What do Baptist leaders do about a minister reported to them for child molestation?

Nothing.

Nothing even when another minister knows about the abuse and says so. Nothing even when the largest statewide Baptist organization in the country concludes there is "substantial evidence" the abuse took place. Nothing even when the man is still working in children's ministry.

Do they warn people in the pews? No. Do they provide counseling for the victim? No. Do they remove the man from ministry? No.

This is the reality that Christa Brown encountered in Baptist-land when she tried to report the minister who molested her as a kid. It was a reality she couldn't accept.

This Little Light is the documented true story of her determination to assure that what was done to her would not be done to others.

The decision to write this book did not come easily. Why in the world would I choose to speak publicly about something so unspeakable? In the words of my favorite childhood song, I decided to let "this little light of mine" shine in the hope that it might illumine a path for others and open a gateway to change.

Please don't think of me as a "victim." Though some of my memories are so unthinkable that they long rendered me mute, my life has also been marked by immeasurable grace.

My thanks to every reader who shares my journey.

Christa Brown