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In Reply to: A concern posted by Observer on November 28, 2005 at 13:52:31:
I now live in Houston near an intersection (W. Tidwell & Hollister) whereI've seen TFI people a couple of times; still "litnessing" and/or begging.
I also saw a young mid-teen girl at the Katy Mills Mall, near where my older sister lives--I got to talk to the young lady briefly, but didn't say much, as I was contemplating future contact & didn't want to say too much, so we spoke a while, and I just nodded my head when told they "raised money to help get kids off drugs and to do missionary work"--it broke my heart for her--that could have been my own daughter, who never even saw a trace of TFI; thank God! I’d used the same lie to mooch , as Head Provisioner, back in Mexico City in the early ‘70s.
I did read, on their webpage, that the "Heartclub" bunch solicits the help, and apparently has the credence and trust of a local Baptist Church, and a Calvinistic-type Korean Church. I'd love to send both churches some pertinent information regarding Stephen and his own little cult, and see their funding from those two sources get cut off.
I'd delight in seeing him have to get a real job, start thinking for himself, help others leave, do time if he was a child molester, and so forth--yeah, paybacks are a bitch, aren't they?
Facing up to the "Romans", and having to admit as a supposed Christian the fact that members of law enforcement really are a type of "minister of God", set there for not only "the praise of those that do well", but for the "punishment of evildoers", is a huge lesson, and well-deserved.
I actually nearly did time myself, for handing out copies of "Holy Holes" and "Revolutionary Women", etc., in one major city.
The police picked me up. The officer whose car I was taken to jail in was actually a real Christian who said, "The sad thing about you is that you actually believe that you're doing the Lord's work, but you're not. You're about to be charged with "distributing pornographic literature to a minor"; young fella" (the year was around 1974). I was.
I pleaded "nolo contendere". I could have done penitentiary time, where the label of "Short Eyes" (convict lingo for "child molester") will most likely get you killed in very short order--even cons have families. The officer neglected to “Mirandize” me, so I escaped prosecution on a technicality.
The overall experience contributed to my leaving later; believe me.
If abusing TFI members were all jailed and put individually in US penitentiaries (men's and women's—what a dream for all the abused SGAs, and what a nightmare for the TFI members), and the cons learned about the rape/torture/deprivation & manipulation crimes against those TFI members' own children, I predict that they'd all be treated the same way, till the cons just couldn't stand to leave them alive, and then shanked or burned them alive in their cells; or worse.
I hope it doesn't have to come to that, but who's to say it would not or could not happen, within the will of God? Please, fellow exers, this is all my OWN point of view, not a "preaching", which is not welcome here on the Gen eXers board. Please bear with me; OK?
I'm just trying to make a point about how completely vile most of the world would consider TFI to be, if and when their actual beliefs and practices are known.
I cannot stomach calling ANYTHING associated, even REMOTELY, with TFI a "ministry", and feel that exers who do are still "in" to the degree that they believe the opposite--sorry--PLEASE wake up; y'all.
Acts said that Paul spent, what was it, "three years...night and day...with tears, warning" about people JUST LIKE TFI.
I also attend, and have for 25+ years, Vineyard Christian Fellowship in the Heights area of Houston, and know a guy there, Sam, who, with his wife ministers to people in retirement homes. Sam knows the guy who literally cares for "Mother Eve"/JMB.
Sam knows I'm an exer from 31+ years ago, and I have asked to meet Jane, but Sam said the guy said "I'll pray about it to see if I feel led" to let me meet her, so it probably won't happen, barring a supernatural "opening of a door of utterance", as Paul called it.
I'd love to see her truly repent, for her own soul's sake, as well as the influence it would have. I would like to meet her.
I've also heard, a couple of years ago, that people of highest TFI leadership (Hemispherical Supervisor/Archbishop/CRO or whatever), whether "friendly but still in", or left for whatever reason but still favorable toward TFI, or whatever, now live here in Houston, which seems to be "THE center" for FG exers, as San Diego seems to be "THE center" for SGAs.
I did hear about a younger woman named "Paloma", or something similar, who purposely moved into a mostly gay apartment complex in the mostly gay lower "Montrose" area here, to purposely avoid heterosexual and/or incestuous sexual predation.
Very interesting to read that Faithy supposedly lives now in "an apartment complex off Westheimer", which is the main drag for the gay scene.
The idea of them still associating with each other, sitting around guzzling ethanol in whatever form, especially Faithy, just like her Dad at his most degenerate, and reliving the “old glory days” really makes me want to literally vomit to think of it.
Yeccch!
I am SO THANKFUL I got out!
