“Broken Faith- Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America’s Most Dangerous Cults” Publisher- Hanover Square Press; Original edition – release date- February 18, 2020.
Others are saying:
“I can’t imagine a more important book.” Jeff Guinn, New York Times bestselling author of Manson and The Road To Jonestown
“Broken Faith is a gripping, meticulously reported account of a cult leader’s grip on a small southern community. It is also a prescient story of systemic abuse where the victims seek—and fail to find—justice from the very institutions that were meant to protect them.” —Ethan Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Murder in The Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8?
Starting in February 2017; many read the investigative reporting of Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr as they spent countless hours interviewing ex-members, reading court documents and chasing the elusive truth about Word of Faith Fellowship (WOFF) and the church leader, Jane Whaley.
The tireless efforts of Weiss and Mohr opened the way for Federal investigations, which ultimately secured four felony guilty pleas sending one of the top church leadership to Federal Prison and three others to long term probation for crimes against the U.S. Government and State of North Carolina.
The Amazon pre-order page on “BROKEN FAITH” lets us know we can expect different style of narrative. Rather than the facts-forward, space-restricted content of news reporting; I am expecting a more emotional and detailed story about the rise of Jane Whaley and her far-reaching, destructive influence.
From the page (link here):
“Broken Faith is the meticulously reported story of a singular female cult leader, a terrifying portrait of life inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, and the harrowing account of one family who escaped after two decades. Based on hundreds of interviews, secretly recorded conversations, and thousands of pages of documents, Broken Faith offers both a cautionary tale and a deeply emotional examination of faith, resilience, and family. It’s the story of an entire community’s descent into darkness—and for some, the winding journey back to the light.”
This description combined with what I know of Mitch’s writing style by reading – “The Heart of Hell- The Untold Story of Courage and Sacrifice in the Shadow of Iwo Jima” ©2016 published by Penguin Random House, LLC; gives me an eager anticipation for “BROKEN FAITH”. “Heart of Hell” was a captivating and emotional story- hard to put down!
With “BROKEN FAITH”, choose your favorite format, hardback, Kindle, Audible or Audio CD- and pre-order. As February draws closer, I am hoping for the “Look Inside” option which allows potential readers to see the first few pages.
No, I have not read this new book. I lived much of it in my 16 years under the influence of WOFF. I receive no commission or compensation for this recommendation. The book publisher nor Amazon have endorsed my review or comments.
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It is time to publish new report, John!
Jane Whaley has been pressing Pastor John Martin to ask his members to disconnect from contact with their children! Because they left Verbo Vivo de Bicas-MG.
Son of the shepherds of the Rhema de Frnco da Rocha-SP community, he does not want contact with Solange and Juarez.
Henrique Oliveira does not want more contact with them. Due to the fact that Solange got rich at the expense of the church.
I was raised in a place with a woman pastor. We are stil living with this. I was in court for 9 years with these people. They stole 16 acres and I was trying to get it back. My Dad gave the first acre to start a church. But her and her family have it back. It is a cult and I wish someone would write a book about them. The District attorney is her friend. So I could win this. She belong to a fellowship Calle the living word of fellowship. This is fellowship is in Panama City Florida. The church Greenwood Bible Deliverance Church. In Summerdale Alabama. Everything in court records.
Thanks for writing your book