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Child Abuse ... It Happens - Child Abuse ... It Happens

Written by Sharon Merhalski

I often talk to parents who don't talk to their children about predators because they are afraid to scare them. This article was written by Teddi when New Hope Outreach went to Romania to teach social workers and orphanage staff child abuse awareness and prevention. We present it to you hoping it will help parents open a line of communication with their children so their families will not have to suffer the devastation created by a pedophile. --Sharon

Your Body, Your Treasure
By Teddi Neevel

Hi boys and girls,

My name is Teddi. That is just like a teddy bear. I’m a mommy to 7 boys and a grandma to 24 grandchildren. So you see I know a little bit about boys and girls. I know that little boys and girls like hugs, and tickles, and candy and stories. Most boys and girls like puppies and kittens, too. Boys and girls like to play “make believe” and “when I grow up.” As boys and girls grow up they learn to like to play ball, to run and to jump. Some like to color and draw pictures. Some like to sing. All of those are wonderful things to like and to do. And there is nothing wrong with you if you don’t like some of those things. I have a grandson named Caleb who doesn’t like to draw or color but he loves to build things. I have a grandson named Craig who doesn’t like to sing but he loves to collect rocks and bugs. I have a granddaughter named Amber who likes to play basketball and her sister Breanna never wants to play ball; she wants to play the piano and sing. You see God made each of us different. None of us is exactly like anyone else. You need to remember that it is OK to be different – it is OK to be you.

While we are different from each other, in some ways we are all the same. Each of us have 2 eyes, 2 ears, a nose and a mouth, hair and skin. We all breathe air, eat food, and sleep sometimes. All of us have a heart and lungs and bones and stomach on our insides. When each of us was born we were very small and easy to carry. We needed to be taken care of, loved, fed and protected. Isn’t that interesting to know? God created each of us in some ways the same and in other ways different. God is always right so we know that He didn’t make any of us by mistake. Did you know that the Bible tells us that every child is a blessing and gift from God? It does.

Psalm 127:3-5 “Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.”

When a mommy and daddy know they are going to have a baby it should make them very happy. God’s plan is for them to be happy and blessed by the baby. Sometimes the devil makes the mommy and daddy sad. He tells them they don’t have enough money or that children are too noisy. The devil makes the mommy and daddy selfish sometimes so they won’t take care of the blessing God gave them. If you have a mommy and daddy that love and care for you are blessed.

Sometimes a mommy or daddy gives their babies or children away because they don’t trust Jesus to help them care for the children. If you don’t live with your mommy and daddy God still wants you to be a blessing to the people around you. Can you be a blessing?

1Samuel 2:26 “And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.”

2Kings 5:2-3 “And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.”

Now I want to talk to you about something else that is very important. As you are growing up there will probably be grown-ups or older kids who will tell you that you are very special, or that you are their favorite, or that you are beautiful. The words they are saying are true. You are beautiful and special because God made you special, but some times bigger people are listening to the devil when they say those things. They may say nice things or give you special treats because they want to touch you in a bad way or because they want you to touch them in a bad way.

As you grow up lots of things will change. Your body will change size and shape. Your clothes will wear out or become too small, you may move to a different house but the one thing that will always be with you, even though it changes on the outside is your body. You only get one body to last for your whole life. Now your body is special because your spirit lives inside your body but also because God wants His Spirit to live in your body with your spirit. Your one and only body is a special treasure that goes with you all of your life.

1Corinthians 3:16-17 “Know ye not that ye are the temple (building, house) of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”

When someone touches you in a bad way it makes the inside of your body feel ugly. Now I know it isn’t your fault and so does God but your spirit doesn’t like the ugliness. The ugliness on the inside will make your spirit angry, ashamed and hateful. This kind of ugliness makes you not want to trust anyone. If the devil can use other people to make you not trust anyone then you won’t want to trust God either. If anyone tries to touch you around where your wear your underpants, tell them “NO”! Then tell a grown-up that you know loves you and cares for you. If someone wants you to touch them where they wear their underpants say “NO”!

If someone has already touched you in a bad way, you need to tell someone who loves you. You need to learn to trust again and you need someone to help you clean up the ugliness inside your body house.

Remember, God made YOU as a special blessing. God loves you very much and so do I.

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Your Body Your Treasure
Saturday, 11 April 2009
I often talk to parents who don't talk to their children about predators because they are afraid to scare them. This article was written by Teddi when New Hope Outreach went to Romania to teach social workers and orphanage staff child abuse...