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A Year in the Making: 1 Year Anniversary of Our Stories Untold & Hopes for the Future
It's been one year today since the launch of Our Stories Untold. When I chose to pursue this Website I didn’t know what to expect. Deep inside I understood this was something I had to do, for both my personal healing and for others who I knew were out there. I've...
“Today I Thought About Lisa” by Debra Bender
Today I read another article about another child being killed by another mother's abusive boyfriend, and I thought about Lisa. I thought about my favorite memory: Ten-year-old, bright, precocious, precious, pig-tailed Lisa laughing hysterically at her discovery of the...
Breaking the Silence: The Growing Faith Movement to End Sexual Violence
by Catherine Woodiwiss This is the third in a Sojourners series on sexualized violence in Christian communities. Looking at Our Stories Untold, as well as other individuals and organizations creating an awareness about sexualized violence in Christian communities,...
Sexualized Violence Uncovered Among Mennonites
This interview was conducted by Erik Campano's column "Stories Untold" on Patheos.com, "The premier online destination to engage in the global dialogue about religion and spirituality and to explore and experience the world's beliefs. Please see the original post...
“Not Taking Situations Seriously” by Anonymous
During my senior year at a Mennonite College in 1989-90, I was rarely on campus due to a student teaching assignment. Yet I frequently received phone calls whenever I was in my (single occupant) room... phone calls with no one on the other end. This continued...
My Untold Story
I first read this story at an open mic night in April 2013 at Prairie Lights bookstore in Iowa City, Iowa. The theme of the evening was violence against women, and it was the first time this story had ever been shared in written or spoken form. There were a lot of...
Our primary commitment is to make ourselves available to survivors who want strategic support as they navigate their options following an experience of sexual violence, whether that experience happened recently or decades past.