My journey and ministry with victims of abuse and family violence was established as a youth. Upon completing my high school (HS) credits early I was offered a full time internship with the New York City Department of Human Resources.
Victoria Aleice holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Telling a story has always captivated Victoria’s imagination and has drawn her to all of the colors that surround her—Created by the ultimate Creator! She created the oil painting for the Volume I, II, and III book covers and has illustrated other books. Visit her website at: www.victoriaaleice.com
When Reina approached Victoria about creating an oil painting for a book cover on domestic violence and another one for a book on child sexual abuse, Victoria went to work on Reina’s vision. She created purple clouds (as purple is the official color for domestic violence awareness) depicting the darkness of the trauma of abuse on the bottom that then turn into an ombre lavender, fading into white clouds and sun (SON) rays streaming down at the top that represent the healing from darkness (abuse victim) to light (an Overcomer light of Christ). What they didn’t know when they teamed up to do this work was that it would become a book series on abuse! Both the contents and illustrations of the Overcoming Abuse series have been divinely inspired and orchestrated to bring you—the reader—healing and freedom from abuse. We hope these books will accomplish God’s will for your and your family’s lives: to live always loved and in peace—through the abundant life He came to bring you!
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations, every 15 seconds a woman is beaten by her abuser. The United States (U.S.) Office on Violence against Women (OVW) confirms that domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women in the U.S. Abuse statistics have increased during the Covid-19 Pandemic. These U.S. statistics do not include the voluminous unspeakable abuse that exists in Christian households—which Christian wives admit—continues to go unreported. As a result, Christian women and children are likely to remain as victims of abuse and pass on the trauma of abuse to the next and future generations. With limited if-any training on the trauma of abuse the victim and our nation are ill-equipped to problem solve our society’s social problem—family violence.
Victim abuse has historically and up to the present been treated as a mere societal botheration and remains predominantly an enigma. The purpose of the Overcoming Abuse book series is to arm all victims including Christian women, laypersons, and professionals with a body of knowledge on the trauma of victim abuse and to provide solution-based principles and strategies; in order that victims and our society can experience abuse-free lives.
The Overcoming Abuse book series includes true victim stories. My hope is that you are able to identify in some way with the longsuffering experienced by former victims who share their stories. And although the overcoming of their abuse was not easily and magically accomplished; that you may gain insight into what it’s going to take for you to overcome your abuse. In addition, I hope these books prompt you to seek wisdom and counsel from those that are trained and experienced in the treatment of abuse. C.S. Lewis said, “The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are.” Proverbs 1:5-6a states “A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel, to understand a proverb and an enigma.”
An abuser may pride himself on being an enigma, but a victim can learn to peel off his camouflage. The victims presented are courageous women who at some time in their lives were all involved in a downward spiral, of abusive relationships. At one point in their life, they each decided that they could no longer tolerate and accept their unhealthy relationship for themselves, and in some cases, for themselves and their children. Today, they are triumphant Overcomers. They were as devastated as you are today, but now they and their families are destined to live joyous, peaceful lives!
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
My mission is to provide information, strategies, and resources for those whose safety is threatened and who are experiencing the trauma of abuse and who would like to heal and overcome their abuse as well as empower the victim and society to prevent abuse from being passed on through the generations.
But I cry to you for help, Lord; in the morning my prayer comes before you. Psalm 88:13
