This week we meet Rachelle Jones who, along with her husband, became a member of the ICOC in 2014.  She left the church in 2019 for a variety of reasons.  Her testimony dispells the story that the church has changed its controling practices since the appearance of the letter in 2003.  Rachelle discusses with us how she and her husband joined the church.  Like many of us, she describes entering the church with a backpack full of emotional luggage.  She discusses how she felt betrayed and deceived by the bible studies as she deems them now to be a series of indocrtination studies.  While a member, Rachelle came across the Grief Recovery Method through a tragic event in her life.  She thought that the program was valuable as it helped her process the ensuing trauma of said event.  She attempted to introduce the program to people in her church.  The church leadership was not keen on allowing outside influences into their rank, even if the information might be beneficial, according to Rachelle’s story.  Rachelle speaks with us about her level of commitment with the organization and how she viewed and experienced things while she was a member. 

Rachelle Jones is currently a Grielf Recovery Specialist.  To find out more abut what this means and the type of work that she does, you can find her at…  

https://www.griefrecoverywithrachelle.com

https://twitter.com/GRwRachelle

https://www.instagram.com/grwrachelle/

https://www.facebook.com/GRwRachelle

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