94: Mary DeMuth | Hope After Sexual Abuse

Mary DeMuth joins me to share her story of being sexual abused as a 5 year old girl and how God re-storied her through the ministry of Young Life.  Mary also shares how the church can redemptively respond to the sexual abuse crisis.

Questions Mary and I Discussed:

1. (5:23) You say, "Not only have I been restored, I have been re-storied."  Take us back to your childhood and share what happened to you at 5 years old?
2. (13:03)  What were some of those wounds that you carried with you and likely continue to work through today?
3. (17:27) What were your teens years like?
4. (20:10) At 15, you met Jesus through Young Life.  Tell us about that experience.
5. (29:00) You have written, "He changed my I was statements into I am statements."  Will you share some of those with us?
6. (31:21) One of your recent books is We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis. First, what are some ways we are missing the mark?
7. (37:19) As followers of Jesus, what are some ways we can respond redemptively to sexual abuse?

Quotes to Remember:

"It's extremely rare for a child to tell, so the fact that I did is surprising, but the sad thing is the babysitter did nothing."

"I was thinking to myself, not a soul in this world cares about me, no one's gonna take care of me."

"I would say the greatest wound is or the greatest manifestation of my sexual abuse.... is disconnection. When all this abuse was happening, I would disassociate and fly away in my mind."

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