Despite ongoing domestic abuse and an attempt by her husband to hire a hit man to take her life, Jamie Stonier has seen God work miracles.

Through a strange turn of events, that one might expect to read in a chilling novel, FBI agents learned of her husband’s plans and set up a sting operation that resulted in his arrest. Federal agents captured on video tape her husband outlining possible scenarios in which his wife might be murdered.

A storm of changes followed- Jamie and her two young sons suddenly found themselves needing housing, transportation, food, legal advice, and support from family, friends and their church community. As a Christian Jamie knew she could bring her needs to God, and to ask for help dealing with the fear and anger and pain that she felt so strongly.

As she wrestled though her circumstances, Jamie became aware of other women who suffered in the aftermath of domestic abuse and violence, and, together with another woman, became a catalyst in the formation of a support group called Hagar Sisters, who meets on a monthly basis in the Boston-Metro area.

It is Jamie’s desire to help other survivors know they are not alone; that God sees the devastation resulting from domestic abuse and violence and wants to help those who suffer to rebuild their lives. At a ceremony held in Boston (September, 2005) the R.O.S.E. Fund, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping women regain their self esteem, invited Jamie to tell her story and honored her with an award for courage and faith, and for providing encouragement to other women. In her own words, this is her story.

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