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Anybody remember ROA 1976 or 1977? VPW took to the stage at the closing and directed (from the stage) a healing/ministering event. Lots of "Lo Shanta"s, lots of laid on hands, lots of tears and emotion. I vividly remember it for several reasons which may be too personal to share. What I don't remember about it are tales of anyone coming away from it "healed".

I can go along with you on this. I was at a fellowship (long past my TWI days, but it was reformed ex-Wayfers who'd walked away from TWI doctrines). This was 20 years ago, I don't remember all the details. An older man attended. He had walked with sticks or crutches or some such (not in a wheelchair) for many years - the fellowship leader took him quietly aside into the kitchen with 1 or 2 other witnesses, prayed with him and held his hands as he took his first steps. A great shout of joy alerted all the rest of us to something amazing. Here was this man, walking, unaided, stumbling about in the kitchen. He then went outside (accompanied for safety by a couple of people) and spent an hour or more just walking around the little quiet road in which this fellowship took place, and getting better and better at balance, and walking. He was crying with joy. I don't know about afterwards, as I didn't go there often. I saw this. It happened. Who got the glory? God. The leader backed off and claimed no credit at all.

Mike: You did wrong! You broke the rules! Everyone else: What did we do wrong? Mike: Here's the rule book. You go away and find out what you did wrong!

On the off-chance you're reading what I'm writing at the moment (the odds aren't so hot by now)... You posted something VAGUE. T-Bone asked what you-the person who posted- meant with your VAGUE comment when you posted it. You're replying that they should ask God. The thing is.... God isn't the one who posted it. You posted it, and were asked a simple question. The idea that even SIMPLE questions, to you, are TRAPS shows an inability and unwillingness to communicate clearly, and perhaps a lack of confidence in what you're posting. A refusal to discuss what you yourself posted shows a disinterest in discussion in a discussion forum. We've had plenty of that from everybody else who came here solely to advertise. You're sending a message rather clearly- whether intentionally or not.

Ya know, you could tell me that the moon was made of green cheese and it wouldn't make me dislike you. I just wouldn't believe you.