Embracing My Story and Finding Courage
Welcome to my journey of transformation and hope! I’m Sunny. I’d love to say that I’m here just bursting and excited to share my testimony. But the truth is, as an introvert with no experience in being in videos or public speaking, I’d rather do anything but! I knew since 2012 that I’d have to face this moment, and have spent over a decade trying to evade it. It took everything in me to muster up the courage to be in a video airing out my laundry. Going back to the beginning of this new chapter of my life, in documenting my testimony, there was One that I wanted to do this for, and His name is Jesus. So here I am. Have you ever met Him? It took me decades to meet Him being so swallowed up in me, myself, and I. But thankfully He broke through my darkness and forever changed my life! Regardless of public shame or embarrassment, He’s worth it. And you know what, so are you!
Raising Awareness About Human Trafficking
In sharing my testimony, I attempt to shed light on the realities of human trafficking and that some of the most common and dangerous situations start right at home. Sadly, I know that many can relate! And often such cases at home go overlooked, leaving many feeling invisible with nowhere to turn, and left in silence. But no matter how dark life has been, don’t lose hope! There truly is light at the end of the tunnel. Don’t buy into the lies that things will never change and that you are doomed to suffer the rest of your life carrying deep wounds that never heal. I once bought into that, feeling forever a victim with my mind on replay, reliving the past in torment. But then I discovered that overcoming all that was and is possible.
Overcoming a Life of Isolation and Trauma
My personal experience involved an 18+ year ordeal of being shut away from society, with 7+ of those years living like fugitives …which evolved into years of actually living as a prisoner. Early on, I thought being deprived of a normal childhood took its toll. And though there was truth to that, I had no idea what I was in for! Just when I thought there was a glimmer of hope, my life was turned upside down as I was taken against my will to flee the state, being forced to take part in a wild ride of delusion, paranoia, and obsession. Then there was the aftermath. Finding my way in a world I barely knew. I felt stunted, different, and like a blank slate – being left to navigate on my own with nothing but a grade-school education and the mentality of a very stunted 10-year-old in an 18-year-old body.
Finding Faith and Freedom in God
Through it all, all the mistakes, challenges, and difficulties, I can truly say that my God is the God of the impossible! Don’t be a Sunny though. Missing out on Him for decades, feeling the need to be in control of everything. Go all in! And enjoy the encounters you never knew existed. Yes. Encounters! And along with that, love, acceptance, and deep inner healing that only He can bring. I promise you, there’s more to life than pain and suffering. Why settle? It is my prayer that my testimony resonates with someone like myself. Someone who suffered from trauma, insomnia, debilitating depression, addiction, and even spiritual bondage. May my life, as embarrassing as it is, spark hope and bring encouragement! It does not matter where you have been, or even what you may have done in response to trauma. There is true freedom. There is victory!
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