KidnappedforChrist

DAVID: My parents are upset about the film in general and want nothing to do with it. They seem to still think the place wasn't bad, but I also think there's a part of them that feels guilty about sending me there. My general relationship with them is good now, and they accept me for being gay. We just never talk about me being sent there, it's tough.

DAVID: Yes definitely. Religion makes me uncomfortable in general since my experience. Knowing that people did all this in the name of God, it became all too much.

DAVID: Oh my... what is going to prevent you from being sent away? I am not familiar with Aspen Educational group. I don't know a way to avoid it but if it happens, make sure you have a wide group of people who are aware of the circumstances and that you may up and disappear. If so, they'll know where you are and what happened to get you out. My heart goes out to you I would like to help you.

DAVID: Hey Jodi!!! :) My healing journey has been amplified by the film. It's been living proof that we didn't deserve what they did to us. I don't know about you, but I still hear a voice in my head that's not my own that says "you're a bad person, you've done a lot of bad things." For survivors of similar programs, I hope the film kills that voice as much as it has for me. I do keep in contact with a few, although most are scattered around the country.

DAVID: Physically they use exercises and pointless labor on a daily basis. We also received swats with a leather strap while bending over a chair. The most extreme was the "quiet room" which they put a kid into solitary confinement. It was a 5x5 tile room with a dirty mattress with a roll of toilet paper and a bucket to relieve yourself in. I never was sent to the "QR" personally because I tried to comply with their rule the best I could. However, I saw several kids be put in there for days or even weeks.