Hephzibah House Journal

Hephzibah House Journal
Susan Grotte's journal from her experience as a student at Hephzibah House, told in short-story form.

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Jody Lynn Ranisate

Hi! I was at HH back in 91 or 92. Last name was Ellis back then. My adoptive parents took me to this place thinking it would help me. I was an out of control rebellious person who went through a very significant amount of trauma as a child. 
This place still haunts me almost 30 years later . I use to wet the bed and I can remember being beat and screamed at for it, humiliated in front of the other girls,sorting stamps, I still remember being forced to eat banana yogurt( which I'm allergic to bananas- even the smell makes me very sick) and I'd throw up all over the floor. I remember one of the workers there wanted me to eat my vomit off the floor because they thought I was doing it on purpose. They told me to get use to eating it. I remember not eating for several days because I'd refuse to eat the yogurt and they kept telling me that was my next meal.. 
I still cant eat yogurt and when I see it at the store, that flashback comes back to me alot. I remember it was winter cause there was snow on the ground.
They didnt keep me there very long. The pastors wife screamed and berated at me. Told me that I was unreformable and that I was being sent home because I had to much sin in me and I was a devil child. 
I'm sorry for the rest of you who were there longer and went through so much more then I did. I didnt know I wasnt alone. I dont speak about HH very often in conversations just because i tried for years to forget about the torture i went through. I'm currently writing a book and HH is a small chapter in it. I started researching on fb and online and this is when I found this group and the YouTube videos and the interview with Dr.phil.
My adoptive dad and grandfather were and still preach occasionally. Strict Baptist families.

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