God Works Magazine - May-June 2024 - Flipbook - Page 75
Born into wealth but subjected to horri昀椀c childhood abuse, Samantha Harris descended into
a cycle of darkness as an adult - turning to pros琀椀tu琀椀on, crime, and addic琀椀on before nearly
taking her own life. At her lowest point of being ins琀椀tu琀椀onalized at 23, an unlikely beacon
arrived - an aging pastor named Barry Gray whose uncondi琀椀onal love and pa琀椀ence planted
the seeds of faith that ul琀椀mately blossomed into Samantha's incredible redemp琀椀on. Now a
devoted mother, respected advocate, and passionate believer, Samantha's powerful tes琀椀mony shows how God's restora琀椀ve love can redeem and transform even the most broken lives.
Born into extraordinary wealth and privilege, Samantha Harris' childhood could have been the envy of any
li琀琀le girl. But behind the elite private schools and mul琀椀
-million dollar family estate, Samantha endured a trauma琀椀c cycle of physical and sexual abuse that was repeatedly dismissed and covered up by a mother and
family more concerned with appearing respectable to
the outside world.
The details are di昀케cult to recount - being beaten black
and blue at age 4 simply for embarrassing the family;
being raped at 6 and silenced; having her desperate
pleas for help met with accusa琀椀ons of being a
"pathological liar" from manipula琀椀ve parents and misguided psychologists swayed by their wealth and status.
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