Contact: Dr. Tina Medina, 913-236-4351

KANSAS CITY, Kan., Sept. 22, 2014 /Christian Newswire/ -- According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN), the most recent statistics in America regarding sexual abuse are staggering:

• There is an average of 267,868 victims (age 12 or older) of sexual assault each year
   
• Over 60 million adult Americans have been sexually abused as children
   
• Every 2 minutes, another American is sexually assaulted
   
• 44% of victims are under age 18
   
• 80% are under age 30

Many sexually abused young children and teenagers often wonder why, and have faith-based questions that need to be addressed as they try to deal with the issue of sexual abuse. Often times, churches, Christian counselors, and case managers lack the faith-based resources to adequately explain the issue of sexual abuse. Dr. Tina Medina, a Christian Psychologist and ordained minister, saw the need years ago for such material. She has recently completed the faith-based Overcoming Sexual Abuse (OSA) Book Series to address these issues for an intergenerational audience.

Medina spent the last 7 years in the development of this series and used her own resources to bring the series to the market place. Medina is a child sexual abuse survivor herself and believes that these books are essential for the victim who has a broken spirit and needs to be healed. Three of the four books target a very young and precious group of individuals: preschoolers (3-5), children (5-12), teenagers (13-19). The fourth book in the series addresses recovery and restoration from sexual abuse for adults (20-80).

"I wrote these books so others can gain inner healing to move past the pain and shame of sexual abuse. There is life beyond sexual abuse and my premise is that God has given us all gifts, talents, skills, abilities, intelligence, education, and experiences to use in a positive manner. Just because one has been sexually abused, does not mean life is over. One can be thrown off track, but with God's love and healing, anything is possible. All too often the topic of sexual abuse is a taboo subject, but now it is time to bring it to the forefront," said Dr. Medina.

The books are purposely written in an understanding, compassionate, and loving style. This style allows the reader to be gently guided on their path to gain inner spiritual healing with the Trinity Team and the Word of God. The book series can be purchased through the following outlets: Amazon Kindle and the www.realsexualabusehelp.com website. For more information contact Medina Oasis Media at (913) 236-4351.