Hi Sonofone!
Well, many times I've "heard" Ray say that if you have no one to fellowship with, then you fellowship with the Lord and Father, and surely I agree with him as that beats all. Then as Arcturus provided in a few posts before from Mr. Eby that our fellowshipping with others...
"bespeaks of something far greater than merely collecting so many breathing bodies together in one place. It is a meeting in a higher realm, on a higher plane, in the high places of the Spirit, and in the heights of Truth. It is a gathering together in a dimension above. It indicates an assembling IN THE SPIRIT…"I realize this can still leave our human form somewhat lonely for the simple aspects of social bonding and interaction. For many of us, this forum and Ray's biannual conferences in Mobile and Nashville are a great help in that regard.
There ARE other URist (universal reconciliation) groups meeting out there! You just may not be close to one yet. You might consider starting your own. I can give you a direct link to a group of itinerent speakers that get together for weekend scripturally-based conferences in several cities each year: Willard OH, Richmond VA, Wagener SC, Nicholasville KY, Kitchener Ontario, Grand Rapids MI and Augusta GA. The South Carolina one sounds closest to you. I have their DVDs of conferences for the past two years and they're great, covering many topics, and there are even more contacts through the speakers themselves, etc. I'll PM (personal message) you with this and a few other direct leads. One just has to start looking around and be determined.
Please enjoy, live, learn, grow and share here at this forum!!
I'm very happy God led you here!
Janice
P.S. You see, I was determined to find someone in my area through this forum so I used the name of my town as my user name... and voila... I did connect with someone which has led me to connect with others... praise God!