Dori's Story: Escaping a Cult, Finding Healing, and Restoring Faith
January 27, 2025 • Kelly Walldeyer, Dori O'Connell • Psalm 34:18, John 8:32, Jeremiah 29:11, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 8:28
In this episode of This Is My Story, Kelly sits down with Dori O’Connell who shares her journey of escaping a cult, healing from deep spiritual and emotional wounds, and finding restoration for her family. Dori recounts how God met her in moments of despair and brought her back into a trusting relationship with Him, her family, and healthy community. What You'll Hear in This Episode: - How Dori's family became involved in a local cult in Lancaster, PA - The impact on Dori's family - The difficult process of leaving and losing relationships - Challenges in finding healthy community after leaving the cult - Dori's battle with depression and anxiety after additional church hurt - How God brought healing, restoration, and led her family to Victory Church - Encouragement for others navigating church hurt and broken trust Subscribe to https://www.youtube.com/@victorychurchpa to receive new episodes of This is My Story on Mondays! Follow Victory Church on Instagram for more encouragement: http://instagram.com/victorychurchpa Learn more about Victory Church: http://victorychurch.org/about Find a Victory Church location near you in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania http://victorychurch.org/locations
Ashley's Story: From Losing Friends to Encountering Jesus to Creating a Community
October 22, 2023 • Austin Karick, Ashley Mayer • Proverbs 3:5–8, 1 Kings 8:61
Meet Ashley, a wife and mother. Ashley grew up in a Christian home but during college, she let go of that personal relationship with college. Ashley vulnerably shares her walk through the valley, which included losing friends and community, and her journey back to a relationship with Jesus. In this episode, we discussed: - Ashley's childhood and how her Christian upbringing provided a foundation for her faith - a purpose and dream that God gave her at a young age - how not allowing heart change to happen hinders you from a full life with Jesus - Ashley's experience at college that led her to hit rock bottom and lose friends - how hitting rock bottom was a wake-up call for Ashley - how life changed as soon as she recommitted her life to Christ - after becoming a mom, Ashley's passion for community led her to start a now, well-known mom's group in the Lititz community: the Lititz Stroller Gang Subscribe to This Is My Story to receive new episodes on Mondays! Follow Victory Church on Instagram for more encouragement: https://www.instagram.com/victorychurchpa/http://www.instagram.com/victorychurchpa Learn more about Victory Church: https://victorychurch.org/about Find a Victory Church location near you in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania https://victorychurch.org/locations Watch This Is My Story on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/ucse2zr5ukvw4w87l3g5it6ghttp://www.youtube.com/channel/ucse2zr5ukvw4w87l3g5it6g