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    A Time to Heal: Restoration From the Ravages of Rape
    A Time to Heal: Restoration From the Ravages of Rape
    A Time to Heal: Restoration From the Ravages of Rape
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    A Time to Heal: Restoration From the Ravages of Rape

    By Tiffany C. Edgecombe

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    Tiffany Edgecombe has been through the most terrible of rape experiences, and yet she has emerged with a faith in God stronger than ever before. The now ordained minister shares how she has overcome sexual abuse and the struggles and challenges that ensue. She shares how God has used the tragedy for good – not only for her, but for all those whose lives she has had the privilege to touch.

    See how, with God by your side, you too can experience complete healing, joy and love again. As a Christian, God wants to free you from the shackles that are holding you back. He wants you to let go of the guilt, shame, fear and unforgiveness you may be feeling, and journey down the road to fulfilling His divine purpose for your life. Do not let the enemy deter you from the very reason God has placed you on this earth. Instead, let God be your strength to move on. Now is your time to heal!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristian Living Books, Inc.
    Release dateApr 1, 2011
    ISBN9781562292140
    A Time to Heal: Restoration From the Ravages of Rape
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    Tiffany C. Edgecombe

    After being raped and violated in the worst way, Tiffany Edgecombe accepted the assignment from God to become His mouthpiece proclaiming deliverance from the dungeons of guilt and shame and freedom from fear and unforgiveness to those who have been raped or sexually assaulted. Tiffany C. Edgecombe shares the lessons that God has taught her over the years and hopes that others will be encouraged to “run the race that is set before them” and fight to the finish line of their lives. The bestselling author of "A Time to Heal: Restoration from the Ravages of Rape", "Overcoming Obstacles" and "Overcoming Obstacles Small Group Study Guide", Tiffany’s purpose is to convince people, everywhere, that there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome by those who choose to make God the Navigator of their lives. An ordained elder, Tiffany and her husband, Elder Adrian Edgecombe, have two children and reside in Nassau, Bahamas.

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      A Time to Heal - Tiffany C. Edgecombe

      A TIME TO HEAL

      Restoration from the Ravages of Rape

      By Tiffany C. Edgecombe

      Copyright © 2011 by Tiffany C. Edgecombe

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please go to christianlivingbooks.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Printed book ISBN 978-1-56229-015-3

      Unless otherwise marked, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version ® NIV ®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. Verses marked (TLB) or The Living Bible are taken from The Living Bible, copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

      CONTENTS

      Foreword

      Acknowledgements

      A Husband’s Perspective

      Introduction

      My Song of Deliverance

      Chapter 1-The Ordeal

      Chapter 2-Arise out of the Ashes

      Chapter 3-Healing in Your House

      Chapter 4-Deliverance from the Dungeons of Guilt and Shame

      Chapter 5-Freedom from Fear

      Chapter 6-Forgive as You Have Been Forgiven

      Chapter 7-Emerging from Your Entombment

      Chapter 8-Patient through the Process

      Chapter 9-A God Who Is More Than Enough

      Chapter 10-Joy Everlasting

      Chapter 11-A Double Portion

      Chapter 12-From the Pit to the Palace

      Chapter 13-Preserved for a Purpose

      Chapter 14-Finish the Race

      Chapter 15-The Most Important Lessons

      About the Author

      FOREWORD

      According to some of the most recent data available, one out of every six women in America has been a victim of sexual assault. According to the U.S. Justice Department, every two minutes, in the time it would have taken you to read this foreword, somewhere in America, someone would have been sexually assaulted.

      What is startling about this statistic is only 26 percent of all rapes are reported to the police. The most common reasons given by women for not reporting these crimes are the belief that it is a private or personal matter and the fear of retaliation from the perpetrator.

      Approximately 28 percent of victims are raped by their husbands or boyfriends, 35 percent by acquaintances, and 5 percent by other relatives (Violence Against Women, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994). That’s a total of 68 percent. In other words, it’s the person the victim knows and has grown to trust that has betrayed her confidence, derailed her aspirations, and crushed her self-esteem and self-worth.

      Having been to hell and back, the author has not only garnered the courage to tell her story, but she has taken it one step further – she offers hope and healing for those who have been there and are carrying the physical and emotional scars that have become permanent reminders.

      Sometimes those who have not been there can be insensitive to the trauma others have to bear. Tiffany Edgecombe, through God’s divine intervention, lives to impart to others a message of survival, faith and love. The challenges she faces are overwhelming, but so is the deliverance of the God she serves.

      If you have been sexually assaulted and have given up on ever trusting another human being, there’s hope. If your heart has been ripped out of your body and trampled upon by another, there’s hope. If your lifelong dream of having a family has been crushed, there’s hope. If you have lost your ambition to be what you were born to be, there’s hope!

      As is true with the author, your past does not determine your promise. Tiffany found strength in her relationship with God, and through this book, you will receive a very powerful spirit of impartation to break you through the scars of your past. In this book are the tools and nuggets you will need to live a victorious life over the single greatest tragedy of mankind: rape. In these pages, you will find a prescription for the healing of your soul.

      Pastor Mario Moxey

      Senior Pastor

      Bahamas Harvest Church

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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      First, I thank almighty God, my heavenly Father, Who has been the Potter in my life. Lord, You have indeed put me back together again. You have performed spiritual surgery on my torn life and have given me double for my trouble. You have brought me out into my wealthy place and made my latter days greater than my past. Thank you, Jehovah Rapha – the Lord my Healer.

      To my loving husband, Adrian, I say thank you for your love, encouragement and support. I thank God for bringing us together to show me that all things work together for the good of them that love God and are called according to His purpose. Adrian, you are such a soft-spoken, level-headed and calming influence in my life. After violence, God has blessed me with a peaceful presence in the person of you. You allowed me to leave my job to write this book and be a minister to many. You motivate me to be my best by your Christian witness and your spirit of excellence and commitment to the work of the Lord. I will never forget the sacrifices you made to help me accomplish my purpose. I love you very much!

      To my children, Arron and Israel, Mommy is so honored to have been chosen as the vessel God would use to get you here on earth. I am so blessed and thankful for the opportunity to mother you, my precious miracles. Mommy loves you!

      To my parents, Rosemary and Anthony, and my brother, Trystian, thank you for your undying love and support, especially in the darkness of rape. Mommy, your prayers pulled me through when it seemed like all hope was gone. Daddy, you are always there to do all that is in your power to ensure that I am safe. I love and appreciate you all very much!

      To my other family members and friends, thanks for your concern and the countless calls, prayers and acts of kindness you have shown to me during my time of recovery.

      To Pastors Mario and Erika Moxey and the wonderful people of Bahamas Harvest Church, thanks for the support you, God’s faithful people, offered while I was writing this book. Pastor, thank you especially for your messages on faith, which helped me to believe this book was not only possible, but probable. Your life’s message of faith has motivated me to become a woman of faith and to step out into the destiny God has for my life.

      To Canon E. Etienne E. Bowleg and Mrs. Bowleg and the congregation of the Parish Church of the Most Holy Trinity, thank you for your prayers and spiritual warfare during the initial hours, days, weeks and months of my rape encounter. Your prayers were like a spiritual lifeline connecting me to the mainline of God.

      To Alfred and Jackie Stewart, thank you for the prayers you offered when you heard the first gunshot. I truly believe your instantaneous intercession helped to save my life. Special thanks for opening your door to a dripping wet, bruised stranger who knocked in the early hours of May 15, 1994. Your prayers and support throughout the years have been a pillar of strength.

      To those who assisted me with the editing of the first draft of this book, Siobhan Lloyd, Leza Basden, Dotlene Edgecombe and Veronica Moncur-Sherman, thanks for the time and effort you put into giving me your honest opinion and suggestions. God will not forget your labor of love.

      To those of you who have been victims of rape, incest or any other kind of sexual assault, I dedicate this book and my life’s work to reaching you. I pray that God’s healing hands would envelope you and heal you of every physical wound, mental trauma, bruised emotion and spiritual scar that you sustained as a result of the ravages of rape. God is more than enough and can do anything but fail in your lives. Trust Him with your case!

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      A HUSBAND’S PERSPECTIVE

      When I saw her for the first time as she walked into my house with my sister, I knew she would be my wife. She was beautiful, free-spirited, feisty and, like most newborn Christians, very zealous for God.

      Years later, when my sister told me what had happened to her best friend on that devastating evening, I stood in shock and unbelief. These things don’t happen to people you know, I thought. We only hear about these things on the seven o’clock news or read about them in the newspaper.

      I went to see Tiffany a few days later just to encourage her and to see how she was handling the aftershock of such a horrible, death-defying attempt at her life, and to my amazement, she was doing just fine – or so it seemed.

      Tiffany felt very comfortable talking to me about the sequence of events. This truly surprised me because although my sister was her best friend, I did not expect her to give ME a blow-by-blow account of what had happened. However, there was a divine connection between Tiffany and I, even before we started officially dating.

      Our first date took place six months after the incident. I could not believe what I was doing, but it just felt right. So we dated for a few months, and then I realized Tiffany was still extremely devastated and hurt by the incident and decided it was best to allow her time to heal before we continued dating each other.

      During this healing period, God was able to heal some of her wounds, and we finally got together for good. The relationship was sealed with a ring and a kiss on April 18, 1998, the day we both said, I do.

      Seven years as the husband of a now ordained minister, I must say the road is still not easy for my wife. Although God has healed her internally, scars remain.

      I remember when we first moved into our new home. Tiffany was devastated and cried for the first few days because we were surrounded by bush on three sides. During the nights, every sound from outside was magnified, and I had to play soothing worship music for Tiffany to fall asleep. You see she had danced with danger before, so the reality of something terrible happening was and still is very real.

      Tiffany learned to cope with fear as the years went by, although she is still extremely cautious. Now she falls asleep without the music and is more comfortable staying at home by herself. God has brought her a mighty long way. Some of the things that Tiffany has written about in this book are not only to encourage you but to encourage herself because the healing process is a work in progress. It takes time.

      It is encouraging to know that when the Apostle Paul asked God to take away the thorn in his side, God responded by saying, My grace is sufficient for thee. Isn’t God amazing? We would like to live the easy life, but God wants us to learn through our experiences. He wants us to go through the refiner’s fire so He can shape us into what He has designed us to be.

      Sometimes when Tiffany cries

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