Sexual abuse is a painful subject. Some victims suffer in silence and go to their grave having never shared their secret with anyone. Others may take years before revealing their history to a confidante or their spouse but are reluctant to disclose details or seek professional help. They might mask their wounds with smiles and people-pleasing, but the pain remains buried in the soul. Shelley’s Story, a debut novel, encourages victims of sexual abuse to know that God offers hope.
Dr. Morris Isara is the author of Shelley’s Story: Creating Ripples of Hope, Healing, and Restoration from Abuse. He co-founded Shepherd’s Wellspring Ministries, a pastoral counseling resource ministry, with his wife Jasmine in 2017. Morris also wrote the memoir, What Now, God? Rising from the Pain of Loss and Learning to Live Again, after losing Jasmine to COVID in 2021.
Psalm 34:18 – “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”