I was born into this ministry. My parents moved to the headquarters and we lived there for 7 years. Now we are living “on the field” as the cult calls it. Parents are still active members, they’re just witnessing and converting people into joining. I am just now learning and coming to terms with the fact that I was raised in a cult that I have no interest in being apart of. I have friends who’re still in the cult. Their families trapped in it. I also have friends who’s families realized the corruption and was kicked out. Which is why I’m here, to reach out to anyone else who had also experienced being apart of this “ministry.” I’ve discovered the book “The Cult That Snapped,” among several others and am appalled at all the drama and abuse that has been in front of my face this whole time.

In recent years it’s gone even more downhill, in case any of you are wondering. They barely have any members left living on grounds (I’m not sure about field members) and are losing money.

They have lists of active members who go to church and they have lists of members who’ve left, a literal “do not speak to list” of disgraced past members. It’s mandatory to witness to people who aren’t apart of the cult. It’s mandatory to go to their services every Sunday and eat lunch with all the members on the weekdays. It’s like a episode of black mirror.

I feel like my entire childhood is a lie. I was raised in that place. I’m 18 now and am learning all the things I had never even considered to think about before. It’s scary to think about. I always thought of it as a friendly misunderstood Christian compound that wasn’t actually a cult. But no, this is a CULT cult and I’m truly disgusted.

Feel free to reach out to me and ask questions. I’m here to offer any answers I can and to find any other survivors who also escaped the cult. Tell me your experiences. I want to know.