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You think you've seen an increase?

You ain't seen nothing yet.

You stand on the beak of a great...

Yeah.

Pankanineenna, the bruistorm rebate, mena-nean-eha.

Soconanine, melevenna,

melevenna, brahm ban, dan a boogalibah.

The Spirit of God, there's angels walking up down these aisles right now handing out gifts.

My parents had gotten very heavily involved in the spiritual revival movement, known as the Toronto Blessing.

And that was like very holy roller, casting out demons, performing miracles, praying in tongues, having visions.

It was a very demonstrative, emotive,

almost psychedelic experience of faith. When Alice Gretchen turned 11, her parents felt called by

God to give up their home and worldly employment for heavenly provision. They followed their

faith into homelessness with five children and a cat in tow.

Homeschooled and avowed never to kiss a man until her wedding day, Alice had plans to escape

the instability by becoming a missionary nurse, plans that were put on hold with the opening

of an unexpected door, the opportunity to be an actress in Hollywood. What followed was a test of faith unlike any she had

prepared for, an arranged betrothal she never saw coming, and a psychological shattering that

forced her to learn how to survive without the only framework for life she had ever known.

Her book, Wayward, is a coming-of-age story that takes place within a Christian subculture that teaches children to be martyrs and women to be silent.

Her powerful memoir is available in both print and in audiobook format, and you can purchase your copy by visiting the link and the show notes of this episode.

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