It's been one month since this blog was created. After noticing my
Google reviews on Beaverton Grace Bible Church were being removed from
the Google review website without any explanation, I began this blog to
share my story because I felt my voice was being taken from me. I don't
get this idea of silencing someone on a review forum, especially in
America. How can that happen? Don't we have a thing called Freedom of Speech?
When we were at BGBC, I would guess the highest church
attendance rate to be around 100 people, including children. I've
heard that the numbers were about 80 fairly recently. How many people
typically look up Google reviews when searching for a new church?
Probably not too many. I wonder how many actually would have seen my
initial review had it been left there - especially after it had been
bumped down with the glowing reviews by current church members?
Probably even fewer.
Having the Google reviews removed
encouraged me to find to a different platform. This blog has
accomplished that with a wider audience, thanks to Google's search
engines. More people will be able to read my story, compare it with
theirs, gain understanding on how spiritual abuse can affect the lives
of people in such devastating ways and hopefully will be able get back
on the right track.
Through this blog and my story, I have connected with
individuals, bloggers, organizations, and even an author who deals with
this topic. It's been wonderful to get support and feedback from
people around the world.
When I initially sent the link out to three people, I suspected a few hits a
day and thought it might fizzle out. Last week, there were several days
with over 200 hits a day and the total amount of hits at the time of this
post is 4,435.
It
feels great to have a voice again. I will not stop talking. I will
not stop sharing my story. I believe it needs to be told. Thank you for your comments and prayers. I feel your
support.
And
to further express how I feel, go ahead have a little fun with me and
picture me as one of the young ladies dancing on the stage. Oh yea,
baby, I feel GOOD! And yes, that was a shout!
Love it , love it, love it! Thanks for sharing your story and may you never loose your voice. Great to hear you're feeling soooooo good!
ReplyDeleteJulie Anne, you crack me up girl! But ya, I know what you mean about feeling good to be out of a place like that! I wish we would have seen the warning signs earlier!
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