Victim Turned Victor (Priscilla Bordayo)
God Hears Her Podcast
Our Daily Bread Ministries
4.9 • 707 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Guest Bio: Priscilla Bordayo is a nationally recognized advocate for survivors of sexual abuse. She’s also a passionate speaker and a dedicated leader in the movement for justice and healing. She has spoken before the Senate and House of Representatives, contributing to legislative efforts like Michigan’s “Clean Slate Bill.” Currently, she serves as the Manager of Partners for Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice and as the Worship Director and Events Director at Rivers of Life Church in Holt, Michigan. Priscilla Bordayo is a dynamic force for change, committed to creating a world where both survivors and perpetrators are heard, supported, and empowered to heal.
Show Summary: What has forgiveness looked like in your life? Do you feel like you have forgiven all the wrongs you’ve faced? Or are you still on a healing journey to figure out how to forgive? Priscilla Bordayo faced many different forms of abuse as she grew up, which led her to begin learning how to heal and forgive. Join host Eryn Eddy Adkins as she dives into Priscilla’s story of redemptive forgiveness during this God Hears Her conversation.
Notes and Quotes:
“When I gave my whole heart to Jesus, I realized that hope is a person and His name is Jesus.” —Priscilla Bordayo
“Counseling and Christ go hand-in-hand.” —Priscilla Bordayo
“As believers, forgiveness is mandatory for us to do. Reconciliation is optional. We get to choose that.” —Priscilla Bordayo
“We either believe that He died and can truly bring healing and restoration to every person or we don’t.” —Priscilla Bordayo
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Related Episodes:
- GHH Ep 18 – How God Redeems Brokenness with Toni Collier: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/how-god-redeems-brokenness/
- GHH Ep 47 – Jesus, Justice, and Women with Tiffany Bluhm: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/jesus-justice-and-women/
Links:
- Priscilla’s Website: https://www.priscillabordayo.com/about
- God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/ghh191
- Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM
- Discovery Series Booklet: https://www.odbm.org/en/discovery-series/friendly-fire/friendly-fire-when-church-life-hurts-instead-of-heals
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to God Hears Her, a podcast for women where we explore the stunning truth that God hears you. |
| 0:12.1 | Join our community of encouraging one another and learning to lean on God through scripture, story, and conversation at God hearsher.org. God hears her. Seek and she will find. |
| 0:26.8 | Before we get into this conversation, we wanted to let you know that we will be discussing some |
| 0:31.5 | sensitive material. We will be discussing topics such as domestic abuse, sexual abuse, and incest. |
| 0:38.8 | Please listen at your discretion and check out additional resources in our show notes. |
| 0:43.8 | Hey friends, I am so excited to introduce to you this powerhouse of a woman, Priscilla Bordejo. |
| 0:50.1 | Priscilla is a nationally recognized advocate for survivors of sexual abuse. |
| 0:55.0 | She's a passionate speaker and she's a dedicated leader in the movement for justice and healing. |
| 1:00.7 | Her advocacy has taken her to the Senate and House of Representatives, where she has helped put together impactful legislation. |
| 1:07.7 | She currently serves as the manager of partners for crime survivors for safety and |
| 1:12.5 | justice, where she is working to expand trauma recovery centers across Michigan and advance the |
| 1:18.4 | Michigan's safer act. Let's hear how all of this came to be by diving into her story. |
| 1:25.1 | And don't forget to pull up your Bible study show notes and let's dive in. |
| 1:30.5 | Priscilla, I am so excited to have you here. Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited to be here. |
| 1:36.5 | This is a really special day. So where did you come from today? So I came from Lansing, |
| 1:41.8 | Michigan, so just an hour away. So you guys, this is home. Like Michigan is home. Is it, did you grow up in Michigan? So I came from Lansing, Michigan, so just an hour away. So you guys, this is home. |
| 1:45.0 | Like Michigan is home. |
| 1:46.1 | Did you grow up in Michigan? |
| 1:47.6 | So I was born in Appalene, Texas, but I was raised in Lansing, Michigan. |
| 1:52.5 | Okay. |
| 1:53.2 | What brought you to Michigan? |
| 1:54.8 | So my dad and my mom moved from Texas to Michigan when I was about two years old. |
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