February 2023 Persecution Magazine

“We are intentionally kept distressed,
disadvantaged, and vulnerable at all levels.
We don’t have any status in society. We
face unethical behavior from our law
enforcement agencies,” one student said.
“We are discriminated on the basis of our
faith, color, events, rituals, and dress code.”
One interesting note was that many of
the participants believed that some of
the issues they were experiencing in their
lives could be attributed to a plan by God.
Female students shared that they often
face gender inequality in their own families
from parents.
“Our parents start looking for our matches
for marriages instead of focusing on our
careers. They prefer if the match is from
any foreign country or aged with wealth as
they want to secure other siblings’ careers
at the cost of our choice,” said another
participant.
Male students expressed the weight they
feel to hold it all together for their families
despite the challenges they face.
“We don’t feel pain, we don’t have
emotion,” one participant expressed.
By the end of this trauma training session,
participating students had become more
informed about issues related to trauma,
had better coping mechanisms to rely on,
and understood ways in which they can
support one another when it comes to
mitigating issues within their families or
daily lives.
The trauma-informed therapist that was
conducting the two-day sessions observed,
“The meditation aspect of the training was
overwhelming for all. Each one expressed
their thoughts. There was a group who
felt connected with their loved ones, and
felt serenity, peace, calmness, joy, a divine
touch, and felt spiritually connected. Some
participants were overwhelmed with the
Holy Spirit and burst out with past trauma.
They released energy which was trapped
for years.”
Generation Transformation students gained
the knowledge, confidence, and awareness
of the impacts of direct trauma exposure,
and became empowered to explore and
utilize prevention strategies to increase
their resiliency to future persecution.
This crucial training helped many students
be better equipped to face the challenges
that come with being a minority in their
culture and future workplaces.
Photos of participants of the two-day trauma training sessions sharing their experiences.
Participants learned how to cope with the hard experiences they face as Christians.
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Persecution | FEBRUARY 2023