Empowering Women Who Suffer in Silence from Domestic Abuse: From Victimhood to Voice Recovered and Restored (Paperback)

This book seeks to develop a model to train church and community leaders to become vehicles of empowerment, recovery, and restoration for victims/survivors of domestic abuse. The problem was the church's lack of care and support for women who suffer from the effects of domestic abuse. The hypothesis was when church memberships become instruments of healing, and domestic abuse survivors will be willing to seek refuge in the church. This project was tested using a mixed-method approach from observations, Bible study, a workshop, and pre- and post-test. The desired outcome is having the women leave this experience empowered with voices to address their abuses in a socio-religious context.