Behind the Smiles: The Truth About Geelong Revival in the Philippines

I lived in the Philippines my whole life. We called the group “Bible Fellowship” (and lots of satellites assembly such as Dagupan Assembly, Naic Assembly, Lemery Assembly, Santa Rosa Assembly and other parts of the Philippines) our main is in Australia which is in Victoria, Geelong Revival Center. As young people who got witness to, I thought this was home. Everybody is happy, loving and united.

As I grew older, little by little I can see cracks everywhere. I once questioned the Pastor in charge but he wouldn’t really answer to tell the whole full story of what happens (purging, splits of assembly). What the Pastor does is slay the character of the people that were once in the assembly (too many to mention). The Pastor is the law, he always weaponized the word to put fear on you that whether you’re in or out heaven will still be heaven with or without you.

Since most of the Pastors are Australian and we are Filipinos, most of us just follow, trust and obey. Very dominant and aggressive when it comes to me personally. Whatever I do, I’m always in the wrong and people who do a lot more are protected because they are his favorites. Whatever they do, even clearly as the sun is wrong. He will be one sided because those people he use and always obey him.

As I write this, I’m in the process of exiting this cult. Too much control and damage to me emotionally, spirituality and financially. I hope my story reaches out the audience that needs to hear it.