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David - Raised as Jehovah's
Witnesses in England and spending 49 years as
Watchtower captives, David and his wife Christine
left to find true freedom in Christ. Going where
the "need was great," David had served
in a number of leadership capacities within the
organisation, only to find his efforts rewarded
with unjustified shunning and a genuine "lack
of love" among the "brothers" and
"sisters" of the congregation. Only
in a personal relationship with the Jesus, did
they find what they had been longing for all their
lives. - Read Dave's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Trish (On WFJ Ministry
Team) - Born and raised Jehovah's Witness
for 42 years, she experienced first-hand the hypocrisy
that exists in the legalistic environment of the
Watchtower organization. After suffering years of
abuse in her Jehovah's Witness marriage and failing
to live up to every expectation of the Watchtower,
Trish divorced her JW husband, telling him that
he could have custody of the religion, and she was
keeping the kids! Living in limbo with no religious
affiliation to claim, God in His mercy and grace
opened Trish's eyes to the Truth of Who Jesus really
is! Surrendering all to Him, she found the peace
and joy she had been looking for all her life, and
He even blessed her with a gentle and loving Christian
husband to care for her. Read Trish's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Chris (On
WFJ Ministry Team) - Growing up as
one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Chris aspired to
serve at the Canadian Watchtower Branch headquarters,
but in an attempt to solidify his faith as a
devout Jehovah's Witness, Chris researched the
history and doctrines of the Watchtower only
to find major discrepancies between the Society's
claims and the Bible. Loosing his family and
the only friends he had to the Watchtower, where
was he to go? Through the help of TRUE Christian
friends, Chris found love, acceptance and eternal
assurance in Christ. Read Chris' Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Tammie (On WFJ Ministry
Team) - Raised by Jehovah's Witness parents
(her father an elder), Tammie was confident she
was in the only true religion. Pioneering in her
30's (spending at least 90 hours per month), she
reported an average of 10 "Bible studies"
and placed 100's of Watchtower magazines and books
monthly. As a skilled debator, Tammie gave frequent
"talks" and "demonstrations"
at Theocratic Ministry School from age 7. She was
considered the model "Witness" by her
family and friends, until the conditional love she
had embraced failed and everything in her life fell
apart. Only in Christ, did Tammie find what she
had been looking for. Read Tammie's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Anne Marie (On Ministry Team) -
You might have seen her in the Kingdom Hall.
You know that young, pretty sister with “all
those kids.” The one who struggled to
raise her children “in the truth” alone. The one who was rarely
considered as “wife material” because
she was “damaged goods.” Disfellowshipped
for being raped, Anne Marie finally felt free...
How could this be? Had she not been taught since
age five that the Watchtower organization was
“the Truth”? Finally, she found
the real truth behind “the truth”
and found joy in Christ that she had longed
for all her life. Read Anne Marie's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Grace - For
25 Years, Grace thought she was serving the
only TRUE God - Jehovah, but when Watchtower
leaders made it mandatory for all followers
to believe in 1914 as the date of Christ's presence,
Grace was "kicked" out of the "Ark"
(Watchtower organization) because she could
not accept this doctrine. She was devastated!
But Jehovah had not left her. He picked her
up and brought her to Jesus--the Way, the TRUTH,
and the Life!! Read Grace's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Doug - Born
and raised one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Doug
fell away from the organization as he could
not live up to its standards. In desperation,
he cried out to God. There were just so many religions that he didn't know where to turn. Finally, he found hope in Jesus and supernatural
strength to overcome his struggles in the grace
and power of the Holy Spirit. - Read Doug's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Patty - Born and raised as a Christian, but she was never grounded in the Word of God. This left Patty vulnerable to the deceptive doctrines of the Watchtower. For twenty-four years, she labored heartily for the organization, but nothing could shake the dreadful feeling of not being "good enough" for Jehovah. In desperation, Patty left Jehovah's Witnesses to find true peace, joy and security in Jesus. - Read Patty's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Frank - Raised as a Jehovah's
Witness, Frank questioned the rigid legalism and
hypocrisy he witnessed in the Watchtower organization.
As he sought to perform according to Watchtower
standards, he felt as though he was serving man.
Thanks to the conviction of the Holy Spirit and
the loving support of Christian family members outside
of the Watchtower, Frank found the REAL Jesus and
is experiencing true spiritual freedom daily in
the Word of God. Read Frank's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Tressa - Growing up in a Catholic home, all Tressa wanted was for someone to teach her the Bible. So, when Jehovah’s Witnesses knocked on her door, she thought it an answer to her prayers and raised her five children in the organization. Disfellowshipped for divorcing her abusive husband, Tressa was working hard to be reinstated when Jesus found her! Read Tressa's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Dennis - Growing
up as a Jehovah's Witness, the biggest fear
that drove Dennis to conform to Watchtower standards
was the fear that God's battle of "Armageddon"
would come and destroy him if he wasn't faithful
enough. Years of striving to make himself acceptable
to God and serving in many leadership roles
in the organization left Dennis feeling like
a hypocrite. His conscience simply would not
permit him to support the unloving policies
he was witnessing in the Watchtower organization.
How could he continue to wear the façade
of being a loyal Jehovah's Witness when he was
not one in his heart? Leaving his leadership
position in the Watchtower, Dennis turned to
God and found true love in a Christian community
where people are accepted, not because of their
performance, but because of the ransom sacrifice
Jesus Christ applied to all who place their
trust in Him alone for eternal life. Read Dennis' Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Renee - Growing
up as a Jehovah's Witness was not easy for Renee
as she was hated by her small town peers and
had no friends. Marrying a Jehovah's Witness
man and engaging in full-time door-to-door activity,
Renee worked hard for Jehovah God's approval
only to find her dreams dashed to pieces when
her Jehovah's Witness husband left her for another
man and the Watchtower responded by disfellowshipping
her along with her ex-husband on "hearsay"
accusations alone! "How could You do this
to me?" Renee cried out to God. His answer
came in the most unexpected way. She now glorifies
God for the marvelous way He freed her in Christ! Read Renee's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Shereen - Raised in the ridged
environment of an abusive Jehovah's Witness home,
Shereen never experienced the freedom to grow as
a child in the arms of loving parents. Hours and
hours of meetings and door-to-door activity, along
with harsh beatings at home over failing to live
up to smallest expectation of her parents left Shereen
with no hope of surviving. After a failed attempt
at suicide, Shereen finally found help in the hands
of a trained counselor. Although she is currently
out of the Watchtower organization, her journey
for physical, emotional and spiritual healing is
far from complete. - Read Shereen's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Hazel -
In the midst of an abusive home life, the Jehovah’s
Witness message of a promised paradise earth gave
Hazel hope that maybe Jehovah really did care
about her, but as her activities in the Watchtower
increased, so did the abuse at home. Believing
she was being persecuted for “righteousness
sake,” Hazel turned to Internet chat rooms
for support. The Christian friends she met on
the Internet challenged her faith and as she began
to question what she had been taught, Hazel found
her Jehovah’s Witness friends unable to
answer her questions from the Bible. This is when
God got a hold of her heart and she learned what
salvation in the grace of Jesus Christ is all
about. Read Hazel's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Leo - Born
and Raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Leo
was a loyal, auxiliary pioneer who left the Watchtower
to join Jehovah's Heavenly Organization found
in an intimate, personal relationship with the
real "Truth" - Jesus Christ - Read Leo's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Brenda - It seemed as if Brenda's
nine-year old world collapsed over night. Those
seemingly harmless Jehovah's Witnesses had succeeded
in convincing Brenda's mother that holidays, birthday
celebrations and all association with non-Jehovah's
Witnesses had to be avoided. Brenda's life which
up until then consisted of school and play-time
with her non-Jehovah's Witness friends and relatives
was immediately altered. She lost all her friends
and spent the next nine years of her life in utter
conflict--trying to be true to her inside identity--while
portraying the Jehovah's Witness "cult"
image her mom required of her. Nearly becoming an
agnostic from her experience in the Watchtower,
Brenda has come back to acknowledging God's existence,
though her spiritual journey is in progress. Read Brenda's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Aaron - From the week he was born, he grew up going to the Kingdom Hall, and give his first "talk" at 5 years old. Aaron's family is deeply involved in the Watchtower organization. His grandfather is a Circuit Overseer and his uncles are Presiding Overseers. When his religious faith in the Watchtower crumbled, Aaron turned to Jesus and found the loving God he had searched for all of his life. Read Aaron's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Pam - Growing up as a Jehovah's Witness in a broken home, all Pam ever knew was rejection. An absent father, a distraught mother who said she “regretted” the day she was born, disfellowshiped, Pam felt alone and that even God had rejected her! No one seemed to care, and what's worse, Armageddon was due to come in 1975. She sought reinstatement, but the shunning was too much for her. When the end didn't come, she wondered what else they had lied to her about. Pam thought, “I need to find out the truth!” In 1978, Pam found true salvation in Jesus and began a clown ministry. God took the little girl who was never allowed to celebrate anything and made her into a clown who gets to celebrate everything all the time! Read Pam's Story out of Jehovah's Witnesses. |
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Ashton – She was born and raised a third generation Jehovah’s Witness. Her adoptive father was an elder for 17 years and her mother was considered one of the anointed. She went door-to-door full time, but to get out of an abusive situation in her home, at 23 years old, she moved in with her boyfriend and was disfellowshipped. Lost and lonely, she turned to the Word of God and found the “Truth” in a personal relationship with Jesus. Read Ashton’s Story out of Jehovah’s Witnesses. |