I was deceived. Deceived by wolves who sought to satiate their ravenous ap-petites on good people. They did not represent God to me. Their character did not reveal Jesus. So now what? How do I discover my faith after fraud?
Chloe, my husband and I became financial partners and supporters of IHOPKC around 2005, although I found it online in January 2000. We made lots of friends and visited often, sometimes being invited into the inner circle by MB. We believed all of the teachings and loved listening to the prophetic history. We watched EGS and Forerunner services and streamed the prayer room constantly. Attended every onething conference. We honestly felt loved and accepted by the community even though we lived a 13-hour drive away. And we can relate deeply to just about every single word you wrote in this article. We were in our 40’s when we got connected, unlike you, we had other spiritual foundations. But we were deceived. We were enticed and used by MB for personal funding. What a wolf. What a great actor at spewing all that false humility that we didn’t believe was false. We also need to rediscover our faith after fraud. We have been in Silent Saturday since the fall of 2023. Thank you for this blog post. I feel so seen and understood after reading it.
This is quite wonderful and I admire your courage in pursuing God in the midst of such devastation. You have so much to give to those with similar clergy abuse/trauma/cult experiences that are struggling to hang on or have let go. I am convinced that God has not let go of them.
Wow. Amazing testimony. Thanks for sharing! Goes right along with Ruben Cervantes' Liminality series, especially part 3. Listening to these types of posts are helpful as deconstruct and reconstruct what I believe about the Church and my 4 decade story of involvement with Vineyard and IHOPKC. Thank you!
Chloe, my husband and I became financial partners and supporters of IHOPKC around 2005, although I found it online in January 2000. We made lots of friends and visited often, sometimes being invited into the inner circle by MB. We believed all of the teachings and loved listening to the prophetic history. We watched EGS and Forerunner services and streamed the prayer room constantly. Attended every onething conference. We honestly felt loved and accepted by the community even though we lived a 13-hour drive away. And we can relate deeply to just about every single word you wrote in this article. We were in our 40’s when we got connected, unlike you, we had other spiritual foundations. But we were deceived. We were enticed and used by MB for personal funding. What a wolf. What a great actor at spewing all that false humility that we didn’t believe was false. We also need to rediscover our faith after fraud. We have been in Silent Saturday since the fall of 2023. Thank you for this blog post. I feel so seen and understood after reading it.
Thank you for sharing this, Barbie! I'm so sorry for the devastation that IHOPKC and Mike caused.
This is quite wonderful and I admire your courage in pursuing God in the midst of such devastation. You have so much to give to those with similar clergy abuse/trauma/cult experiences that are struggling to hang on or have let go. I am convinced that God has not let go of them.
Wow. Amazing testimony. Thanks for sharing! Goes right along with Ruben Cervantes' Liminality series, especially part 3. Listening to these types of posts are helpful as deconstruct and reconstruct what I believe about the Church and my 4 decade story of involvement with Vineyard and IHOPKC. Thank you!