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Re: Camerons
« Reply #960 on: October 29, 2007, 12:38:28 PM »
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Mrs. Cameron was a shrew.  Hostile and mean.  I'm not at all surprised she's not allowed to be around juveniles in Texas.  I was an inmate of the Roloff's institution in '87 to '88


Roloff died in the early 80's and Rebekah was closed forever1  There is now a place there fore adult women that is called the Jubilee Home for Women.  Is that were you were?  Becuase Rebekah was closed!
Debi King
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Rebekah Home 75-76 CORPORAL Punicshment
« Reply #961 on: October 29, 2007, 12:46:24 PM »
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I've been reading a lot about the cases brought up against Leseter Roloff and his homes, including several personal testimonies.  I was wondering, did Roloff himself administer the various paddlings, etc., or was it always the "House Parents?"


Roloff rarely came to the dorms.  In the time I was there, no-one received corporal punishment.  Our house parents were Granny and Papa Weatherford.
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Re: New Beginnings Sht Down??
« Reply #962 on: October 29, 2007, 01:16:13 PM »
Debi,
Are you Debi Bowers from Flordia that was in Rebekah 75-76?
Debi Cotton King
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ebi Cotton King
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Re: New Beginnings Sht Down??
« Reply #963 on: October 29, 2007, 01:16:24 PM »
Debi,
Are you Debi Bowers from Flordia that was in Rebekah 75-76?
Debi Cotton King
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ebi Cotton King
In Rebekah 195-76
Hitchcock, Texas  near Houston
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Rebekah was not closed!
« Reply #964 on: October 29, 2007, 01:59:00 PM »
I was at Rebekah in 1985-1986, don't know where you get your information, but I have a yearbook, and lots of other Rebekah girls to prove it.  In 86 it was moved to Belton Missouri, I made the bus trip, so I would know, it was moved back to Corpus for a while in the late 90's and in 2001 was closed permanently.  You can do an internet search on google and see for yourself if you don't believe me.

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You want my list of sins?
« Reply #965 on: October 29, 2007, 06:18:41 PM »
I was raped by my father many times, my mom couldn't send me back to live with him, and therefore she found someplace she could send me where she wouldn't have to look at me.  You know why my mother doesn't want to look at me?  I look like my dad!  I know several girls who were placed in Rebekah for being abused, and it could have been a much better place than home, but when you got to Rebekah instead of Christian compassion, you got "Don't ever speak of this again, you deserved it!"  

I am a Christian, but the staff at Roloff was not!
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Lester Roloffs Rebekah Home for Girls Survivors-Cult-mindcon
« Reply #966 on: October 29, 2007, 11:15:44 PM »
We were incarcerated at Rebekah in Corpus in the 80's under Mr. and Mrs. Barrett
Everyone knows except this oddball counselor, that it did stay open for years past,  1976.
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Lester Roloffs Rebekah Home for Girls Survivors-Cult-mindcon
« Reply #967 on: October 29, 2007, 11:16:16 PM »
We were incarcerated at Rebekah in Corpus in the 80's under Mr. and Mrs. Barrett
Everyone knows except this oddball counselor, that it did stay open for years past,  1976.
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« Reply #968 on: October 29, 2007, 11:48:32 PM »
What year were you there, I am an 85-86 Rebekah girl.
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Re: Camerons
« Reply #969 on: October 30, 2007, 09:55:33 AM »
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Mrs. Cameron was a shrew.  Hostile and mean.  I'm not at all surprised she's not allowed to be around juveniles in Texas.  I was an inmate of the Roloff's institution in '87 to '88

Roloff died in the early 80's and Rebekah was closed forever1  There is now a place there fore adult women that is called the Jubilee Home for Women.  Is that were you were?  Becuase Rebekah was closed!
Debi King
Texas


Hey Debi what year where you there? I am Debi Baker 70-73-75.
I was there with Granny & Pa Pa. I think I remember your name??
Here is my addy [email protected]
would love to talk. Have some  group pic's from back then...
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Re: New Beginnings Sht Down??
« Reply #970 on: October 30, 2007, 04:30:20 PM »
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Debi,
Are you Debi Bowers from Flordia that was in Rebekah 75-76?
Debi Cotton King


No, Sorry> I am Debi Baker. But I do remember Debi Bowers. I was there a short time in 75. How long where u in the home?? Where the Camorans at anytime over you?
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Rebekah
« Reply #971 on: November 01, 2007, 11:52:17 PM »
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Debi,
Are you Debi Bowers from Flordia that was in Rebekah 75-76?
Debi Cotton King

No, Sorry> I am Debi Baker. But I do remember Debi Bowers. I was there a short time in 75. How long where u in the home?? Where the Camorans at anytime over you?


Hello Debi,
No Deb, thank God, I was not there when the Cameron's were running the home.  My cousin, Terry Rogers from Santa Fe Texas was there during the Cameron's time, a year or so before I went to Rebekah.  My loving aunt gave my mom the ifnormation about Rebekah!  Terry and I talk about our time there and when Grany and papa were running things, I believe there was alot more love and even alittle grace.  BUT believe me, all th rules still applied!  We did not go without the RULES!
After digging through photos, I believe I was there in From late 75 through 1976.  I stayed almost a year and I actually roomed with Debi Bowers and a girl names Marilyn Shipey (I think, not too sure of her last name, I know I am close).  Debi and I did keep in contact until the 80's and I think having kids and life ... you know, we just lost contact.
I had to be in Corpus CHrist last week for a work conference and decided to go out by the home.  Man, as I got closer and closer, my heart raced and I literally thought I'd be sick, but I made it OK.  I actually even mustered up the courage to knock and go in.  
They gave me a tour of the now closed dorms that used to be so full of lilfe.  It was kinda creepy, empty like that.  I do remember some good times with my roomies and maybe the Lord has blessed me in that I do not have horrible horrible memories.  BUT when I read the postings here, it does trigger old memories, such as hearing about demerits adn slip check, eating oranges and watermelons in the afternoon.
I don't remember much about the food other than it was gross.  I did get to tour with Roloff on one of the chior tours for two weeks.  That part was good, being out in the real world with real Christians.  We were teamed us with someone really trusted not to run and were allowed to stay with the church families at night as long as they had daughters.  It is so strange to think of all that now.  I just had my 48th birthday and I was was there when I was 15 through 16.  I even found a few photos at the home.  I suppose Debi took those photos!  One photo in our dorm room and another of me sitting in the church.
I cannot figure how to post photos here or I would!  I took pictures of the dorm, the school and the area where we were forced to exercise.
I have mixed emotions about that time.  I feel it probably saved my life at the time, I was running wild and my parents were at a loss of what to do with me.  I was putting myself in harm's way and I know they did the best they knew.  But they were like so many other parents.  They had only heard the good report, the one that went out over Christian radio.  
Anyway, do you still know how to reach Debi Bowers?  I would love to talk with her and see how she is.  I guess we all left a bit of ourselves at that place Deb.  Your friend tells me that you suffered alot there.  My heart goes out to you and I hope you will recover.  I do believe in God's loving spirit despite the harshness we were taught at Rebekah.   I hope you do too.
Debi Cotton King
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ebi Cotton King
In Rebekah 195-76
Hitchcock, Texas  near Houston
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Re: Camerons
« Reply #972 on: November 02, 2007, 11:55:10 PM »
Actually, I was there while Rebekah was closed.  I stayed in a trailer home with 5 other girls and a married couple who "looked after" us.  Not the only thing that occurred at that installation that was less than legal I dare say.

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Mrs. Cameron was a shrew.  Hostile and mean.  I'm not at all surprised she's not allowed to be around juveniles in Texas.  I was an inmate of the Roloff's institution in '87 to '88

Roloff died in the early 80's and Rebekah was closed forever1  There is now a place there fore adult women that is called the Jubilee Home for Women.  Is that were you were?  Becuase Rebekah was closed!
Debi King
Texas

Hey Debi what year where you there? I am Debi Baker 70-73-75.
I was there with Granny & Pa Pa. I think I remember your name??
Here is my addy [email protected]
would love to talk. Have some  group pic's from back then...
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roloff homes/hephzibah house
« Reply #973 on: November 04, 2007, 10:22:24 PM »
i don't know why people aren't talking all the time about these places/homes for kids.  i was sent off to hephzibah house in indiana, and it was a total nightmare.  all along the same lines as lester roloff homes as far as i can tell.  in fact, when my parents dragged me off to indiana, i thought they were taking me to a roloff home...turned out to be the same thing.  that was 18years ago, and i am just now finding people starting to talk about this.  my parents were absolutely duped and robbed by this place.  it's outrageous...such a cult...so damaging!!!!!
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Why nobody talks about these places
« Reply #974 on: November 05, 2007, 10:02:53 PM »
1.  Our parents didn't want to believe us since we were such wretched sinners.  2. It scared our friends that this could even be allowed to happen.  3. Even now everyone else we discuss it with looks at us like we've grown a third head.  

Religious fundamentalism can be a hard concept for ordinary people to understand.
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