Child Abuse

 I just watched YouTube videos about the Turpin family. They were from West Virginia and ended up in CA. On the outside it looked like they had a nice house. Their parents were Pentecostal, which I found very interesting. Not all Pentecostals are evil, but I could see how it could lead to family abuse. I know I felt emotionally abused by my Pentecostal ex husband. The mentality among that group is that they are the only true Christians. All other Christians are only pretending. There is abuse within that church if you don't pray in tongues. You are seen as less then the others. They need to open their stupid eyes and see that there are different gifts. Not every saved person will get tongues. Every person gets a gift that suits their personality best. 

So this crazy Pentecostal couple had 13 kids. They beat their kids, barely fed them and chained the kids to their bed if they stole the parents' food. For some reason neither the mom or dad ever realized that was not normal. The kids only got to shower once a year! The mom did not work, did no cleaning of the house and no laundry. What did she do all day? Apparently she had a shopping addiction. Most likely because she grew up in poverty. But it was total insanity. The aunt says she thinks her sister got into witchcraft toward the end. 

Finally one girl escaped by climbing out a window and called the cops. The parents were sentenced to 25 years in prison. Thank God.  Most of the kids were over 18 so they were set free. Pray that they all found jobs and are doing ok. The younger kids got put in foster care. Hopefully they will be ok as well. 

I don't get why things like that happen. Why do so many kids get abused? Why does God permit that? I have no explanation for that. All I know is God works all things for the good. Now anyone who sees the videos about that family can help other kids in situations like that. If you know any kids who aren't being raised right, offer to give them a home. They stay in the abuse because they have no where else to go. May God rescue all the abused kids and put them in safer homes.