Beyond The Closet Door Blog Tour w/Sharon Jenkins

Hello,


This is Sharon Jenkins. I want to thank you for participating in my blog tour this week. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. I hope and pray this week to bring you and your blog’s visitor’s awareness and to encourage you to be a voice for a child in trouble.
Did you know …

·         A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds.  (Can you imagine how many incidents of abuse are not reported?)

·         Almost five children die every day as a result of child abuse.  More than three out of four are under the age of 4.

·         90% of child sexual abuse victims know the perpetrator in some way; 68% are abused by family members.

·         Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, across ethnic and cultural lines, within all religions and at all levels of education.[1]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has an organization called Child Welfare Information Gateway.  This organization connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. Their research has found that successful interventions must both reduce risk factors and promote protective factors to ensure the well-being of children and families.

As a child abuse prevention advocate, I admonish you to take an active role in your community to prevent child abuse.  When we value children, we value our future.  Become a “rescuer” in your community.  For more information about this topic visit www.childwelfare.gov, I care and so should you.

What Sharon Wants Readers to Learn from reading Beyond the Closet Door


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[1] National Child Abuse Statistics, Childhelp, www.childhelp.org

About the Author

Sharon Jenkins shares her very personal story of how she went from victim to victor over abuse. The book Beyond the Closet Door… is centered on her closet experience as toddler and how this experience of neglect has shaped every life experience she has had since then. She chronicles its effect from that point through her adulthood. This book is not about blame but perseverance. The silent scream of abuse continues to cry out in this nation and as an advocate for the abused she has made it her personal mission to help others child abuse adult victims “stop the hurting.”

Known locally as The Master Communicator, the author is proficient in communicating the plight of the abused child in this revelatory book. Ms. Jenkins is a motivational speaker and workshop facilitator. She is also the co-author of another inspirational book, Songs of Three Sisters, and an avid contributor to local magazines and newspapers. She is current a writer for Beauty Come Forth E-Magazine.

About the Book

Sharon C. Jenkins celebrates the demonstrated power of faith to heal adult child abuse victims. All sufferers of child abuse deal with emotional issues in the aftermath of their oppression, whether it is physical, sexual, verbal, or mental. This work of nonfiction furnishes the breath of life for hope found within the resurrected soul touched by Calvary’s cost and empowers them to find purpose for their once shattered lives.

Purchase the Book Online at:

Amazon.com

BooksaMillion.com

BarnesandNoble.com

Book Review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYq_wSxM6NI

Date:                        4/4/11         

Title:                        Behind the Closet Door: Christ’s Rescue From Abuse

Author:                    Sharon C. Jenkins             

ISBN 13:                   978-09802214-5-9

Pages:                      212    

Publisher:                 Tab Publications

Cover:                      Electronic ARC

Reviewer:                Yolanda M. Johnson-Bryant – Literary Wonders!  

Rating:                     4 Stars

April is National Child Abuse Month and Behind the Closet Door: Christ’s Rescue from Abuse by author Sharon C. Jenkins is right on time. Behind the Closet Door is a tool to aid in the healing process for those who have suffered abuse.

Ms. Jenkins uses various stories from various characters as they describe their tales of abuse and fear. She conveniently backs each chapter with biblical scripture and space to journal.  It has been said and proven that writing things down, in the form of journaling, has helped many heal. The author’s attempt at cleverness is successful. While reading a book such as this, many never make it to retrieve that pen or pad. With this book, they the space is provided for them.

Each story will touch you as each character describes some of their darkest hours, especially Sharon. The author uses biblical and spiritual annotation to help soothe the hurt and shows examples of how God didn’t make any mistakes when he made you. Each experience that we go through is part of our make-up and is part of God’s unique plan for us.

If you are, or know someone that is, being abused, look to God for guidance and comfort. He is the only one that can see you through.

If you know of a child that is being abused, please contact your local authorities and or your local child abuse hotline.

For More Information

Visit the author online at:

www.sharoncjenkins.com

authorsnetworkingsummit@gmail.com 

http://www.facebook.com/#!/SharoncJenkins or http://www.facebook.com/#!/BeyondtheClosetDoor      

View the blog tour schedule at: 

http://bit.ly/BeyondtheClosetDoor