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It'd be a misuse of church funds.

Steve and Rose disagreed, but they added that if Amy was right,

They'd get the money anyway by selling her to a slave trader in Mexico City.

Amy resigned herself to a long wait.

She spent the next few weeks in the cottage pacing and praying while her captors kept her under constant watch.

Soon, Amy fell into despair, ruminating on how many people she was letting down.

She desperately wanted to go home.

She screamed for help, but no one answered.

The only calming thought was that her mother Minnie could carry on the Foursquare Church's mission.

For years, Amy's mother had served God right beside her, and a few weeks into her captivity, she got news confirming the church was still in excellent hands.

The church refused to pay a ransom.

Apparently, Minnie was convinced that Amy was dead.

And according to Steve and Rose, nothing they could say or do would persuade her otherwise.

Steve and Rose tried to trick Amy into telling them things only she would know to convince Minnie she was still alive, but Amy refused.

So Steve burned her hands with a cigar.

Amy endured it, seeing this as her latest mission from God.

A few days after the burns, Rose woke Amy in the middle of the night.

Hurry and get dressed.

The kidnappers blindfolded Amy, wrapped her in blankets, and forced her onto the floor of a car.

Then they bound her wrists and ankles with cloth.