With Mrs. Oklahoma International 2007, Brooke Good,after she gave a moving speech about her platform,
"Sexual Child Abuse: Overcoming the Nightmare"
Saturday morning, February 7, I drove to Bartlesville to share my support for the Samaritan Counseling Center at the Daughters of Lot breakfast. The Daughters of Lot organization provides counseling services to sexually abused women. They chose the name "Daughters of Lot" because of the Biblical reference. Lot tried to give his virgin daughters to an angry mob and later, in their confusion, the girls had incestuous sex with their father. Daughters of Lot recognizes the confusion, sadness, and pain that women experience after abuse as well as the consequences that go along with that, and provides real help in much needed counseling services.
Mrs. Oklahoma 2007 Brooke Good was a victim of sexual child abuse, and she shared her story. She explained that sharing this "secret" is a key to moving past sexual abuse, and she shared a highlight of her year as Mrs. Oklahoma, talking with girls who experienced what she had experienced. It was a moving, personal, beautiful speech. Brooke is wonderful and had the whole audience in tears, ready to donate and support this important cause. Although we don't know each other well, what I know of her, I love. She is a very courageous person and has done tremendous things. I was glad to attend the event and support her in a cause that should be in the forefront of every person's heart. We must protect children from the kind of abuse that Brooke suffered, and when we cannot protect them, we must help them move through the pain to healing and finally hope. Here are some photos from the event.
Mrs. Oklahoma 2007 Brooke Good was a victim of sexual child abuse, and she shared her story. She explained that sharing this "secret" is a key to moving past sexual abuse, and she shared a highlight of her year as Mrs. Oklahoma, talking with girls who experienced what she had experienced. It was a moving, personal, beautiful speech. Brooke is wonderful and had the whole audience in tears, ready to donate and support this important cause. Although we don't know each other well, what I know of her, I love. She is a very courageous person and has done tremendous things. I was glad to attend the event and support her in a cause that should be in the forefront of every person's heart. We must protect children from the kind of abuse that Brooke suffered, and when we cannot protect them, we must help them move through the pain to healing and finally hope. Here are some photos from the event.
Brooke, sitting across the table, with a big, beautiful smile!
With founder of Lighthouse Mission in Bartlesville, Naomi Hill
A woman thanks Brooke for sharing her personal and heartfelt story
Brooke and me with our director, Lauri Rottmayer
With Brooke after her presentation
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