From Hyles to Agape: A Staff Wife Breaks Her Silence

Amanda returns to the We Are One Podcast to share a side of Agape Boarding School that many haven’t heard — the perspective of a young staff wife trying to navigate faith, marriage, and obedience inside a system she had been conditioned to trust.Raised in the Hyles IFB world, Amanda entered adulthood believing submission and loyalty were virtues above all else. But when she and her husband were placed at Agape Boarding School, she found herself feeling stuck, isolated, and unsure of where she fit — or how to question what was happening around her.In this episode, Amanda opens up about:​ What it was like working at an all-boys boarding school within the IFB system​ The pressure placed on young wives to comply and stay silent​ The internal conflict between “doing right” and sensing something was deeply wrong​ Her brief experience participating in Let Us Prey​ And how she and her husband ultimately made the decision to leave not just Agape — but the cult culture entirelyThis is a conversation about conditioning, complicity, awakening, and the courage it takes to walk away from everything you were taught to defend.More voices. More exposure. More truth.