The following story contains a description of child sexual abuse.
On a hot August day in Florida in 2021, then-Daystar TV executive Jonathan Lamb was summoned by his frightened wife, Suzy. “Pete,” one of their male relatives, had followed their 5-year-old daughter upstairs as the girl was going to change to go swimming.
“It’s like (Pete’s) eyes—he went black, and he’s like in a zombie mode,” Suzy recounted to The Roys Report (TRR) in an exclusive interview.
Jonathan rushed into his daughter’s upstairs room at a beach house Daystar had rented for its annual executive retreat in Miramar Beach.
“To my horror, when I got up there, my daughter was completely naked, and (he) was in the room,” said Jonathan, who also spoke with TRR.
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“And I was just immediately like, ‘What are you doing?’—screaming at the top of my lungs. And (he) is like, ‘I-I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry.’ He apologized like 50 times, like I caught somebody red-handed.”
Suzy added that Pete was usually “cocky and confident,” but he was “trembling and shaking—on the verge of tears.”
TRR is not revealing Pete’s identity because he has not been charged with a crime.
But this scandal involves Daystar, one of the world’s largest Christian TV networks, which along with Trinity Broadcasting and the Christian Broadcasting Network are faith channels watched by millions around the world.
Co-founder Marcus Lamb, Jonathan’s father, once claimed the expansive TV network, with more than 100 stations worldwide, was worth $1 billion. According to Jonathan, Daystar employs about 300 staff and brings in around $100 million annually.
It’s also headed almost exclusively by Lamb family members.
Until his untimely death on Nov. 30, 2021, from complications with COVID-19, Marcus served as president. Now his widow, Joni Lamb, is president.
Jonathan had been vice president but says he was demoted to a manager position last April for refusing to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). The claim is supported by a recording of a board meeting Jonathan gave to TRR.
Then last Saturday, Daystar fired Jonathan—ostensibly because he failed to address “the deficiencies in your judgment and performance.” He and Suzy also used to co-host a show on Daystar, called “The Green Room,” but Suzy was fired from that position abruptly in July 2023, Jonathan said.
One of Jonathan’s sisters, Rachel Lamb Brown, is Daystar director of communications and her husband, Josh Brown, is director of business development. Jonathan’s other sister, Rebecca Lamb Weiss, is a producer and on-air contributor, and her husband Jonathan “JW” Weiss is director of information technology.
But according to Jonathan and Suzy, living and working within the Lamb dynasty came at an excruciatingly high price.
The saga involving the couple’s daughter started eight months before the incident at the beach house. That’s when the girl disclosed to Suzy she’d been molested.
Suzy said her daughter told her that a man had touched her, and used her own hands to indicate she’d been finger raped vaginally and anally. (TRR is not releasing the name of the daughter to protect her privacy.)
The girl did not identify her molester, other than to mention a couple physical characteristics, Suzy said. Initially, Suzy thought the perpetrator was someone at her daughter’s school. But she discovered the school didn’t employ any men.
As the months went by, both Jonathan and Suzy began to suspect Pete.
She recalled that after a summer vacation in 2020, Pete told her that her daughter had walked in on him in the bathroom completely naked.
They noticed their daughter became terrified to come to Daystar, where Pete worked, and once ran and hid in a corner when she saw Pete enter a room.
They said Pete was often with their children in Daystar’s green room while they were filming their show. And once, Rebecca and JW, Jonathan’s sister and brother-in-law, warned them about Pete. The couple reportedly told her they saw him putting his hands all over the child and kissing her.
Pete also would come over and play with the girl at Jonathan and Suzy’s house when only her brother and a nanny were home, which Suzy said the nanny found “creepy.”
And once, Pete and his wife had the girl and her brother sleep over at their house. After that sleepover, Suzy said her daughter “went from being the most affectionate, loud, fun child, to quiet. Nobody could touch her physically, except me. And when my husband would even come close, her body would stiffen up.”
Yet, according to Jonathan and Suzy, Marcus and Joni consistently fought to protect Pete and Daystar’s image rather than their own granddaughter.
Jonathan and Suzy accuse Marcus and Joni of cover-up
The day their daughter disclosed the alleged abuse, Suzy said she immediately called Joni, who urged Suzy not to go to police but instead to bring the girl to her. After meeting one on one with Joni, the girl stopped talking about what had happened, Suzy and Jonathan said.
“I don’t know what happened there,” Suzy said, but she was like a “lock box.”
“She doesn’t remember one thing,” Jonathan added. “She doesn’t even remember having that conversation. It’s like it never happened.”
Texas law requires anyone suspecting a child has been abused to report it to authorities.
Jonathan and Suzy reported their suspicions to police but said they kept it secret from their family. Because their daughter wouldn’t talk about it, police closed the case. (Later, it was re-opened.)
Then, on Aug. 3, 2021, when Jonathan caught Pete in a room* with his naked daughter, the couple went to Marcus and Joni, hoping they’d do something. But almost immediately, the elder Lambs declared Pete innocent, Jonathan and Suzy said.
Marcus and Joni justified Pete’s presence in the girl’s room by saying Pete loved her and simply wanted to hang out with her, Suzy said.
Suzy added that when she strongly objected, saying that didn’t explain why Pete was in the room with her naked daughter, Joni blamed the couple’s daughter, saying she was the one who took her clothes off. At this, Suzy said she began screaming at her mother-in-law, but Joni was adamant and reiterated her claim several times over the next 24 hours.
At one point, Marcus and Joni gathered Jonathan and Suzy with Pete and his wife in Marcus and Joni’s bedroom and insisted that they repent to each other and pray, Suzy said.
Then, Rebecca and JW, who had been barred from the room, barged in, insisting they be included, Suzy added. Rebecca was angry, Suzy said, and began praying in tongues, “like in a war mode.” Suzy said she was in “shock” by what was happening.
Later in the day, Suzy said Rebecca confronted her dad, saying, “Why are you doing this to us? Why aren’t you doing what’s right?”
Suzy said Marcus responded, “Because of (Pete’s wife) and (their child).”
That night, when Suzy insisted their kids sleep in the room next to them, instead of upstairs, Joni confronted her, saying, “‘Look at what you’re doing to this family! What about (Pete’s wife and Pete)? What about their feelings?” Suzy said.
The next day, while Jonathan, Suzy, Rebecca, JW, Marcus, and Joni were gathered in the kitchen, Joni claimed that God had told her while she was praying that Pete was innocent, Jonathan and Suzy said. At this, Marcus reportedly clapped his hands in joy, and the rest stood dumbfounded.
TRR reached out to Joni Lamb with detailed questions about the allegations Suzy and Jonathan leveled against her and Marcus, as well as other issues.
Daystar responded with a written statement, which said in part, “There is clearly a misunderstanding of what transpired, and the facts are quite different than what appears to have been reported to you. We simply do not support (Jonathan and Suzy’s) false allegations and are saddened by the continued relational incongruity between Jonathan and Suzy and the rest of their family.”
Similarly, TRR reached out to Pete, whose lawyer, Mark G. Daniel, sent a letter to TRR. It stated in part, “(My client) unequivocally denies the statements made by Jonathan and Suzy Lamb alleging that he engaged in some form of improper contact with any child. . . . Anyone who knows (client) knows that these statements are false, insulting and demeaning.”
TRR also contacted Rebecca and JW to discuss the details in this article. The couple chatted briefly with TRR and said they would consider going on the record. After three days and no contact from the couple, TRR reached out via email to them with detailed questions, but they did not reply.
Marcus claims Pete is cleared, but was he?
The following week, Marcus and Joni sent Jonathan and Suzy to North Carolina with their daughter to meet with author and speaker Denise Boggs, founder of a healing ministry called Living Waters.
Suzy said the impetus for sending them away was a verse she posted on Instagram about it being better to be drowned in the sea than to cause “one of these little ones” to stumble. Suzy said the post caused Joni to believe she was “volatile.”
Boggs was a trusted friend of the Lamb family, whom Marcus and Joni had previously brought in to try and help resolve personal conflicts between Lamb family members.
After learning about the situation, Boggs, who’s not a licensed counselor, brought in Debbie Leonhardt, a licensed forensic counselor, to interview Jonathan and Suzy and their daughter and assess whether the girl had likely been assaulted.
Boggs declined to comment on the record for this story.
But Leonhardt spoke with TRR and said the couple’s daughter had already shut down by the time she saw her and wouldn’t talk. Leonhardt told TRR that this response is “very common” among child sex abuse victims, “especially if they’ve been sworn to secrecy.”
Based on what Jonathan and Suzy told her, Leonhardt said she told the couple the alleged abuse needed to be explored further and urged them to get their daughter to a counselor in their home state of Texas.
Suzy said their daughter was so traumatized and scared by what she’d experienced at the beach house, she wouldn’t leave her side. So, the couple decided to wait a while before attempting counseling.
On Aug. 10, 2021, the same day Jonathan and Suzy met with Leonhardt, Marcus emailed his three children and their spouses, as well as Daystar CFO Arnold Torres. The email outlined a succession plan should Marcus die.
Jonathan said that prior to this time, Marcus and Joni had communicated to the whole family that Jonathan would succeed his father as Daystar president. But the email stated that Joni would replace Marcus as president instead.
Jonathan said the change was “punishment” for accusing Pete.
On Aug. 17, Marcus emailed his children and their spouses again—this time to express his distress “over the fractures in our family.” He also warned them in no uncertain terms to stop playing “Judge, Jury, or Executioner” (emphasis in original email) and to trust his leadership, or face the consequences.
“There can only be one leader,” Marcus wrote. “Either you trust me as God’s leader, or you don’t. . . .
“Your mother and I built Daystar without you, and we can run it without you. That would break my heart. But there are consequences for actions and attitudes. Don’t doubt my resolve. Don’t question my determination.” (emphasis in original email)
The email ends with an “assignment” for his family to make a written list of “every hurt, every slight, and every bad word or deed that has happened to you by a family member. (Include your Mother or me if it is warranted). Then we can deal with it when Denise (Boggs) comes.”
Boggs didn’t visit Daystar. Instead, Pete and his wife flew to North Carolina to interview with Leonhardt—a meeting Leonhardt said Boggs had coordinated with Marcus and Joni.
Leonhardt said the meeting was arranged so she could provide an assessment of whether the allegations against Pete seemed valid.
Assessments, which are often presented in criminal trials or sentencing, normally include thorough clinical interviews with subjects, and sometimes psychological tests.
However, Leonhardt said she wasn’t able to interview Pete. She said Pete’s wife insisted on being present for the interview and answered all the questions intended for her husband.
As a result, Leonhardt said she told Boggs that Pete would have to return for an interview before she could offer any assessment, but Pete never came back.
TRR also has obtained a recording between Jonathan and Suzy Lamb and Boggs in which Boggs discusses why the process ended before Leonhardt could offer an assessment.
“I remember when Marcus and Joni said, ‘We want to drop everything—just drop everything . . . Okay?’” Boggs said. “And so, I had told Debbie (Leonhardt), ‘They just want to drop everything. I don’t want anything more to be written and documented on this.’ And so that was what Joni had said.”
This discussion between Jonathan, Suzy, and Boggs took place on Nov. 18, 2023. But before then, Jonathan and Suzy said they didn’t know what happened during Leonhardt’s interview with Pete. They knew only what Marcus and Joni told them.
On Aug. 25, 2021, Jonathan said Marcus summoned him and JW into Marcus’ office. Marcus then told them that Leonhardt had investigated the allegations against Pete and determined that Pete had not molested Jonathan and Suzy’s daughter, Jonathan said.
He added that Marcus warned Jonathan and JW that if either of them continued to believe Pete was a pedophile, they’d need to find another job.
TRR specifically asked JW in an email to confirm what transpired in the Aug. 25, 2021, meeting between him, Marcus, and Jonathan, but JW did not respond to the question.
Jonathan said that after that meeting, he felt like he had no choice but to submit to Marcus’ directive. Just three months later, Marcus died unexpectedly, and Jonathan spent the next year sorting through his mother’s financial affairs and taking care of her, Suzy said.
Meanwhile, Suzy said she became “depressed, just like a zombie, operating somehow.”
Daystar: ‘allegations proven false’
In Daystar’s statement released to TRR yesterday, the ministry likewise cited a 2021 investigation that allegedly “settled the matter.”
“There was an internal investigation about the matter you referenced when it was first raised at a family retreat in 2021, which concluded with no wrongdoing found nor evidence provided that corroborated the allegation,” the statement said. “Apologies were offered and reciprocal forgiveness was extended by all involved. Everyone, including Suzi (sic) and Jonathan, believed that the matter had been appropriately addressed and settled.
“It is unfortunate that these private family matters have just now resurfaced as these allegations were proven false, and the matter was resolved more than 3 years ago, after which family functions including holiday gatherings, continued for several more years.”
Pete’s lawyer also claimed in his letter that his client had “volunteered to sit for a clinical polygraph examination. He was found to be truthful in the polygraph examination wherein he denied and refuted these baseless claims. ”The letter adds that “Jonathan and Suzy do not truly believe these accusations. If they did, one has to wonder why they continued to travel with their children and (Pete) and his family.”
When asked about the polygraph, Jonathan wrote in a statement to TRR that Joni Lamb’s new husband, sex therapist and Daystar host Doug Weiss, owns a polygraph company.
“Given (Weiss’) extensive knowledge of polygraphs, I believe these findings can be easily manipulated,” Jonathan wrote.
A polygraph company linked at Weiss’ counseling webpage is Honest to Pete Polygraph. The company states on its FAQ page that it does not conduct polygraphs centered on sex offenses.
Also, according to LawInfo.com, “Lie detector tests have questionable reliability and are generally not admissible as evidence in court.”
TRR specifically asked Daystar if Doug Weiss had administered the test and requested documentation of the findings, but Daystar did not respond to our request.
Jonathan also addressed the assertion by Daystar and Pete’s lawyer that Jonathan and Suzy’s family continued to spend time with Pete.
Ever since the executive retreat on Aug. 3, 2021, “Suzy and I have had a strict boundary to keep (Pete and his wife) from ever being alone with (our daughter), nor has he stepped foot into our home.”
Jonathan said his family took one beach vacation in June 2022 because Joni “was adamant that we go as a family for her sake since she was a new widow.” Suzy added that she felt sorry for Joni and agreed to go, stipulating that the children would sleep in the basement near her and Jonathan.
Jonathan and Suzy noted that Rebecca and JW did not go on the family vacation, and Pete is not allowed in their house.
Jonathan also noted that in 2022, both he and Suzy still believed that Debbie Leonhardt had cleared Pete. In 2023, when the couple learned otherwise, they took their daughter to a counselor, who then reported the suspected abuse to Texas Child Protective Services (CPS).
According to Jonathan and Suzy, CPS then reported the suspected abuse to Colleyville Police, who have since re-activated their previous investigation.
Police records obtained by TRR show a “pending investigation” into alleged “sexual abuse” involving Jonathan and Suzy’s daughter. As of time of publishing, no charges have been filed.
Daystar also alleges in its statement that “this smear campaign is the sad result of Jonathan not being designated as the future President of Daystar” following his father’s death—something Jonathan emphatically denies.
We’ll explore this allegation in an upcoming article. We’ll also reveal how Joni’s marriage to Doug Weiss, who filed for divorce from his wife of nearly 30 years just two months after Marcus died, widened the rift in the family.
*Correction: Our initial report said Pete was alone in the room with Jonathan and Suzy’s daughter. Pete was holding a baby in his arms and Jonathan and Suzy’s son was on a bunk on the opposite side of the room.
Recording of Daystar Board Meeting Nov. 16, 2023, demanding that Jonathan sign an NDA or be removed from the board and his position as vice president:
Julie Roys is a veteran investigative reporter and founder of The Roys Report. She also previously hosted a national talk show on the Moody Radio Network, called Up for Debate, and has worked as a TV reporter for a CBS affiliate. Her articles have appeared in numerous periodicals.
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How disturbing!! I’m praying for healing for victim & family. Good for Dad & Mom for standing with their dtr. Having seen this happen to someone I know, it is the same playbook. The truth will come out. All the people who know about the cover up have to speak out or they are guilty as well. So so sad that so much good has been done through this station, and they tarnish God’s name like this to unbelievers, and that they would actually go so far as throw their grand daughter under the bus. After all the interviews that have been done on this type of thing and they are doing it. Obviously there is more to this story, for Marcus and Joni go to this length to protect “Pete”, right from the start, something more was going on.
Unfortunately this is not uncommon.
May all false religions fall!
I stand in agreement with you Michael
Good observation, Sadie. Why is Marcus and Joni covering up for “Pete”? To throw their grandchild under the bus? Wow, dysfunctional.
My heart hurts for you. I remarried and unknowingly the man was a pedophile. He raped my youngest daughter and my 3 year old granddaughter and was grooming another granddaughter. He died in prison while serving his 83 year sentence. Stand strong, trust God and don’t give up. This man is evil just like my former spouse.
This is heartbreaking. Praying for Jonathan, Suzy and their daughter to get healing and justice.
Just FYI….no, Doug and JW are not related. A quick Facebook search would debunk their “relationship”.
Yes, and there’s a video of Rebecca explaining that.
My advice to Jonathan and Suzie is get out of that organization. Take your family and just leave and have nothing todo with these monsters ever again. Take your daughter and find someone who you can trust to help her heal. Name whoever “Pete” is and file charges against him, if your daughter is a victim of this pedophile there are other children who have suffered at his hand as well. Marcus Lamb always looked evil IMO, obviously these people serve the evil one. RUN!!
It is true that Marcus and Joni’s failure to report after the first instance was illegal, not moral and against their duty as ordered responders. They failed their son, Suzy, the precious daughter and the Kingdom of Christ. And the SAbuser was allowed to continue hurting how many more? May there be justice and Healing. Daystar needs to clean house and the Sexual Abuser arrested and dealt with. Joni and Marcus have tainted the good they had done in their ministry by the inaction…and cover up. May the media report this properly and Jonathon, brave Suzy and their daughter heal, thrive, And finally receive the support they deserve. God bless
I am grieved for what has happened to Jonathan and Suzy Lamb and their daughter. Gateway Church hired an independent company to investigate what happened with Robert Morris. I hope Day Star will do the same.
I doubt if Joni Lamb will hire a private investigator. There is a lack of integrity on her part. I heard this case is now on Texas AG Paxton hands. Pedophiles must be prosecuted as well as those who covered it up. Joni may go to jail. I pray for her soul
I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that Marcus and Joni Lamb would protect ‘Pedophile Pete’ over their own grandaughter. I wonder… could ‘Pete’ possibly have known secrets about Marcus or Joni that they didn’t want to get exposed, so they protected him to guarantee his silence. Or was it just them greedily protecting their empire and fortune. May God protect the innocent while exposing all the darkness, evil & false teachers.
Or could “Pete” be the “other” son-in-law? Process that little possibility through “all” the verified information thus far. Horrific and heartbreaking!
I think “Pete” is the other son-in-law.
This is solely based on how I’m reading things. If this was a low-level employee, we never hear anything about this incident; if a high-level employee, they use it as PR to say, “see, unlike the Catholics or Baptists, we don’t cover up things like this”.
But if it is a family member, there’s incentive to cover things up “for the good of the ministry”. We’re seeing what’s happening with Gateway (James resigns “for its good” but then starts a new church in the same area, hoping to pick off loyalists and end up being “invited” back to “restore” Gateway).
Have always had a very strange feeling when I see DW Joni’s new husband even though this started before Had the same sort of feeling about others that have since been exposed for shady things.
I could barely make it through this news story. This sweet little child has forever been harmed.The adults involved clearly have serious decades long issues, but this little one was robbed of her innocence, her safety, her ability to trust those she should be able to trust the most. All of this nightmare will not end soon. What is worse…are there more little ones? I have a hard time believing she is the only victim.
Everything that is in darkness will be expose to the light. It’s sad to see all the lies the hurt what about this innocent child that now has to live with the hurt the wounds. God have mercy on the innocent victim so sad but nothing is hidden from God he will not be mocked by people who hush the truth for a lie👎
Please Jon and Suzy-take your beautiful kids, and RUN from this organization and this diaper-fire of a family! And don’t look back. Jon-your mom can’t be trusted. She failed to protect her own grandchild, and even accused her (a young, vulnerable child)of wrong doing in the matter. She mocked God by lying about His direction to her. This woman relinquished her relationship with you by her actions. Forgive if you are able and move on. There is no hope for reconciliation with her during this life. For the sake of your family, Jon and Suzi cease all contact with Joni and new hub. Block them on your phones, all media platforms. Move, if you need to with no forwarding address. Continue to pursue the matter legally, but be careful that repeated questioning by investigators not specifically trained to work with kids can re-traumatize your daughter. Seek police guidance RE: naming Pervy Pete publicly as you want to protect others, but not taint an investigation.Get counseling for all of you from LICENSED (non-church affiliated)therapists. Create a family with your trusted friends.Maybe you will be able to maintain contact with your sibs if they respect your boundaries. I am absolutely serious. Your children are depending on you!
I do not know Jonathan or Suzy personally, nor do I know the Lamb family. But as a sister in the family of the body of Christ, this whole situation grieves me. I can’t imagine what Jonathan and Suzy are going through. This would be awful enough to have happened if they’d just have been employed by Marcus and Joni, but for it to happen with your own mother/mother-in-law on top of that is almost incomprehensible to me. My heart just breaks for them and their daughter. God bless them for bringing this evil to light, even though they had to risk it all. Praying that God continues to give them wisdom as they work through all the ramifications of this, friends and other family members to support them, and peace in knowing He can handle all things and He will provide.
On a cold winter day in January 2002, an evangelical church group was fasting and “walking the cross” in downtown Louisville Ky, and stopped in front of the cathedral. The pastor asked if there were any former Catholics who wanted to pray. As a silent victim of abuse, I raised my hand. Out of the heart of an innocent young girl came the deep, loud cry that had been pent up for decades, because of a mother who wanted to protect the Church instead. I prayed that the Catholic priests who didn’t know Jesus would repent, and come to have a true, born-again relationship with Him. All who stood on the sidewalk that day agreed, not realizing what had been released. I had also just started a job working at a downtown law firm, one that would later come to represent the Archdiocese. From 2003 to 2004, it seemed like every single day, my computer screen would display a new case of priest abuse the firm was taking on. The Louisville Archdiocese had the most cases of anywhere else in the nation. Some of the priests repented, many did not. I did not get one penny, but I know He used me powerfully and providentially. Suzy, I know this has been gut-wrenching for you, but what you’ve done will have a lasting impact on many millions of people. God has heard not only your prayers, but many others that have seen abuse in the Church. It is time for a reckoning, and it only got started in the Catholic church first…
Glad you took the side of your daughter!
Luke 8:17 whatever is hidden or concealed must be brought to light. We as the body of Christ , as a true worshipper of God , must take a stand for what is right. The world needs to know the difference between right and wrong and good and evil. God is fighting for you . Do not be afraid. Praying for you all ❤️🙏
Tune out all the naysayers. The one we fear is God and not man.
Romans 8:31 if God be for us who can he against us.
First off let me say that Christians can live without Daystar and like networks. These networks often set themselves up like Christian eletists. At least that is how they sometimes come across. For the millions of their followers , I like you enjoy watching some of the programming, but concerning Daystar in particular I have also given money to support mainly the efforts for ISREAL and am not ashamed. I will say that I am getting tired of the drama going back years with the Marcus affair deal…. and the covid thing….(Joni is not a Doctor) and now this current thing with J&S.
I do think there has been some kind of cover up ….. If Joni can let her Son be cut off like this then obviously she is putting the network and image before everything. In the final analysis we must walk in love and keep our salvation .Some day everything will burn including DAYSTAR /TBN/3ABN/ WORD and every other network .People do not make idols of these folks !!!. Well meaning as they are. Keep your nose in prayer and your face in the word for yourself.
Jonathan & Suzy You & Your Beautiful Family Are An Extraordinary Blessing To The Body of Christ!! File Charges Against Daystar For Covering Up Your Daughter’s Assault. God Bless You Always. Do Stay In Prayer & Seek God’s Guidance.
This is all smoke and mirrors ladies and gentlemen. This is not about sex abuse of a child. This is about control of the Daystar dynasty. I am a family member and I know the truth. Jonathan and Suzy were so worried about Dr. Doug Weiss gobbling up a piece of their Daystar pie, and losing any control to him, they used their own children as pawns, not even sparing Marcus’ memory. It is truly depraved. Jonathan and Suzy, shame on you! I am sure you will delete this comment, Julie Roys, God forbid someone actually speak the truth on this matter.
Tricia , look at a show where Johnathan politely speaks to his mother back to you mom and she corrects him publicly (and Doug ) how long had Johnathon known Doug his dad just died ..come on ..
Joni’s priorities are al wrong Johnathan is your son ..
It Doug chimed in Right ? No wrong ..
He doesn’t need to replace his dad and never will ..Doug is sure set for life huh,,, l don’t think daystar is about pleasing God but money and thy will answer ..Fear God amd flee from evil
No, we truly believe Jonathan and Suzy. The fact is, we serve a faithful and just God, and He will deal with everyone who has inflected suffering on that innocent little girl and her parents.
I don’t know who you are in the Lamb family, but for you to refer to what is supposed to be a Christian ministry, as the “Daystar Dynasty”, tells me all I need to know. If this is the “Daystar Dynasty,” then this family left God a long time ago. The years of spiritual abuse is so evident and undeniable. This is exactly what happens when people begin to protect their own power rather than follow and fear the Lord. May all truth come to light.
Trammell is Joni’s maiden name so this person shaming Jonathan and Suzy are absolutely very closely related to Joni. We believe Jonathan and Suzy.
Tricia, I believe you are dealing with a delusion spirit because you refuse to accept the truth. It is plain and simple and very clear that Johnathan and Suzi and their family are victims and yet Daystar, one of the largest christian broadcasting network, is straight out LYING & COVERING UP their flaws. I mean, I am truly dumbfounded. This is really preposterous. Not even showing christian Godly values that they so openly talk about on their shows. Wolves in sheeps clothing. I just truly feel for Johnathan and Suzi. Pray that God will guide, bless and protect them. 🙏
Tricia Trammel: I think that anyone with any common sense when it comes to relationships of this type that start the way they did with Joni Lamb and Doug Weiss know exactly what will happen there. The relationship started off on a tainted basis and can never be cleaned up. And Doug Weiss isn’t looking for a piece of the pie. He’s looking to snatch the whole factory. It could well be that part of the problem here is in-fighting over the legacy and control of Daystar by many people involved. But Weiss will end up with whatever he wants.
Trammel-We all know you are related to Joni, which explains a lot! How can you doubt an innocent child account of what happened to her? Shame on you, Joni and whoever knew of the abuse of a child and didn’t report it!
Also the family member comments about the Daystar dynasty says it all! I believe your family member was accused of sx harassment, which is public knowledge, so of course you don’t believe what may have happened to an innocent child. What you and Joni and all who knew about this abuse should have Reported it!
Many women came forward and said they were SA by Joni’s father who worked at Daystar. That was swept under the rug too.
My thoughts exactly. And don’t forget, there were not two, not three, but four people in that bedroom in 2021, one of whom is traumatized. She is the One who Jesus has left the 99 to go and rescue from the mouth of the wolf. To God be the Glory. And while we are all on this subject, can we address the hundreds of thousands of children in hiding, barely existing in their own private hellholes… Do their lives matter?? Why isn’t the Church on an absolute rescue mission to save them? I hope I never have to listen to another prosperity sermon so long as I live.
What kind of mother has her kids threatened and hiding out for fear of their lives! If you fund Daystar, your contributing to the problem and make yourself guilty. Fund Israel on your own. Plenty of better Israel organizations out there.
We know you are part of Joni’s side of the family and OF COURSE you’re taking her side. Most people can see through Joni & Doug’s sham wedding. They are both adulterers. Doug had no biblical grounds to divorce Lisa. He’s an opportunist and wants to be famous and wants all that money with lifestyle. How sick. Next, we all know that Joshua Brown is a the child sex abuser. He is a sicko and needs to be put in prison. Joni needs to be removed from daystar . There should be strong legal action towards anyone who covered up and abused this innocent young child. Shame on you for covering your sisters crimes. If J & S were really all about money as you say then he would have signed the NDA and stayed as VP but no he has integrity and his daughters abuse and healing is more important to him.
This comment says it all: “If J & S were really all about money as you say then he would have signed the NDA and stayed as VP but no he has integrity and his daughters abuse and healing is more important to him.”
Aly Grand thank you for that. That’s so true. If it were about money he and Suzy would have stated on. I hope everything comes out. All things in darkness may God bring to light.
So what is your message here?
When you have a relationship with Jesus,
we are allowing the Counselor to be our guidance.
We have also been given discernment.
Your statement, is not received.
As a former social worker, listening and reading Jonathan’s and Suzy describing what occurred in the last three years shows so many “redflags”.
So, again what is your point?
Tricia, I appreciate your comment and obvious care and concern for a beloved family member. From the facts given, I believe the little girl, and would also believe that all family members would want to know who was responsible, first and foremost. As for any family members worrying about Doug’s role in the finances and/or control of Daystar, that sounds like valid concern. I sure hope Joni had the good sense to have a prenup signed before she married him. I pray for peace and understanding to return to this family once again. Have a blessed day.
I think you are sick for trying to diminish parents trying to protect thier child. It’s obvious your loyalties are to the dollar not God or what is right. They have truth and facts on thier side you have nothing
I think this whole mess is a house of cards that has been brewing:
(1) When Marcus confessed to adultery it was painfully obvious that he came forward only after being exposed by the person who he messed with. There is no doubt if the adultress had just gone away none of this would have come to light in 2013.
(2) Doug Weiss said some disgusting comments about sex and the bible, I instantly thought this guy was a weirdo (for a self proclaimed follower of Jesus).
(3) Weiss then divorces his wife of 30 years only 2 or 3 months after Marcus died! Then Joni and Weiss got married shortly there after.
(4) Jimmy Evans gave a contorted view / blessing to Weiss and Joni’s wedding which to me was a blaspheme. He looked like a hostage in a hostage video, however as often as he has been on the show his livelihood probably depends upon it. And besides he did Joni’s bidding by telling Jonathan to either accept all of this or leave.
I hope Rebecca does the right thing, but probably cannot / will not until she is under oath (so help her God).
Evans has been tied to that whole Daystar/Gateway mess for years. His XO Marriage entity is located on what was part of Gateway’s Southlake campus.
Which makes me wonder, why did he leave and head down the road to Fellowship Church? Did he and Robert have a falling out?
This is one of Joni’s relatives. Probably her sister in law. Was it your husband that abused that little girl? Are you covering for your husband? Why were Daystar funds used for a $100k honeymoon? Nobody needs that.
I don’t for one minute believe that Jonathan and Suzy would lie about their daughter.
Doug who is creepy btw, filed for divorce right after Marcus died. Kinda funny don’t you think? She definitely started dating him sooner than they let on and she is indeed committing adultery. Anyone watching could see how Joni changed and not for the better when Doug came around.
Shame on all of you.
And even though Marcus committed adultery, there is no Biblical provision for “revenge adultery”. The other spouse can stay married, or divorce. And per the Bible, one who marries a person who is divorced outside of Biblical grounds (abuse, abandonment, or adultery) is also guilty of adultery.
I really doubt that sir!
you’re not speaking truth !!! you are just worried about money flowing at daystar…doesn’t your husband work at daystar ??? you all will be exposed by GOD soon !!!! HE already took Marcus before his time ….GOD is NOT mocked! You are protecting a pedophile, think about this !!!! just because he is a family member does not make it right !! he will be arrested and sent to prison for a long time!
The Lord will see to it….Justice for Jonathan and Suzie and their little Arielle !!!
This is so sad. When I saw the Joni show where Joni blamed Doug Weiss’s wife for their divorce- it was wrong. Then she had Jimmy Evans and the women on the show validate her new marriage – all had something to gain from being on Daystar – her integity was off. But this is horrific- her own precious granddaughter..
I have always loved the entire Daystar family. I think it’s very important. We know who Pete exactly is. It would have to be somebody So close to the family that they would be with them (in the middle of Covid) In Florida In a vacation setting. So whoever this Pete is… this person is very very close to the family! So close that Joni Lamb is willing to cut ties with her son. Who is so important?
The “other” son-in-law, married to the “other” daughter, who has been interestingly absent for most of this scenario. It is a “conclusion” that adds up when you re-read all the reports and plug it in…pre-Marcus’s death to present.
A grandmother would blame her 5 year old granddaughter, no matter the circumstances??!!. Beuyond revolting.This is a highly toxic family and organization, nepotism aside.
Having said that, why would the parents have agreed to letting a grandmother and mother/mother in law already in denial mode, be alone to “groom” her granddaughter!!?? That poor traumatized wee lassie. I cant believe that in this day and age, celebrity Christians can be so ignorant around child srxual abuse. No excuse. Thank you for persisting with this, Julie Roys, Your site alone may well help the situation and get that child and others traumatized the help they need. We can pray so.
Sad to read all this. Praying for healing, especially for your daughter. Thanks for speaking up!
I saw the last episode of Johnathon amd Joni correcting her son for not mentioning Doug ..Doug said right? Wrong ! Joni should have stood up for her son ..it still was a fresh wound for Johnathan ..your children are still your priority ..Doug is sure set for life .very sad ..l do not watch daystar anymore..Jesus would chose righteousness over money
I’m think the son-in-law was the abuser and that’s why they were protecting him and their daughter and grandchild. They only went to family functions together and I noticed her other daughter isn’t mentioned except as the aledged abuser’s (wife).
It’s ridiculous to think mom and dad would do anything but walk away from this family until the abuser was removed from the family.
I knew something was off when I watched Joni’s “wedding video”. The true consecrated woman I believed her to be was a fabrication. It brought to mind her “forgiveness” of Marcus affair which in light of all this is disturbing. It was about money then! Then the wedding with raised glasses of champagne? At least it appeared to be. Not the picture of Godliness. Give the devil an inch he will take a mile. Then take into account Marcus sudden death. Judgement begins in the house of the Lord first. None of us know the truth as it happened but God, all we can do now is pray for all involved that they cling to Jesus and know Daystar is being weighed in the balance. God may use Daystar but He doesn’t need Daystar.
I agree with you about the wedding. It was a huge show. I was surprised at Joni, also at her dress which to me was not appropriate for the 2nd marriage of a Christian woman like Joni. I feel the timing was way too soon for a remarriage. It appears to me that Doug just wanted what he could get and pounced on it when he had the chance. Doesn’t the devil cause people to rush into plans that are not of God?? I am saddened by what has transpired in a lovely family. I will pray for Joni and her children. I’ve enjoyed Ministry Now for a long time and will continue. The medical advice, Daystar singers and guests are great.
This whole situation is very sad. As a mother of a daughter who was sexually abused by a close family member, I understand how a child can be traumatized into being silenced. Fast and pray that the demon spirit over the child be bound and cast out so she can remember and talk. This is simply spiritual warfare at its highest level. Speak the Word over the child, take communion. These evil forces can and must be broken. Fortify yourselves with God’s power and love and let Him be in control of your situation. Stop fighting against Daystar—let God deal with them. Leave and begin a new life somewhere else so you can begin a journey of healing. I totally understand what you’re going through and how you want justice.
I imagine the Lamb Dynasty is now crumbling. I recall that Joni’s dad was removed bc of a sex scandal at Daystar, and let’s not forget Marcus’s affair. And Joni marrying a divorced man that is unbiblical. There is a vein of sexual sin in that family that only God can heal. God built Daystar to carry the gospel to the dying world, and He can continue His salvation message without Daystar.
Wow, with a grandmother of like that, you really don’t need any enemies.
If this is true Joni will suffer on earth or after death. I know how Jonathan feels I went through similar and was blamed your fault. But such peace will be his. Truth will be seen.