After years of feeling spiritually lost, heartbroken, and trapped, Joy cried out to God for help. He answered in an unexpected way: leave Scientology. That one decision set her on a year-long journey of research, prayer, and truth-seeking. What she discovered shook her to the core. As she began uncovering the dark origins and hidden doctrines of Scientology, she knew she couldn’t stay silent. This book is the story of what she found, what it cost her to walk away, and how she finally found freedom in Christ.

One word: liberating. For years, Joy searched for answers in Scientology. But instead of truth, she was met with endless promises that the answers would come at the next level of training, in the next auditing session, or after another donation. It was a never-ending ladder that only led to more questions. What she discovered in the end was that the truth she had been seeking was freely available to her all along. It was waiting in the faith of her childhood, in the person of Jesus Christ.

The biggest challenge was fear. In Scientology, you're taught that anyone who speaks out against the Church is not only wrong but evil, a threat to mankind. You're warned that such people deserve to be cut off, shamed, and even punished. Joy knew that by walking away, she was risking her reputation, her relationships, and everything she had invested in for over a decade. More than that, she had been conditioned to believe that leaving meant turning her back on humanity’s only hope for salvation. Breaking free meant unlearning everything she had been taught to fear.

Joy’s book gently but boldly lays out how the two belief systems are fundamentally different. Scientology promises freedom through secrecy, hierarchy, and constant effort. Christianity offers freedom through grace, truth, and surrender. In From Scientology to Christ, Joy shares how she discovered that what she was searching for in Scientology—healing, purpose, peace—had been freely available to her all along through her faith in Jesus. Rather than a theological debate, the book is a deeply personal journey from confusion to clarity, and from spiritual control to true freedom.

For those who have explored Scientology and find themselves questioning its teachings- as Joy Villa did before penning this book- this work offers profound insights. Joy reveals how the freedom she sought, often at a steep financial cost within Scientology, is ultimately found in Christ. Additionally, she presents compelling evidence suggesting that Scientology’s foundations are intertwined with witchcraft.

You can refer to the Giving Page for donation opportunities. Additionally, for more information on how to support and assist the foundation, which helps trapped Scientology members and Sea Org members leave safely, please reach out to ingrid@joyvilla.com.