ItsStillTheWord

Goey, I would say the same for my WOW year. Saw some signs, miracles and wonders too. I'm basically glad I went. I would add, though, that my definition of 'more abundant in the physical realm',at that time, was somewhat narrow.(Lesson learned: Don't expect to live in opulent conditions on minimum wage)

And.. We all found our beds, mattress and box springs, in a trash heap. Living large. Have a sweet sleep. ISTW

ZShot, WOW - I was thinking the same thing this morning. I went WOW in the late 70's. I can only remember 2 times during the entire year that I got hungry. Once was when we had a state get together type deal and a bunch of us stopped at a Shoneys to eat...but I had no money. Everybody ordered big burgers/fries and stuff. I didn't ask anyone for $$. Glad the water was free. One other time we only could scrape up enough money between us for some pancake mix or something like that. For the most part we ate well, but usually we ate out.(Waffle Shop!! :D--> :)--> :P-->) I think we could have eaten more home prepared meals had we planned better, but considering that we only had like 3 family meetings the whole year..... I don't blame the WOW program for any lack of material abundance on the field. The way we lived seemed to fit at the time, given our 'mission'. The problem is I kept that mindset for too many years after the WOW gig.

Yeah, Just don't serve the BOD coffee in styrofoam...or you'll see how much merit it has.

I wonder if they announce over the PA system at HQ: ... "Its medication time."

Does anyone ever stop to think that these folks were not just liars, mean, hypocrites... They are WACKOS.

TWI leaders... They were standing in the gap, We were standing in their crap.

What does a person in church have in common with a person takin a bath? One has hope in their soul, the other has soap in their...

How do you make a handkerchief dance? . . . . . . . . . . (put a little boogie in it)

Seems like the only thing lower than their standards is the staff salaries.

Brilliant!! Thanks Hope.

Insurgent, The article was also part of the WAP syllabus.

Another good parallel is that Dorothy's experiences turned out to be a dream - IF TWI turns out to be a dream then..I'm still 19!!!

Hope, Didn't you post some lyrics you wrote to the tune of "If I Only Had A Brain" a while back ?

Funny thing is didn't Dorothy's journey start with a knock on the head? "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" = "Take the Class" Munchkins = Piffle grads Red shoes = TWI nametag Poppies...Poppies will stop them...

If I ... were King... of the Foresssssesssssesssssessssst! OZ - The promised land of the prevailing whatever. Wicked witch - guess who Tin Man (no heart) - BOD Scarecrow (no brain) - TWI leadership Cowardly lion - believers afraid to speak up. Dorothy - Innies looking to get out. Toto - Faithful, stayed with Dorothy through it all.

Rascal, save a seat for me. Amen.

Simon, Do I see an oil leak underneath that truck? Please park down the street, that the ministry be not blamed.

---Thats where they were standing alright! ------------------------------------------------ Then there's other things in the physical category we could require to help our people.. ---Hmmm!

Hey cowboy, watch who you're calling darling... Oh, I bet that was a figure...Like if I said to you "The One True Tread (TOTT) won't even spit in your direction". Ask yourself, can TOTT spit?, does TOTT spit? No, but you spit, I spit. Thersfore it's a Figure of Spitch. And class whenever you read the word 'spit' on this thread you have to ask yourself "to whom" or "on whom". This is a good course in psychology right here.

uh-huh, just want to get you started in the thread realm right, ya know... Listen...if my little ole foot can post here then you know the One True Thread had nothing to do with it...

oops, no deal