Mary Branham - 10/14/98 22:20:24
My Email:rabbits101@hotmail.com
Locality: Severna Park
State/ Prov: MD
Country: USA
Approx. Age: forties
Family, if any: Divorced, 1daughter, 2 sons
Faith, if any: Oneness Apostolic Pentacostal
Comments:
Your web page is so beautiful! You have undergone such tragedy, yet God is faithful to have seen you through it to as much peace as you have right now. I know the healing process will take a lot of time.
When I read your story in the Spiritual Journey list, I purposely kept your email address in my addressbook, because I wanted to contact you myself. My heart goes out to you!!
I don't believe that it was the "Will of God" for your precious Debbie to die, but in the face of the fact that she is now gone, I believe that "all things work together for good, to those who love God, who are the called according to His purpose."
All things. All things. He can take what's wrong and make it right.
I have been accused of belonging to a cult. I moved out of state ten years ago after my husband left me with 3 small children, and I was never happy. When I came back to my home church, I knew I was HOME, if you know what I mean. I have had the opportunity to take a critical look at my church, its teachings, and its leadership, and I am fortunate to say that our freedom to choose for ourselves in our personal lives has always been secure. We can come or we can go. We are encouraged to go to the doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and for confirmation when God heals us. Our pastor never tells us to stop taking medication, even when we all are certain that a healing has taken place - until the doctor confirms that the meds are no longer needed. And yes, sometimes our number is diminished by death, but to my knowledge of 18 years, it's never happened because a member was shamed or brow-beaten into not going to the doctor.
I am so sorry that you were in such a controlling atmosphere. It cost you far too much!! I have truly been blessed to never have been subjected to that.
Please keep in touch. My email address is posted.
I will pray for you, I promise. Your story has touched and saddened my heart, and I want to do the little that I can to ease your burden.
Mary Branham
Andrea - 10/13/98 12:58:21
My Email:atrefts@midmaine.com
Locality: central
State/ Prov: Maine
Approx. Age: 35
Family, if any: yes
Comments:
We have chatted before, I loved your web page and hope it may help others. My daughter is doing well and in November, will be a 2 year survivor of Wilms'
madelaine sauk - 10/13/98 07:51:54
My Email:mad-n-nate@erols.com
Locality: philadelphia
State/ Prov: pa
Country: usa
Approx. Age: 23
Family, if any: engaged, 3 cats
Faith, if any: agnostic
Comments:
wonderful page...
by the way, thank you for joing my list!
debra - 10/12/98 22:41:34
My Email:debrac@c-gate.net
State/ Prov: ms
Country: usa
Comments:
May YHWH bless you and comfort your heart. May you come to understand His tender mercies and rejoice in YHWH our Redeemer. Shalom to you and your family.
Gary Fuller - 10/10/98 03:49:42
My URL:http://www.cybercities.com/be_glad
My Email:thetruth@valint.net
State/ Prov: Wa
Country: USA
Family, if any: Huge
Faith, if any: Christian
Comments:
God Bless you and may the Lord guide you into all
truth as it is in Jesus.
Robyn - 10/09/98 18:08:36
My URL:http://wwe.oocities.com/SouthBeach/Shores/3111
My Email:rob@i-star.com
Locality: Michigan
Country: USA
Approx. Age: 37
Family, if any: yes
Faith, if any: Methodist
Comments:
I am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful child and for the fact that it took this awful happening to make you and others see that God works through many people and faiths. The welfare of a child should always come before anyone or anything. I am hopei
g that you find comfort in God's word's and now that the truth is here you are doing what you can to let other's know about things like this. God Bless you and keep you.
G.Dennison - 10/09/98 00:17:42
My Email:gdennison.picknowl.com.au
Locality: Munno Para
State/ Prov: South Australia
Country: Australia
Approx. Age: 37
Family, if any: wife and 7 children
Faith, if any: Christian- Independent Baptist
Comments:
Unfortunatly, leadership abuse is not restricted to "charismatic" extremes. As a pastor God has been teaching me about His style of leadership in the church through studying cult tactics, and through a church nearby whose misunderstanding of leadership h
s destroyed what was once a large church. My sympathies to you in the loss of your daughter. However, you have learned a tremendously important lesson. Don't allow any root of bitterness to keep you from fellowship in a good Bible believing church thou
h. Another goodf reference on abusive leadership is www.freeminds.org
Gifford Dennison (pastor of Northside Baptist Church)
**Dolly** - 10/07/98 23:35:54
My Email:im4him@frontiernet.net
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I believe in the bible, but we have to be so careful of all the things out there, remember Adam fell so we are not in a perfect world, there are deseases, sin etc, but God did give us doctors and common sense, I used to listen to CRI HanK Henagraf, in CA
not very suttle, but right on about cults, and thing He wrote a book
about the cults, I will look it up, and get back to you. You are right God does use science, but sometimes He knows what is best, When I lost my son, i didnot understand but, now I can see God knew the future, and we are blest by the decision. My sister
ust had a ruptured apendix, praise the Lord it was contained. a blessing for Me and her, because I would have to take care of her and she is so stubborn, she would not have stayed with me, and staying at her place was impossible, I feel God knew. God Bl
ss Dolores
Ralph Dettwiler - 10/06/98 22:07:57
My URL:http://www.iserv.net/~rdett
My Email:rdett@iserv.net
State/ Prov: MI
Country: USA
Comments:
Thank you for inviting me to your site. I am glad that you put your story up for others to learn from. I am also glad that you did not turn away from God because of the way some people led you.
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My faith and my church affiliation in no manner is close to the beleifs held by your former way of life. I would be careful not to entangle all Christianity in that web. There are many GOOD, SOLID Christian Faiths out there. Keep in mind that Satan wou
d love to annilhilate Christianity and sow discord and confusion among the brethren. If we stay close to God and never put any MAN on a pedastool we will hold to the Truth of God's Word. God Bless!
10/05/98 11:05:00
Name: Bad Bunny | My URL: Visit Me |
My Email: Email Me | |
Comments:
Nice page. Very informative. Keep it up.
Shirley - 10/04/98 23:27:03
My URL:http://members.aol.com/deaflist/web.html
My Email:Eearl2@aol.com
Faith, if any: Mennonite
Comments:
HI
thanks for emailing me about your site. You have some good things to say even if it was under bad situations. I think it happens in more churches than we realize. I wonder how much of it is when the leadership wants control -and gets it .There is a very
delicate balance between saying " we believe God can heal " and I DEMAND that God WILL heal the way I want him too. Yes he can heal miraculously ( I have expeereinced that) and he can heal through doctors ( I have expereinced that also ) I hope that throu
h this you find healing and peace
Alton - 10/03/98 17:00:29
My URL:http://www.oocities.org/SouthBeach/Surf/9566
My Email:alton.dean@ainop.com
Locality: Fort Fairfield
State/ Prov: ME
Country: USA
Approx. Age: 26
Faith, if any: Baptist
Comments:
Hello, I read and bookmarked your page to come back and visit the links that are on your page. I am sorry for your loss. If there is anything that I can do for you please feel free to e-mail me and I shall try to help you out.
Rick L Purcell - 10/02/98 22:31:50
My URL:http://members.aol.com/WMBChurch/index.html
My Email:PurcellRL@Aol.com
Locality: OHIO
Country: USA
Faith, if any: Follower of Jesus Christ
Comments:
I hope you have found a good Bible believing church. This is why it is so critical to understand that the sign gifts have ended with the time of the Apostles. Otherwise, shams and counterfits prey on the new or weak Christians. God heals yes, in His ow
time...but men no longer have the gift to heal, the sign gifts are no longer needed since we have the final authoritative Word of God in our Bibles. My heart goes out to you. Persevere in the faith of Christ.
Margaret Ann Fox - 10/02/98 22:12:28
Locality: south western PA
State/ Prov: PA
Country: USA
Approx. Age: 16
Family, if any: my parents +3 other kids
Faith, if any: Christian--Conservative Mennonite
Comments:
I read your page just now, and it reminded me of my family's experience with a group of people who claimed to be a "Christian community of goods". Only after my parents join, did they find out that this community was ruled by a few "toxic" leaders, and t
e supposed "unity" in all decisions was created by the leaders. Now, I'm glad to have found the Conservative Anabaptist groups, who, while they take the Bible literally, show no signs of cultism or toxicity as of yet.
May the peace of God be with you,
Margaret
Mickeal - 10/02/98 12:46:02
My URL:http://members.aol.com/mickealva
My Email:Mickealva@aol.com
State/ Prov: Virginia
Country: USA
Approx. Age: 20's
Family, if any: Husband
Faith, if any: Catholic
Comments:
Just thought I would let you know that I was here. Sorry about your loss. Keep Smilin'
Sarah - 10/02/98 08:22:57
My URL:http://www.oocities.org/hotsprings/villa/2297
My Email:sarah1961@worldnet.att.net
Comments:
I received the link for this page through e-mail, and although hesitent at first......I came here. I'm glad I did, although saddened as well. I am so sorry for you loss....what a tragic, tragic experience. I comment you for having the courage to stand
p and tell the story and to reach out to others in hopes to avoid another familys pain. I lost my family to a drunk driver...and it is through my web page as well that I hope to tell the story. Good luck and may God continue to Bless you. Thank you for
sharing your page.
Buck Schmidt - 09/29/98 13:45:15
My URL:http://www.HolyLamb.com/
My Email:Buck@supptec.com
Locality: Columbus
State/ Prov: OH
Country: US
Approx. Age: 31
Family, if any: Yes
Faith, if any: Christian
Comments:
I appreciate your page. I and my family went through some heavy spiritual abuse, though we did not suffer to the extent that you did. A book that I found helpful and didn't see on your site was "healing spiritual abuse" I think by Ken Blue.
We are now in a wonderful church, Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Columbus, OH, and praying to return to Brazil as long-term missionaries. Thanks for your page, may God Bless you. Buck
Bradford - 09/29/98 05:13:26
My Email:bradford@snowline.net
State/ Prov: CA
Country: USA
Approx. Age: 60
Family, if any: 4children, 8 grandchildren, 1 great gandchild
Faith, if any: Protestant
Comments:
Thank you for coming into my space. I'm sure that I will visit yours often.
God gave us common sense, if only we would use it more often. I've made mistakes because of my beliefs also. Many of us do. we get our eyes off of our Lord and on to man. We forget to take in account the human nature of man. Remember Jim Jones? Tha
k God for His GREAT GRACE & MERCY! We need to pray often that people will not be deceived. God bless you! I admire your courage!
isaac - 09/29/98 02:32:55
My Email:isaac_shepherd@cocc.edu
Locality: Bend
State/ Prov: Or
Country: dechutes
Approx. Age: 27
Family, if any: hey you
Faith, if any: Agnostic
Comments:
Hey I think you did a wonderfull job. Thank you I think that Debbie would appreciate it. i don't know about the other kids but you hit so much on the button for me. Again thank uyou family for everything. isaac
Jim Stiles - 09/27/98 19:27:42
My Email:jstiles@earthlink.net
Locality: Little Rock (Formerly Fresno)
State/ Prov: Ark
Country: USA
Approx. Age: 51
Family, if any: 3 Kids, 1 Grandson
Faith, if any: Christian
Comments:
Bob, as a former classmate, rallyman and friend from McLane, it was good to hear from you after so many years. I am so sorry it was under these circumstances. I'm sure Debbie is at rest now and very proud of her parents. May God be with you and your fa
ily.
Jim Stiles (Class of '65)
Laura - 09/27/98 04:07:40
My URL:http://www.oocities.org/HotSprings/Spa/8581
My Email:Laura_S_T_R_A_W_B_E_R_R_Y@yahoo.com
State/ Prov: Wisconsin
Country: USA
Approx. Age: 14
Faith, if any: Christian
Comments:
I don't really know what to say. But I got your link from an email and I came to it.
Ben - 09/26/98 01:17:41
My URL:http://members.tripod.com/EWTSOS.html
Faith, if any: born again !
Comments:
God bless!I will pray for you.(James 4:7)
Jerome Baquilar - 09/25/98 23:33:14
My URL:http://www.bigfoot.com/~rhi19
My Email:rhi19@bigfoot.com
State/ Prov: HI
Country: USA
Approx. Age: 26
Comments:
Hi... such a hard way to learn, but nevertheless it shouldn't go unheeded. I wish you the best and well as give my condolences
Janna Kuiphof - 09/25/98 23:01:18
My URL:http://www2.gvsu.edu/~kuiphoja/
My Email:kuiphoja@river.it.gvsu.edu
Locality: Holland
State/ Prov: Michigan
Country: USA
Approx. Age: 21
Family, if any: My parents, and my sisters Sara (18) and Rachel (15)
Faith, if any: Non-denominational; Born-Again Christian! :)
Comments:
Hi there! Your testimony was very moving. I am glad you are willing to share it with others. I do not believe that you failed your daughter. But I am glad that you realized that the church you were involved in was a religious cult. That is something that
'm sure is hard to get over. I am delighted to hear that you still have deep faith in God though. He will always be there for you and no matter what happens or what mistakes you make in life, He'll always be there to pick you up and to help you get back o
your feet. God bless you and your family. I'm sure Debbie is waiting for you in Heaven.
*janna*
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Thank you for the invitation to this site. It's a touching and wonderful tribute page. I write poetry of inspiration and worldly issues. Please visit my web page and feel free to put a link to your healing links if you so desire.
Shari - 09/25/98 17:27:49
My URL:http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Woods/8889
My Email:shari_lynn@kltymail.com
Locality: Dallas
State/ Prov: Tx.
Country: usa
Approx. Age: 35
Family, if any: just my husband and I
Faith, if any: non denominational born again Christian
Comments:
I came to say I am so sorry this happened. And what a shame that it even came about. I certainly can understand how it can happen. You and your family are in my prayers. Thank you for coming forth and telling your story, for there are MANY out there that
re being decieved. And if this sites helps another that may find their selves in that same situation, it was well worth creating this site. God Bless you and your family..Love and prayers in Christ, Shari
keith - 09/25/98 14:17:22
My URL:http://www.oocities.org/Broadway/Balcony/6951
My Email:kzimmerman@kltymail.com
Locality: Dallas
State/ Prov: Tx
Approx. Age: 30
Family, if any: wife, Shari
Faith, if any: non-denominational Christian
Comments:
read mail sent to you :) .....hugs Keith
Teno Groppi - 09/25/98 09:05:39
My URL:http://www.vbe.com/~tdg/
My Email:tdg@vbe.com
Locality: Oshkosh
State/ Prov: WI
Country: USA
Approx. Age: 38
Family, if any: n/a
Faith, if any: Baptist
Comments:
I appreciated your testimony and am glad you got beyond the limitations of the cult you had gotten involved with. With Luke the physician accompanying the apostle Paul throughout his ministry, I can't understand why people can be convinced to forsake medi
al science altogether. I'd suggest though, that you don't "throw out the baby with the bathwater" and impugn orthodox Christian beliefs, home schooling, and the King James Bible, by association. There is no connection between such things, and the mistakes
of that cult.
Carol Bennett - 09/25/98 03:23:44
My URL:http://www.personalweb.sierra.net/~cbennett
My Email:cbennett@sierra.net
Locality: Tahoe
State/ Prov: CA
Country: US
Approx. Age: 41
Family, if any: Mother of 4, grandmother of 4
Faith, if any: Christian
Comments:
Please stay in the word & in prayer. Jesus will help you with anything that you need. Have faith. You wouldn't be healing if it weren't for Him.
Thank you fro e-mailing me with your page address. I was very blessed by your story.
Love from your sister in Christ,
Carol
Debbie - 09/25/98 02:52:50
My URL:http://www.angelfire.com/ks/christianspages
My Email:dgrigware@feist
Locality: Wichita
State/ Prov: Ks
Country: USA
Approx. Age: Grandmother
Family, if any: husband, 4 children,2˝ grandchildren
Faith, if any: Pentecostal
Comments:
I recieved your email today. It does sound like you've learned from Debbie, but don't stop there. Don't look for the bad in others, look for the good that you can do. There is a time and season for everything under the sun. Our time is short, be ready, in
tead of trying to see the reasons why. Do everything to glorify God. Your site asks for resources, I'm no expert, I only feel the hand of God leading me. Spend some time in my site & you'll see where I'm coming from. It's very important to receive strengt
from the fellowship of other christians. That's why I like our church so much. Everything we hear, whether sermons, bible study, sunday school, whatever, we are encouraged to read it in the bible, search for the truth in whatever source, search our heart
, seek His face and 'know' what we 'know'. God bless, you will be in my prayers.
"Be on your guard. Stand fast in the faith. Be men of courage, be strong, do everything in love." I Corinthians 16:13,14.
Teri - 09/25/98 00:48:25
My URL:http://members.tripod.com/~TeriThoughts/home.html
My Email:teri_f2f@hotmail.com
State/ Prov: Ontario
Country: Canada
Approx. Age: 32
Faith, if any: Anglican
Comments:
Thankyou for inviting me to view your page. A beautiful tribute to your daughter. I hope you will visit my page also.
**Dolly** - 09/24/98 02:53:28
My URL:http://www.frontiernet.net/~im4him/faith.htm
My Email:im4him@frontiernet.net
State/ Prov: Illinois
Country: USA
Faith, if any: Protestant missionary
Comments: