Last weekend Alex Bozarjian, a young news reporter, was smacked on the backside by a man running in a local race. The incident was caught on camera and led to a great outcry across the nation. Women everywhere say they can relate. Also this past week, in a seemingly unrelated story, Christianity Today made their 2020 Book Awards, bestowing the highest honor in the CT Women category to Rachel Denhollander for her book What is a Girl Worth? Bozarjian’s strength and response in the face of one incident, as well as Rachel Denhollander’s strength and response in the face of repeated abuse, have me asking three questions: how is sexual abuse harmful to victims well beyond the initial incident(s), why do survivors remain silent, and how can we in the church help survivors?

Alex Bozarjian on Twitter

Inside Edition Interview of the Runner

What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

Christianity Today’s 2020 Book Awards