The "Thousand Voices in the Night" are friends, neighbors, strangers you pass every day, even family members. They are the wounded whose walk with the Lord has been impacted by abuse, and are searching for answers. They are the hurting with which God seeks to restore a lasting, loving, healing relationship. Debi knows because for so many years her voice was one of them. Growing up in an abusive home where she endured years of emotional, physical and sexual abuse she often wondered where God was in her life, and if He ever heard her prayers. If He did hear, did He really care? Yet hers is not a story of defeat, but of victory Allow Debi to infect you with her zest for life, her deep and abiding faith in Jesus Christ and her passion for helping others as she shares her remarkable story of a life truly redeemed.
Debi resides in Athens, Alabama with her husband Harry and daughters Kimberly and Kristin. She holds a Masters in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas.
For the past twenty years Debi has dedicated her life to preventing and helping others overcome the damaging effects of child abuse and domestic violence by serving with a number of various agencies and organizations including: the Army Family Advocacy Program, Family and Child Educational Services of Coffee County, the National Children's Advocacy Center, the Huntsville Association for Pastoral Care, Partnership for a Drug Free Community, and the Mental Health Center of Madison County.
As a regional trainer with the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church she has assisted numerous churches of various denominations throughout Alabama develop policies and procedures to protect children in their care from being hurt. Since 1992 she has facilitated support groups for adult survivors of childhood abuse.