Today I am joined by Kelly Lester, and the conversation was so in-depth, that we had to split it into two parts. In this episode, Kelly shares her story of sexual abuse, abortions, and how to be a safe place for your children to open up about their lives. Kelly believes in creating a place in your home for your children to feel safe to fail so that when the big challenges of life come up, they can trust you will be there to support them. After a rape and later abortion when she was 15, Kelly had drastic changes in her life. She was forced to grow up fast and deviate from the life she was building for herself. Kelly bravely shares her story and advocates for safe places for young women to share their own stories. Listen in to this tough and important conversation.About our guest:Kelly’s story is one that covers so many difficult and painful topics in our world today. Child molestation, raped as a teen, several abortions, drug dealing, eating disorders, homosexuality, pornography, prostitution, and even working in the clinic where she had her first abortion. But beauty triumphs from the ashes, and Kelly is a testament to how God can clean all the dirty parts of a painful life story and make it brand new.Now a wife and mother of six children, Kelly loves to share her story to give hope to the most desperate situations proving that God can save anybody. She is currently a client advocate for LoveLine Ministries, Director of Outreach for And Then There Were None and Pro-Love Ministries, and a board member for Village Ansanm: Living Stones Ministries. https://www.facebook.com/kellylesterforlifehttps://www.ambassadorspeakers.com/speakers/unique/kelly-lesterhttps://www.instagram.com/mamakellylester/  Thanks for listening!It means so much to us! If you would like to continue the conversation with us, head on over to Instagram or/and Facebook for more healing, stories and magic.   Subscribe to the podcastThis journey is impossible to do on your own, so make sure to like and subscribe so we can help more people like you! Share the podcastIf you have someone in your life, who is struggling to overcome their trauma, this is something you can give them that truly can change the course of their life forever. Leave us a reviewWe appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!! Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!