Nadelca Medina remembers being alone in an apartment in Canada, completely without hope.

Because of the anorexia, I found out that I could actually go for days and still feel energetic.

So I would push that boundary. And so it would be three days, maybe just eating a little bit of fruit,

then four days, five days. So I would push my body to the point where it was taking my life.

Today, hear how the truth set her free.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Swaglemouth, author of Adorned, Living Outing Out the Beauty of the Gospel Together, for May 14, 2018.

The truth will set you free. We've been exploring those important words of Jesus through several series this year

here on Revive Our Hearts. And today you're going to hear a powerful story from a woman who

started believing a lot of lies when she was growing up. Of course, that had a huge effect on

her relationships and every other area of her life. And then one day she went on the Internet and did a web search on help for women.

The Lord used that search to introduce her to the truth and to help her discover true freedom in Christ.

Let's listen as Nadelca Medina shares her story.

Nadelca grew up in Nicaragua with her parents.

I always sensed that they were there, they loved me, and they wanted what was best for me.

As a little girl, I always knew that.

Her parents were connected with a government and often gone from the home, busy with political activities.

That meant Nadelka spent a lot of time with household workers.

When I was at home, one of the chauffeurs in our home was trusted, was there before I was even born,

and he was loved.

But at the age of six, he sexually abused me in my home.

That happened for a period of two years.

That changed the way I looked at life from that very early age.

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