I've been encouraged in the last few months through the testimony of Crissy, a former porn star who returned to her childhood faith in Christ about a year ago. She has given her testimony on the radio and in print several times.

She just posted on her blog about a new interview published in a Jacksonville newspaper. It's worth reading, especially if you don't know her story. She sheds light on the reality behind the glamor and titillation of the "adult" industry, as well as the vulnerability and courage needed for someone to come out of it.

She quit porn industry and turned to Christ: "'I know in the beginning when I first started going [to church] I felt a lot of them judging me,' she said, but now it's the kindness of her friends and fellow congregants that gets her through emotionally and financially.

'I mostly think about the struggles I'm going through and how I don't have a job or the skills I could've been working on at that time and bettering myself in so many different ways,' she said.

She wants to find a job - at least part-time - so she can go to school to be a social worker. In the meantime, she's started volunteering with Treasures, a nonprofit group that encourages women in the adult industry to turn to Christ. She's spoken out at her own church about her story, which she said helps her heal."

If you read this, please take a minute to pray for Crissy, and for God to have mercy on our nation. In addition to the thousands of women whose lives are being wrecked by various adult industries, there are millions of men - and many women - whose lives and families are being devastated by sex addiction.

If you happen to be reading this and to be one of those who are experiencing devastation - THERE IS HOPE. There is grace sufficient for any sin - ANY SIN - in the blood of Jesus. That doesn't mean it's going to be easy to get out of it. It usually takes years to get free and get healthy. But it is possible, and you are not alone. Here are some places to start getting help:

XXXChurch.com

Pure Desire

Desert Stream