child for comfort from his father and then died on the cross without guilt to save all of us from our sins!!!!! Awesome

10/10/147:50 AM

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10/10/147:37 AM

Heather Fitzpatrick, MPHMember

Thank you so much for sharing this. The issue of ACEs and resilience is something I work on professionally but it's also something deeply personal. We can help those affected by trauma no matter where we walk. Thanks for that reminder!

Peace,

Heather

10/10/147:00 AM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Dave Lockridge:

Tina,
Thanks so much for sharing your story. Nearly every week someone tells me how their childhood was nearly unbearable were it not for a little old lady who took him or her to Sunday School or took them into her home.
Churches have a huge impact, but I'm afraid most pastors are unaware of how a traumatic childhood affects people.
I recently read an article in a magazine intended for pastors about "high maintenance" people in church.
It spent time bemoaning how some people take advantage of a pastor's time. Too bad the article never addressed how "high maintenance" people are wounded people, looking for someone to tell them that it is normal to squirt when your grape is squeezed.
Churches and pastors need to become trauma informed. That's why I created ACE Overcomers.

Dave could you send me that article "high maintaince parishioners?" I'm really trying to understand the mindset of resistance so I can better effect change!! Thanks Tina

10/10/144:30 AM

Nikki JourdanMember

Hi Tina,

Thanks for being so open to share your story.

I believe it takes courage to share and to heal from childhood adversity.

It is time. This is the season to reach more lives and give hope.

To help restore dignity and value to wounded people who feel lost even though they are saved.

Much love.

10/9/149:51 PM

Dave LockridgeMember

10/9/148:01 PM

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