Created to be His Doormat: Wende Benner’s Story

These sessions made it clear to us that God’s only purpose for women was marriage and children (as many children as possible). If we had any other desires or dreams we were sinning.

Memories of EXCEL: Holly’s Story, Part One

“I did not want to go. That is the first thing I remember about EXCEL, The Advanced Training Institute (ATI)’s eight-week program for teenage girls and young women, which stood for Excellence in Character, Education, and Leadership. My parents had sent me to ATI’s Indianapolis Training Center for a ten-day counseling seminar a little over a year before I went to EXCEL.”