My name is Michael Brantner I was sent to Freedom Village at the age of 15 in March of 1991 and then stayed their as Junior Staff after graduating for about two months.
Had some arguments and disagreements with Andrew Hercula in July of 1993 then left.
In May 1994 to please my Grand mother and Aunt I went back for a visit,I hooked up with a SENIOR STAFF JOSE GUZMAN,and we went to Ny city “supposedly I was going to see the sights”But all that happened was him going in and out of buildings 6 0r 7 times,then saying we got to go now.No sights!I left him drive on the way back we got pulled over and he had a brown bag whicj had HEROUIN in it.He blamed it on me.I ended up going back to the village as a Junior Staff
in May 0f 1991 and stayed their till November 1996.As far as the drugs go,after going back and forth too court for 6 months Jose finnally admited the drugs were his and I new nothing about it!!So my name was cleared!
As far as my departure in 1996 it came do to major disagreements between Darren Baker and Myself.Thankfully that $91.00 a week they were supposed to pay me,but rarely ever payed their staff “Because they were supposedly broke”Yet Rev Fletcher A Brothers drives around in new towne cars,has satelite etc !!Well they owed me a little over $2000.00 which they paid me in full before I left!!Also before I left the good ole Rev Fletcher A Brothers got in my face and said something like this to me”Mike your never going to amount to anything,your life is going to be worthless and when you die your going to go and burn in Hell!!!”Some encourageing last words from a preacher hugh???
I had a red moped value $500.00 plus,and the Neu’s were going to get
It and sell it for me!!I asked them a couple weeks late and they said”Well Mike about your moped Pastor Brothers and his son Jeremy confiscated it.Just like my binnoculars worth about $60.00 that Jeremy
Took out of my hands and refused to give them back!!One day I seen them in the Rev Brothers his daddys office,and I told the Rev Brothers that his son took those binoculars from me,could I have them back!He said no they are Jeremys now!!!
I called and wrote the Rev Fletcher A Brothers about HIM and HIS SON STEALING my property but never got no response!!!!

My email is mjbrant@tampabay.rr.com Id like to here from anyone who has been their whether positive or negative I dont vare,their was some good people their!!!