My name is Alane D. Brown. Believing the Lord has asked me to gather Christian women to begin this ministry/community, He gave me and the other founding members a heart to reach out and come alongside other wounded, broken-spirited women.

For years my soul longed to feel the warmth of love, but because I didn’t know where to look or what the source of love was, I was left lonely and wandering. I was deeply wounded by childhood abuse, and because of that my silent battle cry became “I will never let anyone hurt me ever again.” I closed up my heart tightly and went on. At age 11, I started using alcohol and drugs to numb any feelings that tried to surface, especially love. And as I grew older, I used combinations of them, sometimes intravenously, to stay numb. They didn’t always work as well as I would have liked. Too often that deep pain left by the abuse would surface and continue to crush my spirit, control my thoughts and leave me feeling vulnerable and defeated. The woman I had become still had the heart of a lost, hurt, broken little girl, and it ached to know and feel what love really was.  Frankly, as I grew older and my heart was exposed, it scared me more than the drugs did!

In the midst of all this strife, I managed to marry an abusive man, have a child, and then get divorced. I was terribly lost. I became suicidal and at 22 began attending a 12-step program. Although it did clear my mind, it did not heal my emotional pain. That was to come later.

Knowing the length of my personal story is far too long for these pages, I invite you to send an email so we might become better acquainted: Alane@ChristianWomenNow.com As you get to know me, you will also know that it was the Lord Jesus who came to my rescue and that because of Him I am no longer wounded or broken spirited. I know real love at last! My greatest desire is to demonstrate and live in this love … and to share it with the women who God has led here. This community belongs to Him. Please join me in praying for His will to prevail over it.

Blessings -
Alane D. Brown