A Fearless Abuse Survivor, Turning the Jungle Upside Down! 

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Note: this post deals briefly with the difficult subject of sexual abuse.

June 2018
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Perla is one tough lady*. Life hasn’t always been easy for her. Many years ago, she experienced the agony of rape. She became pregnant. Courageously, she chose to give her baby life. Today, he is one of the most stalwart, faithful servants at our church. 

All these years later, Perla continues to serve the Lord with fierce devotion. Her passion, I am convinced, makes hell tremble. Every week, she leads four different cell group meetings. Almost every night that she is not at church for a service, she is somewhere in the city leading an evangelistic home gathering. 

Besides these four groups, she has nine more under her leadership. The nine women that lead them are her spiritual daughters. She led every one of them to Jesus, discipled them, and raised them up as leaders. 

Perla amazes me. Total, she has around sixty women under her leadership, through this network of cell groups that she oversees. 

I want to tell you a recent story from Perla’s life. There is a certain couple Continue reading A Fearless Abuse Survivor, Turning the Jungle Upside Down!