• Welcome, Newcomers!

    Welcome, Newcomers!

    The documentary has been out for quite a few hours now but I haven’t watched it yet (waiting for this evening). What I am seeing quite the jump in page visits in the analytics already. I figured that it may be good to have a post welcoming the influx of visitors. So first, here’s what…


  • Katherine’s Story

    Katherine was nice enough to share her story about her experiences with Global Expeditions.Trigger Warning: The last bullet point does involve sexual assault. Although I didn’t attend the Honor Academy, I participated in four Global Expeditions (GE) mission trips as a teenager: 2 months in Panama (age 13), 1 month in China (age 15), 1…


  • The Shiny Happy People Aftermath

    It has been three weeks since the airing of Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War and I couldn’t imagine how much of an impact it would have on all of us. I think it’s safe to assume that everyone was forced to face their experience and reflect, regardless if one is in the “TM…


  • Charlene’s Story

    I am an almost 52 year old woman and I remember as a teenager the rhetoric from watching the Shiny Happy People season 2. We were told that we were warriors for Christ… I heard about Teen Mania (couldn’t afford it) but I still remember the youth conferences at our church. I also remember as…