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From ages 9-18,
Tina Moore suffered through family molestation, domestic violence and drug and
alcohol abuse. She is sharing her story to help others coping with like
situations heal.
She continued the interview, “To my
amazement the bullet got jammed and I was still alive. After I escaped I made a
vow to God I will never go back again.
When this experience happened with my
abusive boyfriend and I knew I should have been dead, I realized there is a God
and that He loved me. I recognized He had a purpose for my life in spite of the
things that I did wrong. He helped me to realize just how real He is and there
is nothing too hard that He can't handle. He didn't allow my life to end in a
tragedy so I felt like I owed Him back my life since He spared it. I believe
that day, He paid for my life. He paid to redeem me now I belong to Him. I had
to develop a relationship with Him so I could hear from Him and He would
instruct the rest of my life. I turned my will over to His will. After that I
knew He wanted me to spread the word about what He did for me so others
can be set free as well or help some avoid even having to go down such a path.”
Tina talked about opening up, “I made a
decision to break the silence and speak out about all the things that happened
to me. I bare all in my book, Shattered
But Not Broken, because I realize I'm not the only one that deals with
these types of situations. So for me it is not about selling a book it is about
getting the word out and about being healed and set free. I was able to write
the book in three months. It then took me about three-four months to edit and
proof the book, which I thank God for my husband who guided and assisted
throughout the process. I decided to go with a self-publishing company to
publish the book. After the book was released, I’ve received great reviews and
several doors for ministry that have been open to come and speak.”
She described her book, “It is a
non-fiction Christian book that is geared towards women, teenagers, females and
even males would find interesting views from the book. It is also a great book
for parents to read as well. Because there were some issues that me and my mom
suffered through from the choices that were made on my behalf. There are some
signs discussed in the book for parents to possibly pay attention to and to be
aware of what could possibly be going on with their children. The book can be
purchased on my site shatteredbutnotdestroyed.webs.com or Amazon,
Books-A-Million and Barnes N Noble.”
Tina is grateful, “I thank God that
even if the life I lived was not His plan for my life, He saw fit to turn what
was met for my demise into His glory. If I can help save a life and bring
new meaning, hope and faith back then I have a sense of self-worth. My purpose
to is give of me to the benefit of someone else. I want to make sure when I
leave this earth I go empty. I want all the love and compassion that I have to
be given to those who lost it due to whatever circumstances that have had to
face in life. My life goal is to open battered shelters and create not just a
safe haven for them but to rehabilitate them so they are no longer victims but
victorious enough to bounce back into society, receive proper education, and
job skills so they lack for nothing. Also, mentoring programs for teenagers and
young adults who may be facing these same issues or have friends who need
someone to talk too. My life purpose is to bring healing to a nation of woman
who have suffered long enough from abuse.”
Her advice for someone coping with
domestic violence, “If I only had a few words to say to someone who is where I
use to be it would be break the silence. Don't hold in what you are going through
out of fear. There are people in places that can help you and you don't have to
stay in any situation due to financial status. Don't let excuses cause you to
lose your life. Also, I would tell them to search within. Remember who you
are and that you were created with purpose! Don't allow someone else to
steal what has been paid for with a price. Christ paid the ultimate price
for our lives so that we can be free. Don't allow someone else to cause
you to become a slave again!
I want individuals dealing with
domestic violence relationships to know that they are loved. Most of the time
people in these situations deal with low self-esteem and lack the confidence
that they can ever be something or somebody because of what someone else told
them. Don't allow anyone to validate you when God said you are fearfully and
wonderfully made. You are His masterpiece! You are an original chose to
stay that way.”
Tina’s closing words, “I have started a
campaign called Break the Silence.
Not every story about abuse ends in death; I want to encourage people who
have survived abuse; now they are choosing to live again to write me and tell
me their story. In return I will send you a blue Break the Silence bracelet.
I can be contacted at Break the Silence,
134 Mill Road Rockingham, NC 28379. I’m on Facebook under Tina Moore or Kingdom
Connections Church International. My email, firstladymoore08@yahoo.com or
make contact through my book website shatteredbutnotdestroyed.webs.com.”
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