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David
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.
Trish 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.
Chris

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.

Tammie
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.
Anne Marie
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.
Grace

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.

Doug

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.

Patty

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.

Frank
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.
Tressa

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.

Dennis

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.

Renee

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.

Shereen
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.
Hazel
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.
Leo
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.
Brenda
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.
Aaron 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.
Pam
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.
Ashton
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.

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