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=> Introductions, Announcements, and More of Ray's Teachings => Topic started by: jennie on October 22, 2008, 08:41:08 PM
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hello to all!
I wanted to make my "howdies" to the group. I am Jennie and was here a good while back. I look forward to getting to know and make new "cyber-friends".
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Jennie.
Hello back to you sister Jennie I’m fairly new here too. I’m also interested in new cyber friends as well but right now I ‘am only looking for brothers and sisters in the Lord. Jesus. Ah, you know what I mean…………LOL
I just wanted to say hello to you also. Have a nice day Jennie. :)
Your friend and brother in the Lord. Richard.
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Welcome back Jennie,
Dennis
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Hi there, Jennie.
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Hi Jennie,
Good to see you again, welcome back!
Joe
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Hi Jennie,
Welcome back to the forum!
Iris
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Hi Jennie,
What a nice surprise :)
I'm glad you are back with us.
mercy, peace and love
Kat
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Hello Jennie, nice to meet you as I have only been here on the forum since February. Glad you are back. :)
Marques
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How wonderful to see many familiar names. I am glad to be here with you. As I am able, I will up-date on the events that have changed my views of many things. It is still a little difficult for me to talk about except in small quantities! I can tell you that God is good and sometimes takes me through a valley to open up my eyes! Blessings to ya'll!
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Hello Jennie,
Nice to meet you, looking to see you on the boards often.
George.
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Hello Jennie, I am new to this, but have already been blessed by all the beautiful human beings on here. I would love to hear sometime when you are able to share your story.
In His Love,
Marlene
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Hi Jennie, glad you have returned!
Looking forward to getting to know you and hear your story! ;D
Lin
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Welcome Jennie. The prodigal daughter returns.
Darren
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I am looking forward to getting to know you through your posts. Sometimes it is needed to leave to know what you left behind and to appreciate it more when you return.
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Welcome Jennie.
It's so good to see someone drawn back by our Lord.
Suzie
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The prodigal daughter... that would be me! I love that one! Those who know me know some of my story. My sweet husband was a pastor. He is so good too. He just doesn't go along with all the Southern Baptist things. We were told that we don't look tight, dress right, know the right people , make enough money and a bunch of things. I thought this church was different and it was for a while. Or maybe they were just playing a game for a time. I tend to be very trusting in spite of my background.
My background was another part of the equation, Before I go on.... no pity.... God allowed it to happen so I can help others who this has happened to. I was raised in the deep south. Back when I was a kid, boys were the desired children because of all the farm work. This was back in the 1960's and 1970's. My Daddy was an alcoholic and I was sort of passed around to be used by the drunken friends. I was hurt. I won't go into details because you don't need that mental picture.... it was ugly. I had internal defects from what had happened and required many surgeries. They left me with a messed up insides and pain. The church seemed to be ashamed of this... having a pastor whose wife was this way. I will share more as I can. It hurts my heart.
On a happy note... blesings to you all as I hear the mountains come alive with birdsong on this morning! Much love, Jennie
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Hey Jennie,
Makes me sad to read your post but nonetheless glad your back among a caring a family!
Hope to get to know you well!
Antaiwan
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Hi Jennie,
Welcome back, and pleased to meet you. Sounds like you've had a lot to endure. Hopping to know you better!
:)
Brenda
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No sadness except for the little girl that was... I have been far more blessed than I have had to endure. It doesn't always feel that way so I have to remind myself of that a lot! The life inside the church was so hard. The most hurtful thing was the people being ashamed of the abuse I went through as a child. they were ashamed of having their pastor's wife with this background. Seems like brothers and sisters in Christ should accept one another. Anyway.... ya'll have blessed me so much just this far and I can't wait to spend this time with ya'll!
The wind is blowing hard through our mountains today and is so lovely to hear as it sings through the trees.Love to all.....
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Jennie, I know how the organized churches can be. My sister was raped , when she was trying to help someone out. It is a long and very sad story. She became pregnant and almost lost the baby several times. For a while there my sister was not handling it all very well mentally. Well, the baby was born and she has been a blessing thoughout the years. I actually think she is the reason my father lived to be 75 cause she was the father she never had. My neice moved in and lived with us right after my father died. So, she could get a good job. She shared with the Pastor, of our church we had gone to for years. After, she did that him and his wife treated her like something was wrong with her.
She left and never went back. I have been trying to share Ray's teachings and she is becoming receptive to them.
I am sure you are a blessing for many who have suffered like you.
In His Love,
Marlene
I am finding the people on here are the presecuted church.
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God love your sweet sister and her baby. You know He does. The blessings He gives out of our tragedies is just amazing! We are here where we are to help one another and I agree that we are the persecuted church instead of those in buildings. I truly don't mean to sound so judgemental. I think it has been so recently that my eyes and heart have been opened that the pain of the opening is still here but I know as I chat and learn from all of you, my brothers and sisters in Christ , my healing has begun! Much love and a good night's rest to all, Jennie
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Hi! Welcome back!!
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No sadness except for the little girl that was... I have been far more blessed than I have had to endure. It doesn't always feel that way so I have to remind myself of that a lot! The life inside the church was so hard. The most hurtful thing was the people being ashamed of the abuse I went through as a child. they were ashamed of having their pastor's wife with this background. Seems like brothers and sisters in Christ should accept one another. Anyway.... ya'll have blessed me so much just this far and I can't wait to spend this time with ya'll!
The wind is blowing hard through our mountains today and is so lovely to hear as it sings through the trees.Love to all.....
Jennie,
Glad you are back, didn't know you had gone anywhere, ;). Your message above touched my heart.
Jesus came to save the lost(Apollemi) and God chose the foolish things of this World according to his
purpose(Boulema) and unlike the above, we fully accept you, because it's Gods Will that we have the
desire to do so. Your " friends " from the Church mentioned above might benefit by reading the Bible's
account of Mary Magdalene, who had seven Demons(Luke chapter 8), who had the privelege to help
with ministering to Our Lord. They should remember Zacchaeus the Tax collector, who everbody disliked
for his dishonest ways who Jesus told " This day salvation has come to this house, because he also is a
Son of Abraham. "
Yes, we, the Brothers and Sisters of this Site, along with our teacher Ray, are the refuse of this World
and we are glad you are here and as Ray stated in his letter to James Kennedy on page 3, " While we
are STILL sinners, Christ died for our sakes."
Kind Regards, Samson; :)
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Bless your heart Jennie. I worked for 6 years on a Child Psych Unit with abused children. My husband was emotionally but not physically abused. It is a heartbreaking world. How the church could be part of that continuation of pain just shows how blind the church really is. :-\
You are welcome and much loved here! So glad you have returned.
From your references in your posts I am picturing you in the mountains of Tennessee. Am I close?
We live in the very small hills of Kentucky! :D
Blessings, Lin
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Jennie......when I first started reading Ray's papers I started to understand why I went through all the things I had to go through in my young life. It helped me to move forward knowing that everyhing that happened was not because God hated me or that I was being punished. The scripture in Ecc 1:13 "an experience of evil has God given the sons (and daughters) of man to humble them by".....I have been humbled and there is pretty much not alot I had not been through. But I can now praise my Lord and Savior that things have happened to me.....it gives me a greater understanding to peoples hurts and I am able to to give love in return.
Love
Heidi
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I feel the same way. I went through what I did to be able to help someone else. I have experienced that many times. It is different for you to be able to tell an abused person "I know what you are going through because it happened to me" than for someone who hasn't been there to say the same. Not that those untouched by violence don't care but just that until you have walked down that road.... thankfully..... you don't know the real feeling. I am in the mountains of Northwest Georgia as close to the Tenn. line as you can get without wearing the orange! Although I do love that orange fight song way better than the red Georgia's!!! Love to you and a beautiful day to ya'll, Jennie
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:D Hey Jennie! Remember me? Sure is good to have you back! I can't WAIT to hear another 'recepie' from the hill country! hehehe!
Joyce :)