Jane McVay is a support group for women, that focuses on the healing journey from all forms of abuse. The group meets weekly. We are using a book that is Christ-centered, biblically sound, and covers the deepest issues stemming from abuse. Due to the high value of confidentiality in these groups, we ask that you get on a waiting list until a new one opens up. To get on the wait list or for more questions, please e-mail us at .
The name “Jane” is a name used to describe an unidentified woman (i.e. Jane Doe), therefore it is a name all kinds of people can relate to. No one has the exact same story, but everyone can relate to, on some level, the experience of pain, loss, guilt, shame, distrust, betrayal.
“McVay” is an assimilation of the Hebrew word “miqveh.” This words essentially means “something waited for” and having hope without shame.
Strong's Complete Word Study Concordance says miqveh means “something waited for. A masculine noun meaning hope. The word is used four times and is highly significant theologically. It is used twice as a designation for the Lord. King David, shortly before he died asserted that as for humans, their days were without any hope in this life (1 Chronicles 29:15). But Jeremiah answered this challenge in the midst of drought, famine, and sword. Jeremiah cried out to the Lord, calling Him the Hope of Israel in parallel with Saviour (Jeremiah 14:8). He also viewed the day of the Lord prophetically at a time when there was no positive outlook for Judah. Jeremiah asserted that the Lord was the only hope Judah had; to turn from Him would result in shame (Jeremiah 17:13). Those who returned from exile and established the community found themselves near the brink of rejection, but one brave soul was moved to assert that there was still some hope in Israel to be spared (Ezra 10:2). The word has within its root meaning the thought of waiting for the Lord to act.”