About the Founder
It's nice to meet you! -Jennifer Hamilton
I followed the "message" of William Branham until I was 30 years old. I was raised in it and later went on to marry within the "message" circle. Although I whole-heartedly believed and followed the teachings, I vividly remember wishing at times that I had been born a boy so I could experience more freedoms. My childhood home included both physical and verbal abuse, which I thought was normal, especially since I constantly heard of other similar (and unfortunately much worse) situations in other local church families.
I began questioning my beliefs after noticing a shift into fear-based sermons and personal lifestyle exceptions being made for both our "prophet" and for ministers. I found the hypocrisy too great to ignore. A friend once told me that once you are blinded by the smoke in a room, it's difficult to see the cause until you stand outside the building. It's when you're removed from the smoke that you can clearly see the flames. The "message" is full of ministers hiding the fires and persuading believers that the smoke is only a mirage. Once I started attending a local non-message community congregation, the confusion I was experiencing began to clear.
The first 2 years were a difficult transition to what outsiders would call normalcy. The loss of my entire social circle was devastating. I experienced an identity crisis with the change of my outward appearance, which took several months before I could recognize my own reflection. The inward changes were the most difficult, but also the most rewarding. I confronted the lies I had been told and the abuse that I had endured. Through the wise guidance of trauma therapy and new healthy friendships, I eventually began to find healing.
As of 2022, it's been 7 years since leaving the "message". Most days it seems a lifetime ago. I struggle with anxiety and have been diagnosed with complex PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). But the growth, freedom, and purpose for life that I've obtained and encountered since then has made every struggle worth it. My hope is that with each story shared here that women seeking for truth can find freedom for themselves. If you are beginning this journey, know that you are not alone! And I would love to connect with you!