Abuse and Cancer Survivor Turns Misery into Ministry
Debbie Roth suffered abuse, neglect, rape, and betrayal at the hands of people she trusted. Drenched in pain and anger, she hid her misery for years, refusing to acknowledge its existence. When a fresh storm raged through her life, the dam holding back the pain of her past broke open.
In her new book, Drenched: Only Hope in the Storm, Roth shares stories from her life and the scriptures that helped her persevere toward healing and hope. “Perseverance is not just gritting our teeth,” she says. “Perseverance involves action.” Through examples and applicable Bible passages, Roth instructs readers in how they can:
• recognize and acknowledge pain;
• understand God’s forgiveness, grace, and mercy;
• apply God’s forgiveness to those who may never ask for it;
• trust God’s promises of comfort, peace, rest, and hope;
• be refreshed and enabled to truly worship God; and
• turn misery into ministry.
Moments of guided reflection in each chapter invite readers to seek God’s presence, experience release from pain, anger, and unforgiveness, and be drenched instead by the healing comfort of God’s love.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Debbie Roth is the founder of Rest In Him Ministry as well as a paraprofessional who works in a transitional school for young adults with special needs.
(Source: Christian Newswire)
