Submitted by Clinton Le Page on 26 February 2008 - 5:21pm.
This is the deeply moving and gut-wrenching story of Carole, a woman abused by her ‘butcher' of a husband. She, in self-defence, ends up killing her abuser. Carole's honesty and willingness to be open with her daughter on camera is amazing and praise-worthy. It is encouraging to hear that Carole and her daughter have been getting on with life, but the reality of abuse for such women is deeply saddening and horrific. One feels great sorrow for people like Carole, enduring such beatings, and living in fear and helplessness for so many years. This film brings home how we need to better care for our neighbours and friends, and look out for one another, so that battered women can more quickly get the help and care they need to escape such abusive situations.
This film is a stark reminder that we live in a world that is broken, a world where people suffer, and can suffer so unjustly. It is a reminder that our world isn't right. Such abuse isn't right, it isn't acceptable. Nor is it God's intention for marriage. Carole's story reminds us that our world (along with us all as individuals), have turned our backs on God and refuse to listen to him and what he knows is best for us, as he's made clear in the Bible.
Most of all, her story should move us to long for a heaven where there will be no more pain or abuse, no more tears or death; a heaven that can only be gained through trusting in Jesus Christ. Carole testified, "I only believe in God when it suits me". How many is that true for today? May we all not just seek God's help when we're desperate and totally helpless, but may we turn to him now and find the healing and peace, the forgiveness and meaning that only a relationship with God through Jesus can bring. Can anything else bring such lasting healing, and true comfort?
A moving, stark reminder of the need for Christ
This is the deeply moving and gut-wrenching story of Carole, a woman abused by her ‘butcher' of a husband. She, in self-defence, ends up killing her abuser. Carole's honesty and willingness to be open with her daughter on camera is amazing and praise-worthy. It is encouraging to hear that Carole and her daughter have been getting on with life, but the reality of abuse for such women is deeply saddening and horrific. One feels great sorrow for people like Carole, enduring such beatings, and living in fear and helplessness for so many years. This film brings home how we need to better care for our neighbours and friends, and look out for one another, so that battered women can more quickly get the help and care they need to escape such abusive situations.
This film is a stark reminder that we live in a world that is broken, a world where people suffer, and can suffer so unjustly. It is a reminder that our world isn't right. Such abuse isn't right, it isn't acceptable. Nor is it God's intention for marriage. Carole's story reminds us that our world (along with us all as individuals), have turned our backs on God and refuse to listen to him and what he knows is best for us, as he's made clear in the Bible.
Most of all, her story should move us to long for a heaven where there will be no more pain or abuse, no more tears or death; a heaven that can only be gained through trusting in Jesus Christ. Carole testified, "I only believe in God when it suits me". How many is that true for today? May we all not just seek God's help when we're desperate and totally helpless, but may we turn to him now and find the healing and peace, the forgiveness and meaning that only a relationship with God through Jesus can bring. Can anything else bring such lasting healing, and true comfort?