My Friend is Struggling with Past Sexual Abuse (Project 17:17) [Mass Market Paperback]

Josh McDowell (Author), Ed Stewart (Author)

Book Description

Series: Project 17:17 | Publication Date: April 15, 2009

Fourteen-year-old Ann Cassidy is struggling with her past. She has a secret that she has kept for a long time –a secret not even her parents are aware of. Ann’s friend Heather has a hunch that something isn’t right – Ann’s nightmares are evidence of that. Heather doesn’t know what to do when Ann tells her friend about the years of sexual abuse she has suffered.
Do you know any students like Ann who have been abused by people they should have been able to trust? What can you say or do to help? What do they need most right now?
Perhaps more than any time in their lives they need a 17:17 friend – “A friend is always a friend and relatives are born to share our troubles” (Proverbs. 17:17 CEV).
Through the aid of a heart breaking true-to-life story, Josh and Ed, offer biblical insights and practical instruction on what your friends can do to resolve past sexual abuse in their lives.
But more importantly, you will discover how to become a true source of encouragement and support to them during their struggle. This book is designed for you to read first and then give to others.
But more importantly, you will discover how to become a true source of encouragement and support to them during their struggle. This book is designed for you to read first and then give to others.
And if you are that person who is facing abuse, you will learn how to face the issues of false guilt, shame and helplessness and discover your self worth once more. But more than that, you will discover how to experience the comfort, encouragement, and support you need from both God and a friend – most likely the friend who gave you this book.

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About the Author

An internationally known speaker and author. He is most often connected with Campus Crusade for Christ – having spoken to more than ten million people in at least 84 countries and 700 university & college campuses.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: CF4K; Reprint edition (April 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845504437
• ISBN-13: 978-1845504434
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,946,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Teens > Social Issues > Sexual Abuse

More About the Author

Josh McDowell has been reaching the spiritually skeptical for almost five decades. Since beginning ministry in 1961, Josh has delivered more than 24,000 talks to over 10 million young people in 118 countries. He is the author or co-author of 120 books, with over 51 million copies distributed worldwide; including More Than a Carpenter (over 15 million copies printed in 85 languages), and The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, recognized by World magazine as one of the twentieth century's top 40 books. Josh continues to travel throughout the United States and countries around the world, helping young people and adults strengthen their faith and understanding of Scripture. Josh will tell you that his family is his ministry. He and his wife, Dottie, have been married for 39 years and have four children and four grandchildren.