WALKING IN VICTORY…STILL — Today, unlike never before, Former military veteran Vale’ssa Winslow deemed it essential to apply her tear-jerking testimonies to a written document, considering she is a few months removed from having witness the release of her books entitled, Rape The Silencer: Good Girls Don’t Tell Until Now and Rape The Silencer: Work The Book.
SAN ANTONIO — It’s only been a little more than a year.
Still, Vale’ssa Winslow remembers the exact date, remembers vividly how God had strategically flashed before her eyes a bird’s eye view of an extremely vital chapter in her life.
“As a little girl, I always knew I would tell
my story,” Winslow told Making Headline News during a recent interview. “I just didn’t know how.”
Much to her delight, her Creator provided her with a spiritual blueprint, of sorts, a figurative roadmap, if you will, particularly with regards to sharing with the masses her life-changing story.
For Winslow, what she describes as her test had ultimately become her testimony on November 16, 2016.
“God spoke to my spirit that I was ready to tell my truth,” Winslow explained. “I questioned God, and He said, ‘It’s time.’ He said, ‘It’s been 13 years since your husband committed suicide. It’s time to tell your truth.’ And so I did on Facebook.”
The rest, as they say, was history.
That’s because it wasn’t long after Winslow had shared before the social media universe her story that her testimony had eventually given way to becoming a ministry, in large part because of her vulnerability and transparency over losing her companion to such tragedy — a development that transpired when her daughter was a tender age of 12 and her twin sons were seven.
“The only mode of survival was my faith, which carried me through the most heart wrenching time of our lives,” Winslow said.
Today, unlike never before, Winslow deemed it essential to apply her tear-jerking testimonies to a written document, considering she is a few months removed from having witness the release of her books entitled, Rape The Silencer: Good Girls Don’t Tell Until Now and Rape The Silencer: Work The Book.
Powered by Indie Author, because Winslow is responsible for publishing her own books, both projects officially hit the market on October 27, 2017.
FAMILY FOCUS — It wasn’t long after Winslow had shared before the social media universe her story that her testimony had eventually given way to becoming a ministry, in large part because of her vulnerability and transparency over losing her companion to such tragedy — a development that transpired when her daughter was a tender age of 12 and her twin sons were seven.
The featured project, though it is comprised of only 47 pages, but has resulted in wave of five-star reviews for Winslow, covers serious subjects that expose sexual and adolescent abuse, leadership and development, among other pertinent issues.
“Ordinary is not in my DNA,” Winslow said. “I’ve stared into the face of evil and succumbed to it. Sadistic forces abused me, beat me and…raped me. I questioned God and His plan for my life. It felt as though the sun was hiding behind a cloud my entire life. The Sun chose to shine on others, not on me. It seemed the wind called upon his friends: hail, storm, thunder, and tornado to join in the assault on my life. As a child, those who I believed should’ve been my Sun and my Light, hid behind a cloud. “Or so I thought.”
GOD DID IT — Much to her delight, her Creator provided her with a spiritual blueprint, of sorts, a figurative roadmap, if you will, particularly with regards to sharing with the masses her life-changing story.
As expected, Winslow said, the feedback since her book’s much-anticipated release has been “remarkable and inspiring” for the most part.
A longtime resident of San Antonio, Winslow is widely known also as a motivational speaker, life coach, and a beloved Air Force veteran who served her country for more than two decades.
Aside from the constant rave reviews, her books have given way to an array of media coverage, most notably a recent radio interview that was aired in more than 170 countries.
GLOBAL IMPACT — Aside from the constant rave reviews, her books have given way to an array of media coverage, most notably a recent radio interview that was aired in more than 170 countries.
“Sad, powerful, and courageous,” said Winslow, assessing the feedback she’s garnered. “The readers want more because it is a short read of (47) pages.”
While Winslow needed approximately nine months to assemble her books, Winslow acknowledged that other written documents are on the horizon.
“There will be more to Rape The Silencer: Good Girls Don’t Tell Until Now, and I will plan to write more books in the near future,” she said. “Stay tuned.”
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For Winslow, what she describes as her test had ultimately become her testimony on November 16, 2016.
That’s because it wasn’t long after Winslow had shared before the social media universe her story that her testimony had eventually given way to becoming a ministry, in large part because of her vulnerability and transparency over losing her companion to such tragedy — a development that transpired when her daughter was a tender age of 12 and her twin sons were seven.
Today, unlike never before, Winslow deemed it essential to apply her tear-jerking testimonies to a written document, considering she is a few months removed from having witness the release of her books entitled, Rape The Silencer: Good Girls Don’t Tell Until Now and Rape The Silencer: Work The Book.
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you are an entrepreneur, business owner, producer, author, athlete, musician, barber, life coach, motivational speaker, cosmetologist, tax preparer, model, or pastor/minister who is seeking exposure and would like to share your story with an in-depth news feature, call Reporter Andre Johnson at 901-690-6587 or Facebook message him under “Andre T. Johnson” for details.
