Since my involvement with the most recent exit drama, which began last Saturday, I have been listening to this survivor tell of his “adventures” within Word of Faith Fellowship (WOFF). We have also discussed many of the defining moments or services at WOFF over the last few years. This young man remembers many of the same services I have written about here on this blog. We have discussed the Toilet Paper Revelation– https://religiouscultsinfo.com/?p=243 , The Church Service No One Was to Talk About- https://religiouscultsinfo.com/?p=335 , and Don’t Read That Article July 2006– https://religiouscultsinfo.com/?p=2639 . There have many more memories which were sparked by speaking some of the unique phrases or language used at WOFF. Phrases such as – “take hold”, “correction”, “submit to authority”, “open your heart”, “You are giving over to (name you sin), and my favorite-“What are you giving to?”
During these times reviewing some of the defining moments of WOFF history, he mentioned a recent service that from his remarks, must rank as one of the more dramatic and “powerful”. I will retell it as best as I can remember from his telling me three times. He began by saying a lady in the church had a daughter. The family also owned a cat. The mother bought a mug for the daughter which may have read –“Food Tastes Better with Cat Hair”. We have all seen these types of souvenir type mugs. The sayings can be simple and there may be pictures or drawings on them. I must admit I could only find a mug which said –“Everything tastes better with cat hair in it!” Here is the link- http://www.amazon.com/Name-Lorrie-Veasey-Hair-2-Inch/dp/B003YDG9KA
Regardless, the exact words on the mug are not as critical as what Jane Whaley did with it. I was told she brought the mug into a service and told the congregation that buying this mug was out of sorcery and witchcraft. If she followed other pervious patterns, then it would have also been loosening witchcraft and sorcery at the daughter. She then took the mug and smashed on the floor into many pieces. The lady who purchased it and those who laughed at it were then ordered to clean up the pieces. There may have been other things said and done. The survivor who told me this watched the service from the discipleship room. Things that were done in the main sanctuary were not always seen or heard on the “monitor” in the discipleship room.
At other services where this kind of power-drama was used, those who had “repented” would then be allowed and/or required to come to the microphone and tell everyone “what God had showed them” and then repent to Jane for laughing and not seeing the seriousness of buying the mug or whatever the sin of the day was for that day. Some may even have repented for not seeing the evil act of giving such a mug to the daughter. Other services of this nature could and would go on for hours as everyone would be required to “open their heart”. Many times, this type of service would have included a seemingly spontaneous breakout into “deliverance”. Many would be prayed over and receive their breakthrough. This could go on for hours.
Let me repeat, I was not in the cup-smashing service. I did not specifically ask the young man if “deliverance” broke out. I am just recounting that it could have and in other similar services which contained a power-drama, it did many times. In my opinion, this was all part of building the basis or foundation of the fear of Jane in order to control the members into “submission”. The survivor specifically mentioned about the cup-smashing service that Jane justified her actions as showing the anger of God. This was a common platform used to justify many of the intense behavior modification dramas at WOFF. I was not surprised when he said it.
We will close with some questions to ponder. Does this service seem like one you would want to be part of? Does the destruction of a mug or cup in the middle of the floor generate love for God or fear of Jane? Does your pastor smash and break things to show their power? Does your pastor justify his or her anger fits as the “anger of God”? Yes, Jesus drove out the money changers, but, the last time I checked Jane was not Jesus and having money changers in the house of God was not the professed issue at WOFF. By buying the mug, the WOFF member broke an unwritten rule. Does your church have several unwritten rules that by breaking them would land you in a power-drama? Does this service or even the WOFF group in general seem like an emotionally and spiritually healthy place to attend? Where is the grace of God? So, what will you do now?
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