Fatimahtene' Saunders and Najatene' Saunders

New Jersey

Fatimahtene has been a Christian since 1999. She is a member of the Greater Philadelphia Church of Christ (South Jersey Region).

Birthed out of her pain, she started a Spiritual Recovery / Support Group for Christian Wives and currently co lead a women’s recovery group. The recovery group's purpose was to provide a safe and confidential place for Christian women to share the painful emotions that interfere with recovery after a betrayal. In her free time, she moderates Hope for Spouses: A safe community and biblical resources in the wake of sexual betrayal. She is passionate about helping women connect and find their identity in Christ.

She and her husband, Jason, have three adult children, all of who are disciples. Her two eldest sons serve on staff. Her daughter is a studying Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University.

When Parents Break Their Promise: How Does Betrayal Affect Children?

Infidelity in marriage can be challenging enough, but what about the children who hear and see behavior that doesn’t seem quite right? Children can feel shattered, alone and left without a voice. Join my daughter and I as we discuss the following: the loss of trust, shame, confusion, ambivalence, resentment and acting out that affects children. Even in our darkest hour, God can use the “mountains in our lives” to restore hope and rebuild a stronger family bond.

Jesus said, “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” Matthew 11:23-24