EP 95: When Your Church Prays For You, But Won’t Help You: Donna Wayles

Donna's husband was trying to kill her. He has attempted it before by throwing her down a flight of stairs. So you would expect that the pastor would provide her a safe place to stay, but he only offered to pray for her. Come follow her riveting story through dating, not seeing the red flags, a physically and emotionally abusive marriage, and finally finding real help from fellow Navy wives. Donna also shares what it was like serving on a mission's trip in Hawaii, and eating spam burgers at a Hawaiian McDonald's! Join us for this powerful story. Transcript below! BIO: After years of abuse by my Christian husband, I escaped finding God’s love and grace in second chances. I share my experiences in my book, I’ll Pray for You: A Christian Woman’s Guide to Surviving Domestic Abuse. My book’s life lessons have already inspired audiences around the United States, and the world, to heal and help others find hope. In addition to being a conference speaker and podcast guest, my writing has been published in Divine Purpose Magazine. Follow her on Facebook.com/dwayles Instagram.com/donna_wayles LinkedIn www.authordwayles.org I encourage the audience to talk to their friends and neighbors, and then really listen. Show them some kindness. Begin by helping those nearest to you and challenge those people to help someone else. Let our kindness change the world, one person at a time and one action at a time. Website: https://dswministries.org Email: [email protected] Social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DSW-Ministries-230135337033879 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DswMinistries YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgIpWVQCmjqog0PMK4khDw/playlists Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dswministries/ https://dswministries.orgsubscribe-to-podcast/ Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Stitcher, Listen Notes Keep in touch with me! Email subscribe to get my handpicked list of the best resources for abuse survivors! https://thoughtful-composer-4268.ck.page #abuse #trauma Mentoring https://youtu.be/WWgkERpkIoY An easy way to help my ministry: https://dswministries.orgproduct/buy-me-a-cup-of-tea/ A donation link: https://dswministries.orgdonate/ Affiliate links: Can’t travel to The Holy Land right now? The next best thing is Walking The Bible Lands! Get a free video sample of the Bible lands here! https://www.walkingthebiblelands.com/a/18410/hN8u6LQP Get one free month of Blubrry podcast hosting with the promotional code: FAITHFUL http://create.blubrry.com/resources/podcast-media-hosting/?code=FAITHFUL Get quality podcast guests and interviews from PodMatch! Get paid to be a host! Sign up below: https://podmatch.com/signup/faithful Visit my friends at the Heal Thrive Dream Boutique for some cool T-shirts, jewelry and other merch! Simply share the discount code we created just for you and receive a 10% discount on your order!  DIANA98825  https://www.htd-boutique.com/ Transcript: Donna Wayles [00:00:00] Diana Winkler: Hey everybody. How are you doing? Come on in. How's your week going? I started my temp contract job today. I think it went really well. Still adjusting to going into an office, but grateful for the income coming in until I get something more permanent. But today, we got a great show for you. Another survivor story. [00:00:38] I heard my guest today on another podcast that I listened to regularly and I thought, oh, her story is so good. I've gotta have her on the show. So I have today, Donna Wayles. [00:00:56] And I'm [00:01:00] going to read a little bit about her bio here. [00:01:05] Let's get to know Donna a little bit here. She says after years of abuse by my Christian husband, I escaped finding God's love and grace. And second chances. I share my experiences in my book, "I'll Pray For You",