We attended ihop for 5 years. We did intro to ihop and then settled our family around the prayer room. We were drawn in by the initial intimacy with Jesus message. Over time the end times message came to the forefront and began to cause me severe depression. The idea that a my children could become martyred for “the cause”, people were stock piling food like crazy and mapping out routes to leave town when disaster/tribulation struck. Constant fear and negative “prophecies” began to pull my faith out from me. Where was the Gospel? Where was the victory in Christ? I felt tremendous pressure to not leave or I’d be “missing out of the best version of Christianity”. It was killing me. When my husband had an opportunity to get a new job in another state we left and it was the best thing we could do. It took us a long time to heal but I’m so very thankful the Lord helped us leave. IHOPKC was built on perversion and prophetic manipulation. I really believe the best course of action is for it to close down. If you’re still there and wrestling, please get out. Get healthy. The Lord will not leave you.
- Intro to ihop graduate2007-2012