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The Battered Preacher's Wife
by Avril Wiggins
 One woman's true story of abuse, escape, and
triumph. Countless Christian women sit in church pews every Sunday
filled with dread about returning home to the dark secret of abuse. The Battered Preacher's Wife
is a true story of survival and triumph. In this passionately honest
account, Dr. Avril E. Wiggins shares her tragic experience of being
trapped in a hopeless marriage with an abusive Pentecostal preacher.
Wife battery is a taboo topic in the church and most clergy encourage
women to keep the family together at all costs and endure the suffering.
That kind of counsel leaves women no hope, no help, and no escape.
Children who grow up in these relationships assume that abuse is normal
behavior, and the abuse continues from generation to generation.
 The
Battered Preacher's Wife shines through the darkness and
sheds light on a serious problem faced by Christian women across the
nation. But she also delivers a strong message of hope--even for
wives of preachers! "I know what it's like to be a survivor of child abuse,
rape, molestation, spousal abuse, along with verbal and psychological
abuse, and I am alive to tell my story," says Wiggins. "With God, I
came out victorious. I may have some battle scars, but thanks to Jesus,
I'm still alive."
Dr. Avril E. Wiggins is married to Elder Joe Wiggins and are blessed
with five children: Zipporah, Shekinah, Zithri, Josiah, and Micah.
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"Lately we
have seen domestic violence and divorce in Christian homes
played out in the media in a very uncomfortable way. At Crux Magazine,
we feel it is time for us in Christendom to take more responsibility to
ensure the name of the Lord is glorified in and outside our homes. The
November edition of Crux Magazine will prove to be an invaluable
resource in understanding the dynamics of healthy family relationships.
As you can
see on the cover this month is, "The Battered Preacher's Wife", a book
feature by Dr. Avril Wiggins, pastor and author. A book in which she
tells story of a painful marriage which ended after about ten years.
Her account is one of patience, forgiveness and an effort and desire to
see her marriage work so as to keep the family together - a far cry
from the current trend in Christendom to opt out of holy matrimony at
the first instance of domestic violence."
--Francis
Obasogie, Crux Magazine Editor
"I read and
loved The Battered Preacher's Wife. It was a riveting personal account
of one woman's battle to defeat the enemy and reach her God-given
destiny. I recommend it highly to all Christians because there are
victims of domestic violence that need to know that they can survive.
Get you copy today!"
--Calvin
Moore, Jr., PhD
"Dr. Avril
Wiggins has wrote a book that every women of God needs to read no
matter the age. I read her
book in one night each page I was wanting to know more about her life.
This book has taught me that not all preachers are what you think and
they make mistakes. The message in this book should also reach out to a
lot of your women who may have controlling men in their life's. The
story about her survival shows how strong she is and her faith in the
one man who is perfect "God". Reading her story also reminds me how
thankful I am to have God in my life. Thank you
Dr. Avril Wiggins for writing "The Battered Preachers Wife"."
--Tonia
Dargan
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