I went to the ROA in '87 and '88. To this day that's what I think about as loving Christian community. Nothing else has been close.
I hadn't been exposed to all the corruption I later heard about. For a new person it was just the most loving, uplifting environment. I was sky high.
A friend came back from WOW totally blown away by God. My brother went to ROA that second year and he was lit up.
I later brought my nephew in 1993 and all the fizz was gone. The immaculate grounds were no longer immaculate. It just sucked.
I didn't go WOW. I didn't go Corps. TWI was a major stepping stone for me leaving college atheism and licentiousness and eventually linking arms with mainstream Christianity. Sorry for all who were hurt. Really sorry for anyone still harboring bitterness.
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I went to the ROA in '87 and '88. To this day that's what I think about as loving Christian community. Nothing else has been close.
I hadn't been exposed to all the corruption I later heard about. For a new person it was just the most loving, uplifting environment. I was sky high.
A friend came back from WOW totally blown away by God. My brother went to ROA that second year and he was lit up.
I later brought my nephew in 1993 and all the fizz was gone. The immaculate grounds were no longer immaculate. It just sucked.
I didn't go WOW. I didn't go Corps. TWI was a major stepping stone for me leaving college atheism and licentiousness and eventually linking arms with mainstream Christianity. Sorry for all who were hurt. Really sorry for anyone still harboring bitterness.