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  • From Pain to Purpose

    Marianne Jones|Updated Oct 12, 2014

    When Karen Meekis first heard about a support group for survivors of sexual abuse, she jumped at the opportunity. “I felt like it was my last resort or I was going to go crazy. I wanted healing so bad I was prepared to fight for it. It was a miracle that this service was available for me.” From the age of three Karen and her two older brothers, grew up in a series of foster homes in Oregon, where Karen’s brothers were beaten viciously and Karen was sexually abused. “I had to watch my brothers getting beaten. They’d line them...