Ginny Yttrup is a Christy Award winning author of Words. Her second novel Lost and Found is up for three awards. Her articles and devotionals have appeared in both magazines and books such as: Discipleship Journal, inSpirit, The 40 Days of Prayer, and An Expressive Heart. Ginny ministers to women wounded by sexual trauma through ministries at Bayside Covenant Church in Granite Bay, California. Along with her ministry partner and the counseling staff at Bayside Church, Ginny reaches women with the message of God s transforming love through personal relationships, Bible studies, support groups, mentoring programs, workshops and through sharing her personal testimony. Ginny is a poised and accomplished speaker who addresses tough issues with an uplifting, God-centered focus. Her goal is to help those who ve suffered to see how God has been with them, every rocky step of the way; that He s never left them or abandoned them. Her overarching message is one of encouragement and hope.