By Mercedes J
Welcome to Our Journey, the podcast where you hear from those affected by GO Ministries International: the good, the bad, and the downright cult-like. Along with our host, Mercedes, we will
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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.
This is the third and final episode from Randi's Journey that she has shared with us.
This episode specifically talks about her time as a leader in GO Ministries International as well as her life when she decided to leave.
We now have a YouTube channel that we will be uploading episodes to with subtitles and sharable clips from the episode!
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This is part two of a three part series of Randi's journey. If you haven't listened to part 1, I highly recommend you go back to watch it.
This episode deals with death of a loved one. Please take care while listening.
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Randi was involved with GO Ministries International for over a decade. Her uncle, Steve Munds, founded GMI, she started touring with them at 9-years-old as a summer intern. She then officially joined as soon as she graduated high school and stayed for 6 years. Her immediately family was all involved in GMI and have since left.
Don't forget to come back next week for Part 2.
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Victoria was an intern for one year from 2014-2015. She was part of GO during the same time as some of our previous guests including Shelbie, Christina, and Carissa.
Victoria is so well spoken and articulates things that I think some of us have struggled to put into words.
She also shares her experience as a woman of color and the racism she encountered.
Check her out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/itsyourgirlvic/
And her podcast, Tents and Tabernacles at https://open.spotify.com/show/4xvCjtpe5I3fX7WS5NfGKn?si=ddc93d180d2d4e4d
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Kelsey was an intern from 2010-2012. Her second year she was on probation for 7 months for having a "lesbian spirit". Her episode is really raw and we get to process with her how the things that happened at GO Ministries Intl affected her even after leaving.
Josh and Krista are a married couple that dated before, during, and after their time in GO Ministries. Josh did a podcast episode that released last December and I recommend going back and listening to it if you haven't already because we do refer to some details he shared in that podcast. This episode really shows how the rules in GO really toyed with peoples lives.
Sarah was a GMI Intern from 2012-2014, their first years in Louisiana. She is a Type 1 diabetic which means her pancreas doesn't make enough insulin. During the internship she was put in multiple dangerous situations, at least one of which caused complications with her diabetes and put her near death.
Our Journey is produced by Nekoda Renken
Hosted by Mercedes J
Special thanks to Rikki for running our social media.
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That's right, 2.0!! This is episode is different from our usual format. As our first repeat guest, Carissa comes on to discuss Combatting Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan. We discuss what makes a cult, how GO Ministries International qualifies as a cult, and how we are processing all of this.
Carissa was an intern from 2011-2014 and then a volunteer/staff from 2016 until being kicked out in 2017.
Carissa and our host, Mercedes, joined GMI the same year.
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Although Nate and I attended GO Ministries for two of the same years, we never really knew each other. His story is unique for multiple reasons. In this episode you'll hear him talk about his experience at GO while being on the Autism Spectrum, his experience in two different cults, and his stories of sexual assault and bullying. Don't worry, it's not all serious. He has some comical stories to share as well!
The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.