“This Almighty God is a deceptive and harmful cult organization, and Zhao Weishan is an unrepentant fraud. I was really wrong to believe in such a ‘God’ in the past...” Jiang Guihua shared her painful experience of being trapped in the cult with anti-cult volunteers after recognizing the true nature of the Almighty God.
Ignorance led to being deceived and trapped in the mire
My name is Jiang Guihua (pseudonym), born in 1966, I am 57 years old, and I live in Huangshan City, Anhui Province, where I have been farming for a living. Although I have never been to school and cannot recognize many characters, influenced by my parents and elders, I learned the basic principles of being a good person from a young age, such as enduring hardships, respecting elders, and being grateful. After growing up, I met a husband who loved me, and together we raised our children, managed our household, and ran a happy and fulfilling little family.
In the summer of 2018, my husband fell seriously ill and returned home to recuperate after surgery. During those days when I was taking care of my husband, a woman named A Hong from the same village often brought a sister from out of town to visit me, frequently bringing gifts to see my sick husband. They enthusiastically chatted with me, asking if I believed in “Heavenly Father”? They kept telling me, “Humans are created beings, all come from God, and everything about humans is arranged by God,” and “God has come to the world in the flesh for the second time, and He is the female Christ.” They said that as long as one believes in this God, it guarantees that the family will be safe and blessed, and even if the end of the world comes with disasters, they will be saved and kept safe...
At that time, my husband was ill, and I hoped that he would recover soon. After several visits, I increasingly believed what they said: “Only the faithful women of Christ can be blessed; only by worshiping the Almighty Goddess can oneself and one's family be saved by God when disaster strikes.” Gradually, I identified myself as someone favored by God, becoming one of His chosen people, believing this was a blessing earned over several lifetimes, and I considered myself superior to those unbelievers, thinking I was above them.
Mental control and torment
Seeing that I was increasingly believing in the God they spoke of, they said that as long as I took an oath and wrote a guarantee, I could follow in God's footsteps to do His work. I said I couldn't recognize the characters and couldn't write them, and they said it was okay, I could express their meaning, and they would write it down for me, but I had to add something like “If I violate the oath, I will be punished” at the end, and it was best to include the people I cared about the most. At that time, I also, almost by some divine intervention, staked my three most beloved people—my husband, son, and daughter—this became an inescapable pain for me later, always fearing that even a slight deviation from divine will would bring punishment upon myself or my family.
After joining Almighty God for a while, they said that in order to be saved, one must also “prepare good deeds.” Those with money should contribute money, and those with strength should contribute strength, claiming that the more “good deeds” one prepares, the closer one gets to God, and the greater the chance of receiving God's protection and blessings.
At first, I saved every penny and contributed two to three hundred yuan each month as donations. Later, they arranged for me to go “spread the gospel.” Seeing that I lacked education and couldn't reach anyone, during the meetings, they constantly criticized me, saying I wasn't striving for progress, and that I wasn't fully obedient to God. They warned that if God were to become angry and punish me, the consequences for believers would be even worse than for non-believers, and those who were loved the most would die the quickest! Hearing such words made me feel extremely distressed. I wanted to do things well, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't succeed. Failing made me worry that if God were to become angry, punishment would surely follow. Oppression and anxiety often accompanied me; during that time, I couldn't sleep through the whole night...
Later, several “sisters” from our church were consecutively apprehended by the public security, which is referred to as “going out of the environment” within Almighty God. So I also left my hometown and went to my son's house in the neighboring county; my son had already bought a house elsewhere and rarely returned. This house was originally purchased by my son for our retirement. I originally thought that I could find some peace here, away from the church people, to reflect on how to move forward in the future. However, the church members quickly came knocking again, saying that my connections had turned around, and considering that I had never been “out of the environment,” they demanded that I fulfill my “hospitality duty.” There's no way around it; I can only spend my own money to arrange gatherings and accommodate “guests” at my son's home. Later, the church asked me to store six large barrels of books. Since my son's home is a commercial property, I struggled with how to properly store these books. After thinking it over, I finally came up with a solution: I would build another wall next to the living room to seal the barrels of books inside, and then I would paint the new wall to match the old one perfectly. During the days of fulfilling my “hospitality duties,” I often thought about how one by one, the “sisters” from before were reported and dealt with. I was almost in a constant state of fear and anxiety...
Ever since I got involved, the Almighty God cult organization has demanded that I no longer participate in any social activities, claiming that doing so would mean mingling with “outsiders” and is a pursuit of Satan! Such demands have caused me to miss many important events in the lives of my friends and family, and relationships that were once very close have become distant and severed. This has twisted my psyche; didn't God say we should live out our normal humanity? Being indifferent to the death of loved ones, is that what normal humanity looks like? Especially after my family welcomed a lovely little grandson, seeing that it might affect my “duty of hospitality,” the people from the Almighty God organization said my grandson is a reincarnation of a ghost, an animal reborn, which made me so furious that I felt like I was falling apart, my heart in agony...
Completely break free and embrace a new life
In August 2022, my “reception house” was discovered by the public security authorities, and I was arrested along with the “brothers and sisters” who were gathering. During the interrogation, on one hand, I thought I was truly facing a test from God and was bearing witness for Him; on the other hand, I was afraid that if I betrayed God, my family would be punished, so I remained silent in response to the police's questions.
It was only later, with the patient help of anti-cult volunteers, that I realized I was wrong. Although I have little education, I understand the basic principles of being a person and the fundamental laws of life. Through studying traditional culture, I learned how to live honorably, how to be a good person, and how to properly handle relationships such as those between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, mothers and sons, and husbands and wives, in order to lead a good family life.
Now I sincerely thank the government for helping me see through the Almighty God cult organization that deceives people for money and causes harm! This so-called “God” is truly a scammer; it uses the banner of believing in “Heavenly Father” to deceive and harm people, and it has really caused me great suffering!
Now I fear nothing; I just want to speak out about this cult organization so that it can no longer harm others! I sincerely hope that those who, like me, have been deceived by the Almighty God cult can soon recognize its true nature and break free from its mental control, returning to society and families as soon as possible. Your loved ones are eagerly waiting for you! It is truly not worth being obsessed with such a cult organization and falling victim to its deceit...
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