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Colin:
Hello everybody 
I am Colin;  I am 78 and since the death of my wife two years ago, I now live alone in my small house in Burnie, situated on the north-west coastline of Tasmania, the island state to the south of Australia.
I was directed, some 8 years ago, to Bible-truths by a friend who, like my wife and I, had attended WWCG and I quickly realised that Ray had the “ring of truth” in his articles which I studied, often with amazement at what I was discovering.    Ray’s explanation of many scriptural subjects gave me understanding to help me through the very stressful period while I cared for my wife during her last days.   
For almost 40 years I was an industrial chemist in a wide variety of fields and worked not only in the steamy tropics of the Northern Territory but also in the more temperate climate of Tasmania.    Ray’s interests in the natural and scientific world struck a chord with me and presented for me a greater appreciation of God’s amazing handiwork in regard to the physical creation.     Even more importantly, the intention which He has to make us all into His image, according to His timetable.
Following the demise of WWCG, I attended UCG but after a decade, became painfully aware of the hypocrisy and disenchanted with the behaviour of the hierarchy.    After reading Ray’s inspired papers, I was able to see the errors which I had been taught.       For years, I read Ray’s articles and regularly found that on rereading them, even more would be revealed, showing how I had read over something and did not see it at first.   
Curiosity led me to visit the forum link and I have been reading the posts for several years.   Taking part in a forum is something quite new to me, so despite my age, I am a novice….just keen to learn and to contribute as best I can.   
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lilitalienboi16:
Big Hearty Welcome to you Colin! Your age to me is striking! I am a wee baby compared to yourself, merely 27 years old but I look forward to your being here with us. I love hearing from the older generations, especially about their lives--Where theyve been, what theyve seen, done, etc... I recently spoke to a very old WWII vet, late 80's early 90's, and he had to most fantastic stories. I remember him recounting to me the very first day he met his future wife, a young sailor no older than 18 or 19. He described that first chance meeting as if it had only been yesterday. I am sorry to hear about your wife. I hope you have found some peace knowing these precious truths of God that we have been blessed with.

God bless,
Alex

Dave in Tenn:
Welcome, Colin.  I look forward to our continued fellowship.

Rene:
Welcome to the forum Colin.  I am delighted you have decided to join.  :)

René

repottinger:
Welcome to the forum, Colin. I'm very sorry to hear about your wife, and I'm glad that Ray's writing was able to provide you with a measure of comfort during those difficult times. Like many others here (so I gather), I, too, have a history with WWCG and UCG (And, also like you, I'm definitely a novice when it comes to using forums, as this is my first and only one!), but have found far greater spiritual truths here. I'm confident that both of us will continue to find more along with the other members of the forum.
Your brother in Christ,
Randy

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