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Originally Posted by John
BlessD,
I do want to say how sorry I am that you had to endure the abuse that you experienced at that meeting in Dallas. It must have been terribly traumatic for you, especially as a young person of high school age. I have also experienced abuse from elders, but I can’t imagine how horrible that was for you, including the aftermath of humiliation that continued.
I am glad to hear that you are happy and have moved on from that time in your life. I have just lately been realizing the love and peace that can come from our Lord Jesus. He is able to shepherd each one of us.
I was thankful to find your story to quote on this forum in response to an elder and others who seemed to think that things were not as bad as they were. Actual experiences of others are the only way I know to bring these matters forward to get the attention that they deserve.
It still probably brings back pain to you even though you have moved on with your life. For this, I truly am sorry. I do wish that you had gotten more of an apology than you did. You deserve better.
In fact, you deserve our thanks for being willing to have this experience of yours put into a book and then being willing to come out here and post about its truthfulness. Honestly, I don’t think that I would have the courage to come out as you have done, especially in the face of those who want to question every detail of your experience.
Indeed, we are blessed to have you. I hope that your courage will inspire others to be willing to tell their stories as you have done. I know of several other women who were abused in the Local Church System years ago who are still too afraid to speak up.
May our Lord take care of all of your needs and bless you even more abundantly.
In our Lord’s dear love and concern,
John
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Thank you John. Your words are very refreshing after, gulp, reading my embarrassing incident be put through a systematic analysis and review. I thought I was at work for a minute -
. Again, thanks for everything.