The Harrison family fled Gloriavale five years ago.
"[It was] by far the hardest thing I've ever done," says James Harrison.
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Harrison and his eldest daughter Hannah have Liz Gregory to thank for welcoming them to the outside world.
"They gave us their home while they slept in a tent," says Harrison.
Gregory has sold her business and set up the Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust.
"It's a really big job when a family lands," she says. "It was beginning to consume all of my days, 24/7."
There have been 130 people who have left in the past six years; 30 of those in the last 12 months.
"There is an escalation, there seems to be a slight change in the way Gloriavale are dealing with people inside there. There seems to be a few 17-year-olds being asked to leave, or choosing to leave," says Gregory.
She is now seeking donations to help the steady influx.
Like refugees, the ex-community members come with little possessions; they can't just ring home.
The volume of work in resettling ex-Gloriavale families is enormous. And it's not cheap either.
As more people leave Gloriavale, the trust is preparing for a potential mass break-up of the community.
"Things certainly are shaken up a little bit. Statistically it's a really common thing to happen," says Gregory.
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