Born into a Cult

Flor Edwards was born into the Children of God, also known today as the Family International. Her upbringing was marked by constant movement, living in compounds where communal living was the norm, and her parents, who married within the group, encouraged procreation without birth control. By age 12, she had lived in 24 different locations, reflecting the cult's lifestyle of frequent relocation to avoid detection by outsiders. This transient life severely strained familial ties as members often lacked parental presence, with children raised collectively by the community rather than biological families.