Lucinda is now a pastor's wife, a Youth Specialist with the Department of Social Services and the mother of four daughters. The Pennington family is all set to welcome baby number 5 in just a few months!
I've become acquainted with Lucinda over the past few years and I've just finished her wonderful book.
This lady experienced horrors unimaginable and abuse unthinkable, but through her faith in Jesus Christ she has truly overcome the past and those who hurt her. And to be quite honest, some parts of her life were so hard to read. I kept asking myself, "how can someone do this to a child?" But Lucinda doesn't wallow in self pity or brokenness, but speaks of a Lord and Savior who was the balm in Gilead to a hurting young lady.
She loves the Lord Jesus and I believe her book would be a help to you if you're struggling with any abuse issues and healing. You won't find any psychobabble or mantras, just the true story of a young girl who stared a hellish life in the face and through Jesus Christ, lived to tell. And not just lived to tell, but walk in victory as a pastor's wife and mom of four beautiful daughters.
If you'd like an autographed copy, you can order directly from Lucinda. The price is $11.99 and Lucinda is offering free shipping via media mail. http://theymeantitforevil.webs.com/shipping.htm
You can order the book from the publisher here: http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=9781613460931
The publisher also has downloads available.
From the book cover:
They Meant It For Evil
by Lucinda Pennington
What do you do when the very people who are supposed to love and protect you are the ones who hurt you?
Lucinda Pennington suffered unimaginable abuse as a child. Left by her mother at the hospital at three days old, Lucinda became a ward of the state, entering Maine's foster care system. While in foster care, she was physically, mentally, and sexually abused by the very people who were meant to care for her. She was sexually abused at the hands of her foster brother; starved, beaten, and locked up by her foster parents; and ignored by her social worker. Unfortunately, she suffered the same fate at each foster home thereafter and even after she was adopted. But through it all, there was one who never hurt her: God, her heavenly Father. He gave her hope.
Now, as a grown woman, Lucinda's faith has helped her overcome her past, and in They Meant It for Evil, she encourages those who have suffered abuse to take a step toward healing. God can help you turn what was meant as evil in your life. Allow Him to use you and turn what was meant for evil into something good for Him. Show your abusers they did not ruin your life! Your abusers no longer have this power over you! Stand up and be proud you are a survivor!
136 pages - $11.99 (paperback)
