Joy in the Morning

Hopolang Phororo

Description

Hopolang was sexually abused by a neighbor and for nineteen years she didn�t divulge her experience because she feared that she would be blamed. In the first edition of �Joy Comes in the Morning� she shared her battle to regain her self-confidence and self-esteem by running into the arms of the One who can heal - God. Through poems, she expresses emotions, such as confusion, pain, fear, betrayal, guilt, regret, approval, self-pity, mistrust and forgiveness that she had to work through. In this revised edition of �Joy Comes in the Morning�, Hopolang recounts how she overcame, not only the trauma of being sexually abused but also other challenges, such as working through relationships and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro- something that she never imagined she could accomplish. As she narrates her experiences, her hope is that the lessons she learned will motivate and inspire her readers. No matter how difficult the circumstances are that we encounter in our lives, we can triumph, and joy always comes in the morning. As she walked the paths of recovery from sexual abuse, Hopolang Phororo longed to read stories she could relate to, of those who had suffered abuse and overcame it. Because such stories were not available, she decided to share her story, to reach out and inspire other women with the message that there is hope. Her passion to see young women realize their fullest potential has led her to set up the Daughters of Destiny (DoD) Ministry (mentoring young women), in countries where she has lived.

Sujets

• Biography
• Autobiography

Informations

• Publié par: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers
• Date de parution: 29 décembre 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 3
• EAN13: 9789987081837
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

JOYCOMES INTHE MORNING

Hopolang Phororo

Joy Comes

in the Morning

Hopolang Phororo

PUBLISHEDBY Mkuki na Nyota Publishers Ltd Nyerere Road, Quality Plaza Building P. O. Box 4246 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania www.mkukinanyota.com [e-mail]

© Hopolang Phororo, 2011

First edition 2005

ISBN 1414104987

Published in 2005 by Pleasant Word (a division of WinePress Publishing, P.O. Box 428, Enumclaw, WA 98022)

Second Edition 2011

ISBN 9789987081530

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This book is sold subject to the condition that it should not by way of trade or otherwise be lent, resold, hire out or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

We have been unable to trace the copyright holders of the cover image (leaping lady) and we would appreciate any information that would enable us to do so. We would be pleased to insert the appropriate acknowledgement in subsequent reprints.

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C H A P T E R F O U R 2 9

C H A P T E RF I V E 4 0

C H A P T E R S I X 6 1

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C H A P T E R E I G H T 1 2 7

C H A P T E R N I N E 1 4 9

TO ALL MY "DAUGHTERS OF DESTINY"

This book is dedicated to all my Daughters of Destiny, wherever you are… Thank you for giving me the privilege to learn so much from you as you opened your hearts and lives to me. You girls are so special. I know that you can be all that God has called you to be. Use your gifts to be the best that you can be and the change that you want to see happen. Never settle for less and set your minds on God’s standards of excellence. Remember that with Him, all things are possible. And always remember that as you have received, so you can give. It was He, “who comforts me in all my troubles, so that I can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort I myself have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into my life, so also through Christ my comfort overflows” . (paraphrased, 2 Corinthians 1:45, NIV)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I give thanks to the Lord who, even before I was conceived in my mother’s womb, knew what He had planned for me. He knew that through the painful experience of sexual abuse I would overcome and be able to testify to His faithfulness and His goodness. He who makes no mistakes knew what I had to go through to become the woman that I am today. I marvel as His purposes unfold in my life and I know that the best is yet to come. Glory to God! I am forever grateful to the parents that the Lord blessed me with. I give tribute to my late beloved Dad, whose memory I

cherish. It has been some years, Mom since I told you about being sexually abused. Thanks for understanding me and accepting me, and for being available always. I love you. Chips and Lefo, thank you for putting up with me, even when I have said and done things that hurt you at times. It was never intentional and you know that I want the very best for you. You know what I have gone through and what a journey it has been… I am a work in progress. I am grateful to your spouses, who might

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have never quite understood me but were always supportive of my relationship with you. My appreciation and gratitude goes to Sister Diane from Kingdom Faith Builders Ministries Inc. for introducing me to the Daughters in Namibia. Thanks for inviting me to share my

story and for embracing me as part of a special ministry for young women. This was where I discovered my passion and my own ministry. Thanks to you and Bishop Abraham Wahl for remembering and keeping me in your prayers. I give thanks to the Lord for the pastors and their spouses who have sowed spiritually in my life and who taught me– Mama and Ntate Moledi from Faith Tumelo Ministries, Pastor Roy and Gerda Wallace from Gospel Outreach, Pastor Tunde and Sister Bose from International Pentecostal Church, Pastor Carl and Patricia Shipley from Redeemed Church of Christ– Geneva, Martin and Margaret Emmerson, and Doug and Lyndi Buckley from Vineyard. Thank you for what you deposited in my spirit because that is what kept and continues to keep me focused. Thank you for believing in me, and for your prayers and support for the Daughters

of Destiny Ministry. If I were to start naming the friends and sisters who have blessed me in so many ways and have sowed so much into my life, I would never finish. But, you know who you are. Thank you for believing in me, for praying for me and the Daughters of Destiny Ministry, for crying with me, for laughing with me and above all, for accepting me, even when I was at my worst.

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