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Hell. If you want to live with God in your life you have to go back to him and salvage this marriage.” I had finally had enough, I told the Pastor, that I would rather be in hell than to live with him for one more day. He got mad and yelled at me. I could not possibly be a “Christian” if I wanted a divorce. He stood up in front of everyone and shouted at my husband, “THE NEXT TIME YOU MARRY, IT BETTER BE A CHRISTIAN WOMAN”. Then he stomped away angry. That enraged my husband because I embarrassed him in front of our Pastor.
When we left he pulled me to the car by my arm like a child. Instead of taking me home he drove me to his house where he held me prisoner for hours while he tortured me. He beat me, pulled the phone out of the wall and threatened to end my life if I did not agree to come back to him. My parents came looking for me when I had not returned home on time. I was afraid he would hurt them so I told them through the door to leave and I'd be home soon. He wouldn't let them in or me out. Once they were gone he said "that was the worst mistake they ever made, you know what I'm going to do now” and I said you're going to kill me...I knew in my heart that I was dead. He was wrapping the phone cord around his hand and smiling at me....I just continued to talk to him, telling him this wasn't who he really was, that he didn't really want to hurt me. Eventually he curled up on the floor and started crying. That is when I made my escape. I thought for sure I was going to die that night. He was insane, and he felt justified because this so called “man of God” was telling him he was right.