He now lives like we used to, without electricity or running water, mainly because he hasn't paid his bills. The little building with the initials of federal law enforcement agencies is the family outhouse. And the vehicles here sport license plates issued by a church called the Kingdom of Heaven. Last night I didn't know what to bring. Throughout the compound, the adults all carry weapons.
Men wear their pistols tucked inside their boots.
Women coddle their rifles and their babies around the same shoulder. And I said, 'Well, we're building an army for God,' but we never knew it might turn into a literal army. But they are ready. They are all at peace with God. As you drive around the compound, you can make out the sandbags presumably used for cover in case of an attack.