Dear Pastor,

Keep up the good work that you are doing. I am 28 and when I was 12 my uncle got me pregnant and my mother sent me away. I gave birth to a lovely baby girl, which my mother gave up for adoption.

Pastor, I hate my uncle although my mom said I should forgive him. I am grown up now and have a three-year-old daughter and my uncle wants to molest me again. He has his wife and daughter and if I don't stand up strong, he would want to rape me. He told me how I am sexy and pretty and how I am the first for him. Can someone be so wicked?

I await your advice.

Unnamed

Dear Unnamed,

Your mother made a big mistake by not reporting your uncle to the police. He should have been arrested, tried and sentenced to many, many years in prison. And even that might not have been enough punishment for such a beast. He got away because he was not arrested and he is bold enough to be trying to have sex with you again.

This man is sick. And I must encourage you to report him to the police. He needs to live behind bars. Don't be afraid to go to the police and speak to a senior officer. Your mother, I repeat, means well but you ought not to be undergoing mental agony because of your uncle. What I want you to do is to speak the truth. He won't behave himself, deal with him according to law.

I want to thank you for writing. I hope that you have done well in school. Whenever you are able, give my office a call. The numbers are listed.

Pastor