ABOUT
HEPHZIBAH HOUSE
Hephzibah House in Wynona Lake, IN is a a Troubed Teen Home established by Ron Williams in 1971 that, as of 2016, is still in operation. Like the other homes of this type, it followed the template set up by Lester Roloff, and his tradition was carried on within other IFB affiliated homes. Shown in the video, Hephzibah House is now operated by Don Williams, the founder and former proprietor's son. Unlike New Bethany Home for Girls, there were no reports of raping of residents, but they attest to subjection to the typically hard and terribly degrading treatment described at similar teen homes. Students also stopped menstruating while in residence there and resumed when they left. (Ironically, Hephzibah means "my delight is in her.")
Please take note of analyses of sermons by Patti Williams and Ron Williams on this site. Also note a series of posts that analyze Ron Williams' "strange woman" doctrine by topic to better understand his poor esteem if not hatred for women and children who had been sexually abused.
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- Intro to abuse in the IFB
- Listen to internet radio with jocelyn andersen on Blog Talk Radio
- Learned Helplessness in the former Hephzibah Girls
- Listen to internet radio with jocelyn andersen on Blog Talk Radio
- Interview with Susan Grotte (a 29 month resident of HH in the '80s)
- Listen to internet radio with jocelyn andersen on Blog Talk Radio
Podcasts
Survivor Blogs
- Hephzibah Girls Blog (Susan Grotte's blogspot; This site includes copies of documents distributed to families by Ron Williams.)
- Former Hephzibah Girls (Visit their links page for more links on activism.)
Social Media
- Facebook
STOP THE ABUSE
Other Hephzibah House related blog posts at UnderMuchGrace.com
Physical Abuse
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- Jeri Massi addresses the correct interpretation of “chastisement” in Hebrews 12 (offsite at HephzibahGirls.com
- Similar onsite post featuring Jeri's translation of paideia (chastisement understood as nurture) concerning hermeneutics and Michael Pearl
Trauma within Families Before
Hephzibah House: Children Primed for Victimization
- Five Characteristics of Children (Priming them for Continued Victimization (how children can be misunderstood and abused)
- Training Children to Have No Personal Boundaries (and how this creates abusers)
- Degrees of Neglect and Abuse (lack of care for children's needs)
How Abuse of Children Makes Adults
Become “Victims of Circumstance”
Post Traumatic Stress and the Effects of Abuse
- Note previous posts on this subject
