The wife is not allowed to ask questions: James MacDonald P/2

 

                                      Read Part One HERE

In this post I will begin to share the story of Anne Frers' abuse by James Macdonald, pastor of Harvest Chapel, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, USA. (He has since been fired).

From 2008 -2015 Anne Frers' husband served various pastoral roles for churches connected to Harvest Bible Chapel. For all these years, Frers' husband abused her physically, sexually, emotionally and spiritually. She reached out to Harvest leaders numerous times for help but never got the help she needed.

Anne shared with one of the pastors that she and her husband fought frequently and that her husband would "corner her" and would not allow her to go out, spend money or ask questions. That same pastor saw Frers cower at her husband at one occasion and exclaimed to her husband: "She's terrified of you!"

At another time Anne told a good friend of her that her husband used Scripture against her. According to this friend, there was spiritual and emotional abuse going on. Anne was told, "You can't do this; you can only do that. You can't say this; you can only say that." There was a lot of dominant, overpowering behaviour.

P.S. I will continue Anne Frers' story of abuse by pastor James MacDonald in my next post.

Read Part Three HERE