Compassion (by Aline)

This is written about the Good Samaritan. An over-familiar Bible story. What distinguished this man from the other passers-by, the priest and the Levite? At least this: the Samaritan allowed himself to be deeply touched by the pain of the abused man. His heart was different from the hearts of the other two. Only when he came closer will he have seen how serious the man's condition was.

Reading this Bible passage again recently, I saw a parallel in it with survivors of satanic ritual abuse. Some of them share with us something of their wounds. But we only see the seriousness of it when we get closer. And it is so much easier to pass by the other side.

The fact that you are reading this prayer letter probably means that you are willing to be touched by the suffering of survivors of satanic ritual abuse. In this prayer letter, therefore, from different angles, you will get an insight into what the holiday season is like for them. You will read about how Christians stand up who want to give their time even during cult nights to seek God's justice and help for survivors and victims. If you would like to set up a similar group or prayer chain yourself to pray during cult nights, we would love to hear from you. Then contact us via the new website www.lichtoplevens.nl, which explains how anyone with a warm and committed heart can contribute to the recovery process of survivors.

God has empowered us through prayer to make real impact. To change lives of people and the world around us for the better. Let us use that weapon to the full. Attached to this mail, you will find prayer points for the coming months.

Survivors of srm on holiday

Holidays are a very traumatic time for many survivors because holidays often used to mean that the cult had free rein. But even if survivors have exited and no longer attend the cult, the holiday time often causes a feeling of insecurity and isolation because of the absence of therapists and other support persons. Very regularly, unpleasant things do happen during this period, in our experience. Cult-related, family-related (which in many cases is also cult-related) or otherwise. Below is an impression of what the word 'holiday' evokes, from the perspective of 3 survivors.

Vacation (by Rachel)

How can I even start to explain...
That vacation to me means danger?
Always did, since the moment I could give it suits
But even before be already.
Danger, for someone, child or adult
Would not return home
Danger for mama would have all her time with me
Danger for vacations means cult time, rituals time, prison time
Time of hurt, dear and losses.
Vacation time means people not returning home
People dying all of the sudden
People mysteriously not coming home.

Vacation means danger

Holidays (by Esther)

We are going on holiday. I am picked up at the airport in the destination country by a black car. The door is held open and I get in. I am used to it by now. Via detours and motels, I arrive at the forest cottage. I get deathly ill even before I get out of the car. The horror house with only a few people with a lot of power. Several days of torture, hoping I get out alive, or would I rather die immediately anyway.

After 2 days, I am not well. My still young body is full of bruises, the blood loss is becoming more and without food and drink you become exhausted. The men have not finished celebrating. My personality parts have learned who takes over when to keep it up.

I am picked up and taken to the white cottage. The torture cottage. Electrodes are attached to my head and limbs and after each electric shock I see a series of pictures. I repeat: Plane, pool, ice cream, beach, dancing, plane, pool, ice cream, beach.... After each sentence approved, a word and a picture are added and so my holiday experience becomes a reality in my head.

When we arrive at Schiphol Airport and people ask how it was, I neatly say that I ate a lot of ice creams and swam in that beautiful blue pool. I can see it before me in the pictures of the white house. I almost begin to believe in it myself...... but what a peace of mind it gives that I can tell this story and no one asks questions about my bruises and extreme fatigue..... My holiday!

Holiday time (by Ella)

Holiday time is complicated, on the one hand it is, like now in summer, nice that the weather is nice, windows and doors can be opened and going outside is a lot easier because it is often more dry in the summer months. The difficult thing about holidays is that the familiar people around you, caregivers but also friends, are not there for a period of time and it therefore feels lonelier. Going on holiday by myself is a challenge and often fails for me. The fear of leaving familiar surroundings behind is too great, it feels too uncertain to go elsewhere and, due to lack of energy, driving long distances is not feasible at the moment. And being away from home often also makes one more lonely because the familiar people then seem enormously far away. So it is weighing up whether what I would like to do is fun enough to be disrupted. Like many things in daily life.

Praying for survivors on cult nights

Cult nights are an uphill battle for many survivors trying to get out of the gruesome cult world. Some survivors are stalked by cult perpetrators prior to these nights, both physically and also by email, post or phone. Through various triggers of trauma, cult perpetrators try to bring out a person part that has not yet processed so much and is therefore not as strong. The aim is to let that person part take over the body on cult night, so that the person comes anyway. If that fails, on the night itself there are the mental attacks and also the memories that often force themselves on. Besides, many survivors live alone. Some are lucky enough to have some friends who know about satanic ritual abuse. These can support them in prayer on this night, or also - if the pressure is too much - come and spend a night or few nights to ensure safety. We also hear of groups of people around the country praying together for survivors on (some) cult nights. A very powerful thing, which definitely makes a difference to both survivors and victims still present on cult nights! Below you can read the report of 'Inge' who leads such a group.

Praying together during Walpurgis Night
(by Inge)

"During Walpurgis Night, we prayed with a group of people from 0.00 to 4.00, because we believe that a righteous person's powerful prayer accomplishes much, as it says in James 5:16. It also says in Proverbs 24:11 and 12: "Save those who are caught up to die, woe to you if you turn away from those who stagger to slaughter. When you say, Behold, we have not known, will not He Who tests the hearts notice? He Who watches your soul, will He not know? After all, He will repay a man according to his works." When we hear or read the horrific stories of victims of srm, it is beyond our imagination. But once we have heard of them, we would like to do something for them, wouldn't we? And as the above Bible text says, we can no longer say we did not know. That is why we are so happy with the prayer letters from lightopsrm because now we can pray specifically for the prayer points mentioned in them. Before the Walpurgis Night, we had received prayer points from the people of lichtopsrm. This gave us insight into what takes place in the cults during this night. We prayed together, struggled, proclaimed, sang, read from God's Word and celebrated Holy Communion. We cried out to the Lord if He would come into the darkness with His Light and expose the unfruitful works of darkness, that He will reveal all that is happening in the darkness. Among other things, we prayed that the victims would feel that there is a God who is bigger and stronger than evil. And that God would disrupt the rituals and that the victims would become invisible. We don't know what our prayers have worked out and will work out and we don't have to, our Lord knows. For us, it is special that we can contribute in this way to help victims of srm." We would love to hear from you if, like Inge, you would like to be meaningful in this way. We look forward to seeing groups like this springing up all over our country and would be happy to help you along the way!

Halloween
It's still a while away, but once the summer holidays are over, things will soon be heading towards Halloween. The cult festival most dreaded by many survivors, just like Christmas and Walpurgis Night. Below, read what a survivor experiences when thinking about Halloween:

Halloween (by Mara)

So many lives
Just like that, picked
As if they were nothing
Toddlers
Their lives barely begun
The somewhat larger
Dreaming about the future
Just snatched away
To the delight of powerful worshippers

For a game
A game, which will not be a game
But goes on Life and Death

Tortured
Starving
So that they would be pure and clean
Raped,
Each of the members will be given time
But the very smallest
And sometimes the slightly less minor
Laid on the altar
Or the stone rock
Or the offering block
The knife cuts
Blood is collected
The knife stabs
The heart, that little heart on a platter.
Then that stroke, you lie open
Even your insides are preserved.
Then you disappear into the fire
And is the next to go

Picked, trampled on the ground,
And discarded
Where have I heard these words before.

Oh Lord Yeshua
Catch these ravaged souls
Up in Your arms
And make them whole

Have mercy with a gentle hand
About the children
Who are still alive after these evenings
But more than being broken
And disintegrated even further
You know their core
And each part
But for now,
Come with Your peace

Let Mara's testimony inspire us to passionate and persistent prayer to the God who lives. His eyes go over all the earth, to stand powerfully by every one whose heart goes utterly to Him (2 Chronicles 16:9)

New website

www.lichtoplevens.nl
The site has already been mentioned a few times, www.lichtoplevens.nl. This site explains how ordinary people can make a world of difference in the life of a survivor. Take a look, we'd love to hear if you're interested in helping, but feedback is also welcome!

Prayer answers

Thank you for your prayers! Before sharing the prayer points with you, we would like to share with you some prayer answers below:

In the previous prayer letter, we asked prayer for the Fragile Wing memorial day. We can now report that we had a tremendously beautiful moving and intense day of remembrance, with around 30 people in attendance. In addition, there were around 50 more people watching from all over the world via the livestream. There was space for everyone's grief, as well as creative ways to express and remember the loss, each in his or her own way. We called out loud the names of the many children and other loved ones who perished, around 300 names. This is always very intense to do. And goes very deep, but is also so good to do.
There were several contributions from survivors and supporters, which resonated deeply with those in attendance. The Fragile Wing Facebook page (@TheFragileWing) features some snippets from people sharing how they experienced it. The cost has come full circle.
In addition, Fragile Wing is in the process of creating a permanent monument to the victims of satanic ritual abuse. Artist Kees Huigen is working on that. The invoice for his work has also come in full from donations. For more information on this, you can also check Fragile Wing's facebook page.

We asked prayer for awareness in churches and congregations. We have since been allowed to build relationships with some warm-hearted people who want to help. With help from some of them, the new site www.lichtoplevens.nl got off the ground.

Survivors know how to find their way to us, some showing great courage and perseverance in doing so. Persevering despite enormous pressure is also necessary, because the cult does not let anyone go just like that.

There are more and more sounds of people praying for SRM. For this we are incredibly grateful!

PRAY FOR ....

Pray that we will be preserved from war spirits and evil men, for faithfulness is not found with all (2 Thess 3:2)

General

Pray for survivors during the holiday season: holidays mean that survivors often get disrupted as therapists and networkers have holidays and a different rhythm emerges (see prayer letter). There are also so many triggers in life that going on holiday is not - or very difficult. Pray that during this period there will be no loneliness for survivors, but that there will be extra people around them who see what they need.

For further awareness in churches and congregations of the existence of these satanic practices, so that victims dare to come forward and, with the help of a solid network of trusted people, dare to step out.

Many survivors seek help, either through Fragile Wing or through the website lichtopsrm.com. The search for good help often takes years. Pray that Jesus will go out and open doors for them.

Pray for Friends of Esthers, that the new website www.lichtoplevens.nl will help inspire many Christians, pastors and concerned others to contribute a real stone.

Pray for families or singles who want to provide a safe place for a survivor, during the week, on weekends or during cult days. If you are interested and would like to know how you can help, let us hear from you at www.lichtoplevens.nl

There are far too few trauma counsellors available. Without therapy and trauma counselling, exiting is not possible. Pray for pastoral workers, trauma counsellors and therapists who want to train themselves and enter into this process from God's love. If you are such a person yourself, pray for whether you can learn to take this place and for more info, please visit www.lichtoplevens.nl.

Protection of volunteers and therapists helping these victims.

Pray for more prayers during cult nights. Too often, survivors are on their own at night, when the cult is gathered in satanic worship and survivors who don't go (anymore) face spiritual attacks. Jesus asked His followers to watch with Him for an hour just before He had to complete the most difficult task of His life. What will happen in our country if many Christians spend an hour's vigil and prayer during cult nights?

Pray for courage, perseverance and hope for survivors who must struggle for years to truly break free from the evil perpetrator network we call cult. Pray for divine protection and God's intervention when their vigilance slackens.

Pray for offenders who doubt and would like to get out. Pray for the Holy Spirit to convince them of sin, righteousness and judgement. Pray that people will come along their path whom they can confide in, who really know God's grace and love and who know about the horrible offender world they want to get out of.

In the March 2022 prayer letter, a survivor talks about how victims, including (especially) in the Christian church, are commissioned to bring down leaders. Pray that these leaders will become disgusted with their own hypocrisy and repent. That they will come to realise that it is of no use to them if they gain everything in this world, but will lose their souls on the day of God's judgement.

God's word tells us: 'Take no part in the unfruitful practices of darkness, rather expose them' (Ephesians 5:11): Pray that crimes of the Satanic offender network will be brought to light nationally and internationally. Pray for those committed to this through media and politics.

Pray for Fragile Wing's finances. As this help is not reimbursed, survivors have to pay for it themselves or through sponsors. This is why Fragile Wing keeps its fees low. Fragile Wing could well use some donations, for the many hours that no one reimburses or can pay for. Around 1,000 euros will also be needed in due course for the placement of the monument.

Pray for wisdom and protection for us as aid workers in this field of work.

People

Christa
Christa has unfortunately cut off contact with us (Friends of Esthers). Pray for her, that she will cling to Jeshua and light and truth will prevail. Pray for everyone who stands by her in any way.

Jan

Continue to pray for the boy Jan, an older preschooler who exhibits play behaviour and other characteristics indicative of severe abuse, with possible signs of organised abuse. Continued prayer is needed.

Mirthe
Thank you for the breakthroughs already in Mirthe's process. Keep praying that all the person parts that still have contact with the cult will come to light and come into relationship with the therapist or other trusted helpers around her. For the person parts that still have cult contact, (h)real relationships with people outside the cult are needed to help them break away from the cult.

Esther
"Thank you so much for all the prayers these past months! It has been very hard months and the cult still does not let go, but I am daring to bring more and more into the light, to tell and to come out. Please pray for protection, also for my family and that I may do every day, that which Jeshua asks of me. As Esther says in the Bible, "If I perish, I perish".

Ella
Ella asked for prayer in the previous prayer letter to connect with her person parts and body. Many questions lived within. The questions inside seem to be diminishing and the process of connecting inwardly is in full swing. This is an extensive and lengthy process, please continue to pray for this.

C.
There has been a huge breakthrough with C. in her process, where a large number of parts have met Jeshua and chosen Him and the light. Pray further that C will be able to make contact with these parts and that they remain resistant to pulling all kinds of programming. The situations of abuse have stopped for now because the parts that needed to go there now belong to Jeshua. However, these perpetrators do not let go easily and do try to intimidate and pull. They sometimes besiege her at her residence so she is not yet safe. Pray for protection from this.
Pray that no part will obey tugging and programming anymore.
Pray that all parts may come into the light and come to belong to Jeshua, so that the war raging inside now will stop and parts will no longer fight or punish each other.
Pray for the protagonist to become increasingly powerful, to be able to stay present and in touch with her parts.
Pray also for protection for the coming weeks, including during holiday time, which includes many intense cult dates for her, which she is very afraid of. Fortunately, there is someone to observe therapy during her therapist's absence.

K.
There is a lot of programming with K., and she herself is still in a whole process of discovering what actually happened to her. She has many parts and everything overwhelms her enormously, which very often makes her feel down and very depressed. She also often feels very lonely. Making contact at the same time is very difficult because there is a lot of programming at play to keep her isolated.
Happy prayers, that she will be able to start holding on to contact with her therapist better. And that even fledgling friendships may become more solid and that there will be more contacts in her life, people who will understand her.
Furthermore, she would very much like to experience Jeshua again, as she has completely lost that now.
Pray also for wisdom in therapy, in the overwhelming multitude of things, what to tackle first.

E.
As for E., work on the website (see previous prayer letter) is currently on hold. However, very happy continued prayer for her sister and her sister's child. That they too may step out, as E. has so bravely done. And that her sister's husband - who as far as we know is not involved in the cult - may come to realise what is happening to his wife.

G.
Pray for courageous survivor G. who, due to a number of rapidly successive violent events, is currently going through it all.
In the summer, she will go to a shelter to stay for 10 days so that she can unwind. She will also receive counselling while doing so.
Finances are still needed for this stay. Very happy prayer for this, that this will be completed. For more info on this, please email fragilewing@chello.nl
And pray also for G.'s stay, that she will dare to relax in the care she will receive.
That her parts that are so incredibly anxious inside will dare to come out and receive care. That it may be a good experience for G., that she will feel safe enough to not hold herself tall but (dare to) receive.

Aid applicants via www.lichtoplevens.nl
Applications come in regularly from help-seekers. This step is very big and is not without consequences for them. Please pray for them for courage, perseverance, protection and peace in their inner world for the right choices.

Certain days

For some survivors, all Fridays are cult days, as local cult groups hold meetings on Friday nights. At every full and every new moon, cult gatherings are also organised. These days are always heavily charged for outliers.
Tip 1: put these dates in your diary right away, so you don't forget to pray!
Tip 2: For example, when the date of August 1 is mentioned, it refers to the night of July 31-August 1. This applies to all the dates mentioned below:
→ 1 August
→ 3 August
→ August 12 full moon
→ 27 August new moon
→ September 7
→ September 10 full Monday
→ September 20
→ September 23
→ September 25 new moon
→ October 9 full moon
→ 13 October (reverse of 31 October)
→ October 25 new moon
→ October 28-November 4 preparations Samhain/Halloween (abductions and rituals)
→ October 31 Samhain/Halloween (for brief information on Halloween, read the first prayer letter via this link: https://www.lichtopsrm.com/een-gideonsleger/
→ 1 November
→ 4 November
→ November 8 full moon

Thank you for your prayers! Carla, Esther and Aline