Joel 2 Missions, Inc.

04/20/2026

Trigger warning ‼️ information may be hard to hear and might trigger those who have experienced these abuses…but its necessary to share. We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony and not loving our lives until death. THIS is THAT! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for this young lady and all survivors out there!

04/14/2026

The biblical advice and methods of restoration we give as leaders should never be one size fits all issues. This advice, and these methods, to a victim of domestic violence can and often is deadly.

04/09/2026

Trigger warning: hard to read but truth that must be shared

04/08/2026

We’ve called it an “affair” for a long time.
But that’s not what the story shows.

David leveraged power.
Bathsheba had no equal footing, no real freedom to refuse.
And Scripture places the responsibility on him alone.

That’s not mutual.
That’s abuse.

And it still matters.

When pastors or spiritual leaders groom and exploit people in their care, it isn’t a relationship. It isn’t an affair.
Power changes the equation. Consent is no longer real.

The Bible doesn’t protect powerful men. It exposes them.

If this challenges you, sit with it.
For many survivors, this isn’t theory, it’s lived experience.

Share this. Start the conversation.
Real healing begins when we stop minimizing harm and start telling the truth.

03/15/2026

Healthy churches center the wounded.
Unhealthy ones (even unintentionally) center the wounder... talking more about redemption for the offender than justice and care for the victim.
Real grace doesn’t demand that survivors carry the emotional labor of making everyone feel okay again.
Real repentance accepts that some doors stay closed so others can stay safe.

03/12/2026

This!

Your safety matters to God. Full stop. We’ve misquoted Scripture to protect reputations instead of protecting people. And it’s time someone said it out loud.

The Malachi 2 passage that is so often quoted as “God hates divorce,” is actually saying that God hates when a husband is treacherous and unfaithful to his wife. Hates it. He hates when you are being treated with cruelty and indifference. He hates it when you’re struggling financially because of your husband’s sin. He sees your situation and he hates it.

When a covenant becomes a cover for cruelty, the problem isn’t the woman who leaves. The problem is the harm being done under the guise of biblical marriage.

God’s heart is never aligned with oppression.

He doesn’t value the institution of marriage more than He values His daughters. He doesn’t ask you to endure abuse to preserve an image of godliness.

If you’ve been told that staying in an abusive marriage honors God more than seeking safety, that’s not biblical truth. That’s spiritual manipulation.

God sees what’s happening behind closed doors. And His heart breaks for you, not because you’re considering divorce, but because you’ve been harmed in a relationship that was supposed to reflect His love.

03/03/2026

Come Lord Jesus come

To report abuse, a woman must appear in court — fully covered, accompanied by her husband. The same man who beat her.

Signed by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada on January 7, 2026, the 90-page code replaces Afghanistan's 2009 law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Under Article 32, a husband can physically punish his wife and children. It only becomes a crime if it causes broken bones or open wounds. Maximum sentence — even for severe injury — is 15 days.

To report abuse, a woman must appear in court fully covered, show her injuries to a judge, and be accompanied by a male guardian. Often the same man who beat her.

A wife who visits her parents without permission faces three months in prison. Family who shelter her get the same sentence.

Harming an animal carries a harsher penalty than beating a wife. Even discussing the code inside Afghanistan has been made an offence.

The UN Special Rapporteur called the law "simply terrifying."