A Gideons Army

Prayer letter around satanic ritual abuse

October 2021 no.1

The Biblical Gideon was a man chosen by God to deliver an entire people. He himself did not see his calling, and had to be persuaded by God to accept his task. In the end, he faced an enemy force of tens of thousands with a small army, of 300 men. Because God was on His side, this small army overcame the overpowering enemy.  For God can deliver as well through few, as through many.What He could do then, He can do now.

Bible: Judges 6-8, 1 Samuel 14:6  

Ephesians 6:12-13

Our struggle is not against men but against heavenly princes, the rulers and rulers of darkness,

against the evil spirits in the heavenly realms.

Therefore, take up the weapons of God to be able to resist in the day of evil, to stand well prepared.

The purpose of this prayer letter is to initiate a prayer movement in the Netherlands and abroad to free victims from the chains of satanic ritual abuse.

In addition, to make people aware of the existence of satanic networks under the surface of our Western society. So that gradually a network of passionate people emerges that offers spiritual and practical support to victims (and perpetrators?) who choose for freedom.

For whom?

This prayer letter is intended for every Christian who wants to join in prayer on the basis of good information. In particular, prayer groups of churches or interdenominational prayer groups are also invited to participate. You are receiving this first letter because someone in our circle of people suspects that you would like to be a part of it. If that is not the case, unsubscribe this mailing at the bottom of the prayer letter and you will not receive it again.

It is intended that this newsletter will appear once a quarter. To inform everyone who wants to pray with us about the upcoming cult days (see explanation further on in this letter) and to offer concrete prayer points. We feel that the time has come that these things may be told. That the darkness may be brought into the light and that together, in connection, we may form an offensive spiritually, in the power of our King of Kings, to stand up against this enormous injustice.

By whom?

This prayer letter is an initiative of Carla Hamoen, Esther and Aline Terpstra. Carla and Aline both professionally help survivors of satanic ritual abuse to step out of this cult and come to recovery physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Esther was born into a church family that worshipped satan. She relates, “I was taught to sacrifice animals, as well as people and children, and I was taught to spiritually control people by tempting them to sin and make wrong choices. I gave my body and soul until a few years ago for the higher purpose of becoming better in the realm of darkness so that the cult, the group of satanists, could have more power.’ You can read more about Esther here. Under the heading ’the power of prayer’ you can read about Esther’s motivation for co-initiating this prayer letter.  Other survivors of satanic ritual abuse will also contribute to these prayer letters, always under a pseudonym, this time Jessie.

What is satanic ritual abuse?

Satanic ritual abuse involves highly sadistic sexual abuse of children and adults as part of worship of Satan. Most – possibly all – of the victims of this satanic network, are also used to produce sadistic (children’s) pornography and used as sex slaves. Jessie explains:

‘I grew up in a family where alcoholism was at the forefront. Psychological problems were drunk away. A problem that was visible to doctors and authorities. What was not visible was the deep darkness behind it. There was no safe place within the family, but the misery went much further than that. Over the period of 4-6 years, I was taken to places that most people still do not know exist. A place of literal and figurative deep, deep darkness. A place where satan was worshipped in all his horror. A place where I had no voice, was not allowed to make myself heard. Not to cry, not to scream in pain …. Rituals in which rape was practiced, torture was practiced, sacrifice was practiced …. Babies and children who were not allowed to exist – who were born there so no one would miss them – were tortured and murdered in horrific ways. And still this happens worldwide!

We were told not to talk, on pain of horrible death (of girlfriends, loved ones and ourselves). To further instill fear, we were tortured, electricity through our little bodies, drowned and revived and an endless row of other ways. Even that liberating death was taken away from us. Locked up in (dog) cages, not allowed to make any noise, also on pain of electric current.

In addition, we were told that we would not be believed anyway. Present were police, doctors, social workers, pastors … all layers of the population. So that you would also never know where it was safe to talk because anyone could be one of them. And the punishment was terrible. Programming by making you intensely afraid, repeated messages with the goal: even more fear, isolation (nobody can be trusted, you are not safe anywhere, you are responsible for the suffering and death of the other etc etc). Now decades later I am finally learning to live instead of survive.

I have sought and found my recovery in Jesus Christ, Yeshua. It has been a very long road, but a road to Life. I have found freedom, broken through fears, found my voice again but above all: HOPE.  Without Yeshua I would literally not be alive, He showed me the way to Life. You can read a little more from Jessie’s hand here.’

The power of common prayer

Jesus instructs us to expose the works of darkness. Prayer is our most powerful weapon in this.  Satan works through people’s minds and tempts them to do the works of him with power he gives them, when they obey. In the cult, Esther learned how to manipulate and influence people by summoning and stirring up demons. Weak spots were sought and people were literally attacked spiritually.

But we, by God’s grace, have been given more power than Satan, only we are mostly unaware of it. We allow injustice to continue, don’t always stand up for the weak, and when we feel uncomfortable, we are more likely to remain silent, rather than speak in authority. Jeshua has given us the authority to do greater works than He did. We can stand on scorpions (who is the scorpion?) we may move above the works of Satan (casting out demons and healing the sick) and we may build with Him the Kingdom of God on the earth.

Everything we pray according to His will, He will hear. What Esther sometimes says:  ‘When Christians will really use the power of prayer, the darkness will not be able to stand.’ We as Christians must want to be focused on Jeshua and dare to sanctify our lives. The power directly from His Kingdom will shake the earth. Death does not have us in its power, when we step out as children of the supreme Lord.

Cult Calendar

One of the things that survivors run into is that in the course of a year there are a whole number of dates that belong to the satanic ritual calendar. These days and periods often determine very strongly how a survivor is doing since the entire personality system is programmed to these dates.

Even if a person manages to stop going to the cult, these dates and days are often still tremendously tough periods for the survivor. Full of memories and re-experiences, full of the call to return, full of the images and smells and sounds of such nights. Often the person himself does not even realize that this calendar is so deeply programmed in, but the body reacts to it.

Prayer on these days and – especially – nights, is of great importance. Which days are involved?

This time is used as preparation for Samhain (popularly known as Halloween), one of the high days in the cult world. This means that demons are invoked, a lot of blood is spilled from animals and babies to invoke as much darkness as possible. Also, children can be kidnapped during this period and used as sacrifices on Samhain.

• Anyway, you can assume that at full moon and also at new moon, and on Fridays the 13th, cults are active and perform rituals in which children and unimportant persons within the cult are severely abused and/or sacrificed.
• Around March 21 there is the spring equinox, around September 21 the fall equinox, around June 21 and around December 21 the solstices. All are ritual dates.
• Last September 22 we had the autumn equinox, and actually from that day until November 4 it’s a very tough time for survivors.

So, as you can see, there are few periods of relative calm for a survivor, since – even if there is no concrete date – there are often periods of preparation for the ‘great occult feasts’. Around such ‘feast days’ there is also often much more spiritual turmoil and pressure ‘in the air’ and this too often comes on the radar of the usually very sensitive survivor for such things. It is therefore necessary to pray for protection from these spiritual pressures. Even if you do not know a survivor yourself, your prayers are most welcome! Never underestimate the power of prayer. It actually hinders or even breaks the power of demons and people who put themselves in their service!

Things to pray for

General

• For blessing on release and recovery processes of victims who are trying to fight their way out of the cult.
• Many victims have had programming activated because of Halloween. These are automatic reactions of all kinds, trained through torture, and their ultimate goal is to strengthen the cult’s grip on the person or to bring the person back to the cult. Pray that these will be broken.
• Many victims are very lonely because they can’t share what’s really on their minds with almost anyone. Pray for people around them who will do their best to understand them.
• Many victims are besieged by cult members when they are out of the house, e.g. by cars following them. Pray for protection.
• God’s word tells us: do not participate in the unfruitful practices of darkness, rather denounce them (Ephesians 5:11): Pray that crimes of satanic network will be exposed on national and international level.
• Starting October 27, there will be mandatory meetings for the victims because of Halloween, failure to attend these satanic meetings will be punished severely.
• Breaking the power of satanists in the lives of their victims, but also reducing their influence in our country and beyond.
• Last year, a motion was passed in the House of Representatives requesting independent investigation into organized sadistic abuse. In response, a commission was established by the Ministry of Justice. This commission has no confidence with many victims, because it is not independent of Justice and many victims also tell about abuse by the top of Justice, for more info see this article. At the end of October (date not yet known) a new motion will be submitted, requesting that a new commission be established – outside of the Ministry of Justice – according to the preconditions needed to achieve a truly independent investigation. Pray that members of parliament of good will see why this is essential, and that this motion will be passed.
• Protect volunteers and therapists who help these victims.
• There are far too few therapists available. Without therapy and trauma treatment, getting out is not possible. Pray for more therapists to be trained in this.
• Safe places to accommodate people who want to get out.

For individuals

• Christa, a young woman between 20 and 30, was still on the waiting list for the end-of-life clinic six months ago. She was utterly desperate.  She took a courageous step to try to get out of the cult. Pray for courage and strength and safety and healthy new relationships.
• An older toddler, we’ll call him Jan, is exhibiting play behavior and other characteristics indicative of ritual abuse. A legal battle is raging for placement back in the family that does not seem safe. Pray for divine protection for this young child. and that God will bring justice to his life. That the clutches of death will stay away from him from now on.
• For Esther, that she will endure and continue to grow

On certain days

• October 28 to November 4 satanic high days with blood rituals
• October 31 All Saints, Samhain, Halloween with blood rituals, many child sacrifices and sexual rituals and sexual abuse by demons
• 1 November All Souls’ Day
• November 4 satanic high day with sexual rituals

For more information on satanic ritual abuse, see among others.