clergy sexual abuse is one of the most devastating forms of abuse impacting almost every area of life

after surviving abuse like that how do you recover and after being prayed upon by a powerful church figure

how do you reclaim your agency, your voice, your life?

Welcome to The Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church.

I'm Julie Roy's.

And what you're about to hear is one of the most raw and vulnerable talks I've ever heard.

Lori Ann Thompson was a victim of clergy sexual abuse by one of the most powerful men in evangelicalism for nearly 40 years, Ravi Zacharias. But even before Ravi, she experienced the pain of abuse by her

own father. And then after becoming a believer, the pastor who had become a father figure to her

used his position to extort money from Lori Ann and her husband. Statistically,

Lori Ann should be a shell of herself, but anyone who knows Lori Ann knows her as uncommonly kind,

extraordinarily bright, perceptive, healthy, and truly one of those people whose presence

in your life just makes your life better. She has walked a road that no one

should ever have to walk, and yet, through that process, she's learned the key to not just surviving

abuse and trauma, but how to thrive after abuse and trauma. It's a privilege to be able to share with

you Lori Ann's talk from this year's Restore Conference. I know you're going to be moved,

inspired, and equipped to overcome. But before we go to that talk, I'd like to thank the sponsors

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