Mark Sandford - Male Child Sex Abuse/Homosexual Confusion

[@ricdavid7476]

I think my 40 years of hell on earth was directly related to being raped by a teacher repeatedly over a period of several years from the age of 13. The feelings of guilt and shame and the feeling that somehow I was responsible or even enjoyed the abuse destroyed my life. It is only through the grace of God that I did not become a pedophile myself. I indulged in every vice and sin apart from that. I came to Christ at the age of 53 after a lifetime of hard drug addiction and compulsive behaviour of all kinds and the Lord has been working on me for the last 10 years and slowly things are improving. thank you Lord and thank you pure passion you were a real beacon in my early Christian walk

[@Mr316niles]

ric david Thats awesome brother! Hang in there and keep your eyes on Jesus!

[@watermelonridge]

So glad you are in a better place today! Thanks for sharing. God bless you!

[@rohipsalm2370]

Aaah THANK YOU LORD JESUS. GOD BLESS YOU!

[@clarktrent3036]

a real, truthful, specific testimony. Not unlike mine, well... I hope to attain your freedom. Addiction to anything takes me away from God, or keeps me frm coming to him.

[@jadiquaify]

🙏🏽

[@georgesmith7258]

Human sexuality is so complex and abuse can only lead to farther confusion.

[@jamesmulanax1424]

Thank you for your deep honesty and sharing. It is difficult. I read some of the other posts, and I feel for them, too. I, along with my younger brother, was molested for a long period of time by my dad. I pleaded with mom to make him stop, but she had her own set of problems and wouldn't believe me. So, I grew up afraid of everyone and trusting no one. Because of this, I acted differently and predators recognized my predicament. My childhood doctor and a police officer got me next. I was so scared I thought my pastor was going to molest me, but he just wanted to talk to me to find out what was going on. I couldn't tell him because I didn't know myself. For years, I thought my brain just stuffed all the memories into a little box and shoved it into a remote corner of my mind. My dad got remarried and later my stepmother informed me that my dad molested her three daughters. Everything came flooding back with a vengeance. I was a big, blubbering mess for quite sometime. With the help of therapists trained in these matters, I healed and healed some more. Much later, I had an epiphany that these memories were not hiding away somewhere in some dark recess; I truly believed that Jesus took those memories from me and held onto them because, as a little guy, I could not deal with the pain caused by mom and dad and would have killed myself. Jesus gave the dark memories back when I was able to constructively deal with them. Now, as a teacher, I can see in others their pain. With courage, I calmly talk and start the ball rolling for their healing, too. All of you who write these posts videos have a special key to helping others. It is hard and gut-wrenching at times, but you can do it. You are not alone.

[@irenecole100]

I have found great help and understanding of my own healing process,I thank God for people like Mark Sandford for being open and sharing his experiance in order for others to find healing.

[@AL91755]

Thank you for the courage you showed by sharing your story

[@mrs.kristophermartinez4927]

This brought tears to my eyes. Praise the Lord our Father in Heaven for his mercy and Praise Jesus for the salvation given to us, so that we may know the love from God and escape the evil ruler of this fallen world.

[@margaretlee-reed814]

Adults also attempt to suppress the memory to survive. Small children luckily don't know about suicidal/homicidal thoughts. Or, not as often. They repress memories more often to cope.

[@loneranger5412]

This can happen with children who have been brutally physically abused also I was brutalised in a hospital by doctors in the name of modern medicine......my life went down this same route and my life was stolen from me......i am so gratefull I found Christ he healed me from all of this.

[@johnstoudt7476]

I like this guy and I like the way he talks because he makes so much sense and I have never heard it said quite like this before but it hit me like a ton of bricks.he is on his way for sure to something great.

[@silvercord1684]

This is very interesting ... He was well spoken

[@Hells2TheYea]

I don't believe there is a god But I do believe that sexual abuse and other factors can lead to confusion with ones sexuality. "Healing" may not be for everyone. I do support equality but I also support ones search in understanding ones self and why you have the desires and feelings you do. And through understanding and expression can you "evolve". I don't know if one can be truly 100% healed but I do believe through understanding, the desires no longer are genuine. Thanks for your story.

[@briellejacobs1045]

Hells2TheYea God believes in you :)

[@tinahochstetler2189]

And out of the remaining 10-20% how many would you think might have also been molested and have not memory of it, or still not willing to tell? I'm guessing quite a few.

[@Silverwings2012]

@@tinahochstetler2189 Yes I believe that happened to my nephew and my granddaughter.

[@OpenSecretsMomAnon]

God bless u all

[@KIMLYPEN]

@adiostraitorobama Why would you want to remember or have flashbacks? Thank your lucky stars that you don't. Believe me.