October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

It’s not always easy to tell at the beginning of a relationship if it will become abusive. In fact, many abusive partners may seem absolutely perfect in the early stages of a relationship. Possessive and controlling behaviors don’t always appear overnight, but rather emerge and intensify as the relationship grows.

Domestic violence doesn’t look the same in every relationship because every relationship is different. But one thing most abusive relationships have in common is that the abusive partner does many different kinds of things to have more power and control over their partners.

If you’re beginning to feel as if your partner or a loved one’s partner is becoming abusive, there are a few behaviors that you can look out for. Watch out for these red flags and if you’re experiencing one or more of them in your relationship, call the hotline to talk about what’s going on.

• Telling you that you can never do anything right
• Showing jealousy of your friends and time spent away
• Keeping you or discouraging you from seeing friends or family members
• Embarrassing or shaming you with put-downs
• Controlling every penny spent in the household
• Taking your money or refusing to give you money for expenses
• Looking at you or acting in ways that scare you
• Controlling who you see, where you go, or what you do
• Preventing you from making your own decisions
• Telling you that you are a bad parent or threatening to harm or take away your children
• Preventing you from working or attending school
• Destroying your property or threatening to hurt or kill your pets
• Intimidating you with guns, knives or other weapons
• Pressuring you to have sex when you don’t want to or do things sexually you’re not comfortable with
• Pressuring you to use drugs or alcohol

** Someone reading this was slapped, punched, kicked, choked, and beaten last night. It can stop today. Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline @ 1−800−799−7233 or TTY 1−800−787−3224




You are Bound No More.



Pastor Linda Hillman
Pastorlindahillman@hotmail.com

Update For Bound No More Series

Bound No More Series has been postponed. Initially we were going to start June 28th. However due to the content of the material and information we will cover, I wanted to make sure we have time to promote it well. If you know anyone that is struggling with abuse of any nature, Please connect then to me. This series is going to be powerful and if this weekend was any indication of what will occur OH my my my... Its going to be liberating and full of God's demonstration of his power over the enemy (The Devil) and his love for each person there.

Now let me say this...

It is my hope that as God directs us to be more compassionate towards his broken hearted children that he will give us strategies that will not only allow us to be more effective in the healing and deliverance ministry that this series will become but that God will teach us how to better serve one another through love. 

It is said hurt people, hurt people. I am a living witness of this and I understand how devastating that can be. It is my prayer that if you feel a desire to be apart of this ministry, that you will contact me. We need volunteers in every area of service. We want to have a very present online and in person ministry. That means, I can not do it all alone. 

There is a balm in Stockton, CA and it is spreading across the nation and even the world.

You are Bound No More!

Pastor Linda Hillman 

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(209) 565-4055 

Pastorlindahillman@hotmail.com