Over the past year, we have been digitally available to survivors during some cult nights. During these nights, they can email us, we send encouragement and we can forward prayer requests to our prayer groups who also pray through these nights.

During cult nights, it is harder for survivors to realise that it is better not to go back to the cult and to stay safe. Many survivors live alone, and have a small or no network around them, and during holidays, practitioners are often off. They are also days when many survivors spend time with family. But what if your own family is not always safe? You don't want to disrupt anyone's fine family moments and the result is then often to withdraw and be alone. Then it becomes night. The nights when you are expected to come by the cult. They send messages, threats that new disasters will strike you or your loved ones if you don't come. They stand in front of your house with flashing lights or make sounds that are linked to enormous fears because of their torture for you. All the memories come back that hit you in the middle of your heart. Your baby you lost years ago, that night, the desolation you felt and which you feel extra now. How hard it is then to stay safe at home and not go back. The enormous unprocessed emotional pain and extreme fear of the consequences if you don't go can become so great that you go anyway. Sometimes you even take measures in advance to be able to go if the urges do become too strong at night, e.g. by putting something in your partner's coffee or tea that makes them sleep extra deeply.

So we want to be there for those who have to face this gigantic struggle. We want to listen to them and confirm to them that staying at home is the right thing to do. If staying at home doesn't work out, which we obviously hope it doesn't, we also want to be there for them so they don't have to carry panic and anxiety alone. These moments are not supposed to be done by anyone alone.

Last year, we could not be there every cult night because our team is still growing. We will keep expanding though, please pray for this.

Pray that these nights those in need will dare to ask for our help. Pray for wisdom during the talks and that God's guidance will be there!

(Should you wish to use this option as a survivor, we ask you to register with us through your practitioner. We will not ask for data traceable to your identity and you may use an anonymous e-mail address)