Grace Point! April 2015 | Page 16

Grace Gayle Author From Victim to Victor I would like to introduce my book, “From Victim to Victor,” my personal healing journey from depression. In it I tell my story with raw transparency. The Synopsis After burning out from nine years of a difficult ministry in an Ontario Housing complex, and the deaths of my father and brother, I plunged into the deepest, darkest hole you could imagine. As anger, fear, depression and loneliness engulfed me, I poured out my emotions. · God, who are You? · God, if You love me, show me. · God, why didn’t You protect me? I asked God to guide my healing process and give me the right books to read that would help me heal. God answered my prayers. He led me through a five-year healing journey which drew me into an intimate relationship with my Heavenly Father. He gave me a craving for studying His Word and spending time in His presence. Each time I cried out to my Heavenly Father in my agony He answered me with a Scripture or passage. By the end of the five years God had given me over three hundred Scriptures that helped me heal. The book, “From Victim to Victor” was written for those who desire to overcome depression, low self worth, dependencies, addictions, guilt, loneliness, fear or excessive anger. These overwhelming symptoms may be the aftermath of any number of emotional wounds- be it divorce, abandonment, childhood sexual abuse, parental neglect, physical or emotional abuse, the death of a loved one or a broken relationship. I have tried to tell my story with as much transparency as possible in order that countless individuals may identify with the struggles along my recovery journey. The book is intended to be a road map for a