Communicating Care: Spreading Healing from Sexual Abuse in Spain

A Hidden Struggle Comes to Light

“Can I talk with you privately?” Susana Ruiz of Comunicando Vida in Málaga, Spain, has come to expect these words after workshops on sexual abuse and addictions. But this time they were from Tania*, one of the youth ministry leaders.

Tania is part of the leadership team at one of the larger churches in town. She loves Jesus and is hardworking and passionate about changing lives. But Tania was hiding a secret, something that pushed her to demand a lot from herself and to be strict and disapproving with those around her.

A church youth ministry had invited Comunicando Vida to talk with the young people about serious issues like sexual abuse, pornography, and addictions. After a planning session, Tania worked up the courage to address her own history. She had been sexually abused as a child and had grown up in an unstructured home where she had to take on the role of the adult. Her way of dealing with it was to try and be a “super Christian.” But no one likes to be around one of those.

Healing and Transformation

After spending time with Tania, Susana and her colleague, Ana Laura D’Amico, both noticed that she began to change, showing understanding of her own symptoms of abuse. She was able to forgive her abusers as well as herself. And, without realizing it, she began to treat others differently. Susana noticed this when she asked others from the same church to find a trusted person they could open up to, and several suggested Tania, something that had never happened before. They now saw her as compassionate and caring.

Comunicando Vida was founded in 2017 by Susana Ruiz after finding healing from her own wounds from sexual abuse and trauma through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Comunicando Vida provides counseling, discipleship, follow-up, and training through local churches, Christian centers, and missionary organizations. They also offer workshops and conferences on difficult yet vital issues.

Tania’s story is just one of the countless others that testify to the life-changing work of Comunicando Vida. Many who have found healing are now actively involved in the ministry to help others. We invite you to join in the work God is doing through Comunicando Vida and be part of bringing hope and healing to the unreached in Spain.

*pseudonym used

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