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Hi, my name is Jon and I'm finally writing my story. INTRODUCTION I have a lot of fear in writing this. I know I live in a small town,...

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Apr 14
26 min

The Conclusion

Not every story has a happy ending. Or even an ending at all. This story will conclude far before people's pain has had a chance to heal.

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Mar 31
19 min

Never-Ending Abuse

"I stand by my decision to send you home and I stand by asking you to cut those relationships."

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Mar 23
22 min

The Revelation of Corruption

We were both crying. For very different reasons. It would be the last time I entered Wofford Heights Foursquare Church.

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Mar 16
17 min

The End Before the Ending

I stormed out of the office, furious. How did we get here? It started with harassing, bullying, and shaming two young children.

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Mar 11
21 min

THE BIG SECRET

Two words. They could have been said at any time within the four years. That's all it would have taken to stop the train wreck.

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Counseling with Emmaus Road

“Walking alongside you towards wholeness…”

Emmaus Road Counseling Center is following this story and has reached out to offer anyone who has suffered psychological, emotional, or spiritual abuse through a similar church experience at (Faith Community, Enforum, Triplefect Church) an opportunity for counseling.

They will be forming tele-health (online) groups led by professional counselors to help you walk through a healing process.

Emmaus Road's mission is to creatively and intentionally renew their clients’ capacities for personal healing and growth in a professional, confidential, affordable, and spiritually-based manner.

Find their website here.

Groups will be forming over the next month. If you'd like to be notified when it's time to sign up for a group, please fill out your name and email. This will stay confidential and only be shared with Emmaus Road Counseling Center.

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Thanks for showing interest in Emmaus Road Counseling. We will reach out with more information as the groups are being formed.

Hi, I’m Jon

And I'm not an expert. Or a counselor.

I'm a father of three amazing girls, a husband to a beautiful wife, a former pastor, and a current video marketing consultant. I really don't know the future of this site. It's beginning as a simple platform for me to tell my story of emotional and spiritual abuse and most importantly, the recovery process and healing. Let me be clear on this, I'm not "fixed" or writing from a place of perfection. I'm a work in progress like most other people I know. This site will grow to include resources to help those of you with abuse stories of your own. I'll be upfront about this, I don't have the time or expertise to personally help you, but I will list resources to those that do. Whatever your reason for coming here, just know you are welcome and invited in and understood.

“Don't judge yourself by what others did to you.”

― C. Kennedy, Ómorphi

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-Jon