A CHRISTIAN RESPONSETO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND RELATED ABUSE
September, 2016
“Being There Conference”
The Being There Conference is an interdenominational conference designed to provide healing, education, and relevant information for individuals who have either
experienced abuse, perpetrated abuse or want to provide help and support for victims of abuse. The Being There Conference is also a healing Christian Forum
where women, and men can engage in open discussions toward an abuse-free community. This year’s theme “Bitter or Better? Empowered Through Loss, Grief, Trauma
and Depression.” The conference will be held Friday, Sept. 30, 7:00 TO 9. p.m. and Oct.
1, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Hillyard Baptist Church, 2221 E. Wabash. Visit our website* for
registration information. Featured presenters include:
With deep passion for bringing the healing love of Christ to hurting people, for more than twenty years, Linda Shelton has devoted her life to ministry. In 1984, Linda co-founded Three Angels Broadcasting Network which quickly grew to become a global media organization with two
television networks, a radio network, a music label, and a publishing label. Today Linda writes
and travels to minister in Word and Song. Linda is also the author of “Adventures In Forgiveness” that shares her journey through loss, grief, trauma and depression.
Karen Pearson is the director of publicity at Pacific Press® Publishing Association in Nampa,
Idaho, and hosts Stones of Remembrance on 3ABN. She’s a pastor’s wife, mother of two young
adults and a brand new mother-in-law. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Karen has a
heart for everyone who struggles with the brokenness it brings. She loves to share the story of
how Jesus heals wounded hearts and calls us to live well. You can find her on Facebook and at
karenjpearson.com.
Joan Saunders is the Director of WHEN UK, which was launched in 2011. Over the last 5
years Joan has worked with a a group of dedicated women to run outreach campaigns, retreats
and seminars across the UK. as well as facilitating small groups using ’The Truth About Us’
program. Joan is an experienced teacher and uses engaging resources to fulfilling the commission to teach, preach and to heal.
Jon R Mundall, M.D. is a practicing physician in the field of nutritional or functional medicine with offices in Cornell, WA and Spokane, WA. He has been practicing medicine since he
graduated from Loma Linda University Medical School in 1973. He is a member of the American College for Advancement in Medicine, The American Academy of Environmental Medicine,
and the International College of Integrative Medicine. In addition to his focus on nutritional
therapies, he specializes in immune system disorders and clinical toxicology.
Dr. Colin A. Dunbar has served as Pastor, Evangelist, Church Builder, Publishing Director
and Ministerial director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He has conducted seminars in
Spiritual Gifts, Men and Family Ministries, Interpersonal Relationships and Church Revivals.
He has been an adjunct professor at Andrews University Theological Seminary and is a Certified Grief Recovery Counselor. He conducts support groups for abused and abusive men and
has provided counseling and support for female victims.
Gil Escandon, M.D. From 1977-1985 he worked as a Math and Science Teacher in various
high schools in California. From 1990 to the present he has worked as a physician in various
hospitals and medical facilities in Spokane WA including Sacred Heart Medical Center,
Fairchild Airforce Base, etc., From 2006-2008 he was the Associate Professor of Medicine, at
the University of Washington Medical School. From 2008 until 2012 he worked at the Riverview Medical Clinic, and Hospice Alliance in St George, UT. From 2013 until the present he
has been working as Head of Psychiatry at Spokane County Jail.
Events
August 26-27
“Abuse Prevention Day”
San Jose CA
September 30-October 1
“Being There Conference”
Hillyard Baptist Church
Spokane, WA
October 16
“Purple Ribbon Pageant”
Spokane, WA
October 21-23
“ENDITNOW Awareness Day”
Ooltewah, TN
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The Dynamics of Abuse
on Emotional Wellness and Wholeness:
Dear Miriam:
What is Emotional Abuse?
Emotion: the affective aspect of consciousness, a state of feeling and a
conscious mental reaction (as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as
strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body. On its
own, emotion means "the expression of feeling,"

84% women who are physically abused are also
verbally and psychologically abused
(Follingstad et. al., 1990)

72% of battered women report that emotional
abuse had a more severe impact on them than
physical abuse (Follingstad et. al., 1990)

Among a group of battered women, 46% of women state that emotional ridicule is the worst type of abuse to experience (Follingstad et.
al., 1990)
Any and every
form of abuse
can contribute
to emotional
abuse.
While the primary and immediate focus for many people is the physical
injury suffered by victims, the emotional and psychological abuse inflicted
by batterers [Photo
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has longer term impacts and may be more costly to treat
The deepest in the short-run than physical injury.” (Straus, 1986,
scars are those 1988, 1990). Straus, M. A. (1990). Injury and Frequency of Assault and the Representative Sample Falwe cannot see.
lacy in Measuring Wife Beating and Child Abuse. In
M. A. Straus & R. J. Gelles (Eds.), Physical violence
in American Families: Risk Factors and Adaptations to Violence in 8,145
Families (pp. 75-91). New Brunswick, NJ; Transaction.
Emotional abuse is any act including confinement,
isolation, verbal assault, humiliation, intimidation,
infantilization, or any other treatment which may
diminish the sense of identity, dignity, and selfworth. Emotional abuse is designed to chip away at
a person's self-esteem, self-worth, independence and
even make them believe that without the abuser they
have nothing. Tragically, this keeps victims in emotionally abusive relationships as they feel they have
no way out and that they are nothing without their
abuser.
The escalation of emotional and mental disorders resulting from unresolved issues connected to child abuse, domestic violence, and related
abuse are increasing in Christian families and relationships. Perhaps even
more worse is the fact that victims of emotional abuse tend to blame themselves and minimize their abuse, saying that it was "only" emotional and
"at least he/she didn't hit me." But minimizing emotional abuse won't help
and it won't hide its devastating effects. - Continued in next issue, ‘The Dynamics of Emotional Abuse”
I Choose Me
I just wanted to let
you know how much
I love you. I don’t
tell you often
enough but please
forgive me for that.
However, I hope you
accept these heartfelt
words with love.
I know it’s been a struggle for you all
these years, but you have developed an
inner strength and a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God. He has
demonstrated true love and in accepting
it, you have learned to love yourself and
believe that you are loveable. Never forget
that you are a child of the King and as
such the crumbs, the dredges, the leftovers
are not for you. God has a plan to give
you a future that will be exceedingly,
abundantly above all that you ask or
think. Why? Because He loves you. I
choose to believe that!
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