• Maybe you’re feeling stuck, burdened by the pain of rejection that has left you tired and discouraged. It could have started when you were a little girl, experiencing hurt, or perhaps you felt rejected even before birth. Trauma might have affected you as a young woman, or you could be going through the struggles of…

    Intro

  • “Adonai Rophekha” is a Hebrew phrase that translates to “The Lord who heals” in English. It is a combination of two words: Adonai: A Hebrew name for God, (YHWH), which is considered too sacred to be pronounced. Adonai is a term of respect and reverence for the divine. Rophekha: This comes from the Hebrew verb…

    Adonai Rophekha

  • Scenario 1: “I’m innocent; I was set up and caught with ‘evidence’ against my name. Unfortunately, no one believes me.” Scenario 2: “I struggle with kleptomania / drug addiction. I’ve been caught one too many times, and now I feel trapped. I can’t ‘bribe’ people anymore.” Scenario 3: “In a crowd of people, I walk…

    Prison pain

  • Scenario 1 My body was just there for you to use, while it was tearing myself apart from the inside. I thought it was love. You knew it was sex. When I realized that I may say “NO!” (because I was molested as a child) you took off to find a replacement. Time and again…

    Disposable pain

  • Scenario “Your mother is an alcoholic!” He announced. Far and wide he sends WhatsApp pictures of me in my state of intoxication. I reach for the bottle to forget the pain of how he, as a narcissist, manipulates me! Degrading me in front his children to justify himself.

    Addiction pain

  • Scenario 1 Suddenly this thing hit me unexpectedly: *The shock of a car accident *or a doctor’s report of cancer The shock seeps into my body and paralyses me. Fear grips me and I stiffen. I have no right answers and I become a victim of a force too strong for me. Scenario 2 *Alcohol…

    Traumatized and or victimized

  • Scenario 1 Why didn’t I spend more time with her/him? I was SO impatient, unloving and selfish. Now I sit with this enormous burden of debt and mountain of self-blame! Jesus invites: come to Me (Matt 11:28-19, Isaiah 1:18, 1 John 1 : 7-9) Scenario 2 Everyone needs to go down this road. Jesus is…

    Parent-loss-hurt

  • Scenario1. In the old days this was one of the biggest scandals, therefore my kind mother had to pretend that she was pregnant and sent me away to a home until they could adopt my child as their own. Scenario 2. When my mother found out that I was pregnant, she immediately kicked me out…

    Unrepentant motherhood pain