First of all, let me say that no, this is not satire. Sadly, this is a true story.
And it hits home hard for me. I have tried to make my family a safe place for kids in foster care, and young adults who need mentors. One of our former foster daughters is living with us right now to escape an abusive relationship.
One of the highest callings we have as believers is to love unconditionally, and that means to help people in productive ways whenever we can. Obviously, we can’t solve all the world’s problems. But James taught us this: “So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” (James 4:17)
I just received an anonymous tip about a current crisis a young lady is going through, and the Stanton church (Spring Valley, to be exact, including the father and sibling of this young lady) decided to turn her away. She’s currently sleeping in her car to keep her child safe from her husband. If anyone reading this is in the San Diego area and can give this young lady an emergency place to stay, please reach out to me and I’ll see if I can connect you.
Here are the facts as I know them:
The daughter of a Stanton member had a child, and she recently discovered her husband molesting the child. Upon learning this, one would expect that the Christian thing to do would be to take the young mother in, and allow her a place to stay, temporarily, while she gets on her feet, and becomes stable. But no.
Stanton’s response was to deny her a home, from both the father and brother of this young woman, and to refer her to a woman’s shelter. Meanwhile, Stanton will eagerly take in visiting members of their own sect for their trips.
The hypocrisy of this is astounding.
Further, they attempt to use this gross violation of a young child as leverage to attempt to win this young landy into their church. This is the ultimate in abusive/manipulative behavior: “I’ll help you if you bow to the power I have over you.” They are attempting to tell her that entry in the church is necessary to get any help. This is astonishing, and grossly unbiblical. Is this what Jesus was talking about when he discussed the Good Samaritan? Did he question the Samaritan’s views before agreeing to help him out?
Wow. If you can help, please call me: 208-249-8893.
Thank you everyone for the quick response. I posted this on Facebook and it wasn’t long before this need was taken care of. This young lady—and I quote—”never felt more loved in her life.”
Kevin, that is awesome her need was met and she felt the love!! Love that should’ve came from her member father and brother. Happy she is taken care of. Great news. MLong and Ryan’s comments are spot on about this. It’s the leaderships mindset. Go against counsel you’ll face the consequences. Members follow your own consciences. Not GP, TC, KS or anyone else’s. They say you go against counsel you’re going against God. That is far from the truth. It’s a lie. 2John 9 this cult is not abiding in the doctrine of Christ. Just one recent example that we… Read more »
Utter disgusting and disgraceful this cult is. Any member reading this should be ashamed to be a part of such corrupt people. This is in
GP and PP congregation. The police should be notified ASAP. Come on GP what is wrong with your mind. Get this woman and child to a safe place and get the police involved. Smh in disgust.
Just to clarify, neither the young lady nor the perpetrator are members of the Stanton/Spring Valley church. She is a daughter of a member. I’m just thankful she found a safe place to land. I wish I was closer to help myself, but she’s in very good hands.
If there really was a God? That man would be dead. God is a father and any father would do the same. GP is a father Let’s see how he reacts Like a scared little mouse he’ll try to run and hide. There is no man in that mouse and no concerns as a father since the children are not his own. Even if the children were in the cult be would only look away from them rather than comfort them. Covering up this abuse and crime is criminal in itself. So be scared Mouse-man. The authorities will be knocking… Read more »
KF, don’t jump to conclusions. I have to protect this young lady’s privacy, but there is no relation to GP.
Not concluding at all. That will be the job of the proper authorities. But if this goes un-reported, it will disappear leaving all who know guilty of covering up a serious crime. Leave the judgement to the authorities who deal with such matters. Leaving this to the Church/CULT will do no justice. Leaving this to God hasn’t produced any justice either as we continue to see these demented people abuse his children. Can anyone really believe they are protected from these abusers? The knowledge this blog has brought to the abused has helped them see much more clearly. But the… Read more »
What a shameful display of the love we see Christians having in the New Testament. From Christ over the past 2,000 years, I see not one example remotely coming close to a church and family turning their backs on a relative and a child raised in the church whose 1 year old SON was molested!! Disgusting, and Stanton ought to be completely ashamed. Like the Pharisees they pretend to righteousness, but when it comes to responding with compassion to the hurting and wounded, they respond exactly as the Pharisees of Christ’s day. Meanwhile, they continuously shriek and holler about how… Read more »
Kevin, Stanton leaders may not have denied the young lady themselves, but we know where the family members learned a lack of love from. The leaders. Their whole organization is filled with a horrible coldness for anyone who dares to go against them. They are a true respecter of persons, and that respect is reserved solely for those following in Merie’s doctrine. I can’t imagine telling any of my kids they have to sleep in a car because we don’t agree on religion. Even now, if one of mine came to me in a situation like this, all would be… Read more »
Spot on. I would be shocked if at least one of the main leaders wasn’t in on this decision to turn her away. I believe she’s just being used as a pawn to get to someone else. We see example after example of how their hearts are hardened toward those they disagree with.
We need to imitate JESUS if we call ourselves followers of Christ! Thank you Kevin for reaching out! She is in good hands! I’ll keep you updated per our discussion! We have 8 woman who are going to love on her and help her. This is an update from Friday. Again thanks for reaching out. It is an honor to work with you on these things bro! How do you like my new handle “The Armor Bearer”? Ephesians 5:1-2 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave… Read more »
Love the new handle! And thank you for stepping up to help this young lady in the name of Jesus. God bless you, brother!
That was a great deed that was done for the young lady and her son,and you are to be highly commended TAB! She and her young child were well taken care of, and it is one of the most blessed services to help a young mother and her child in their time of need. It sounds like she now has been invited into the home of her parents. However, the crucial few days following the molestation were the time of trial, and may God bless you for stepping into the breach. Long ago, the church, families, and the wealthy were… Read more »
The problem is that they put prerequisites on their “help”. You must meet certain criteria in order to get their help and if they feel that you don’t fulfill that they won’t help. You will never, ever see prerequisites in the scriptures to helping anybody. Even though the Isrealites had no dealings with the Samaritans, Jesus told of the story of the good Samaritan. He saw a need and filled it. This is what was important to Jesus. There was a young adult of one of the Christians in Tacoma who had moved away from home and had a child… Read more »
Tacoma is filled with oppression. Thanks to the wise decision of the “Leaders” who sent the family from the south to lead that congregation. BS is still down. MS an oppressor as well. Actually the entire cult is full of oppression, some congregations worse than others. I agree Lynn they did the young woman wrong. Just because you allow her to attend a fellowship does not mean you condone what was done. Always a stupid judgement when that situation or similar comes up. Another example a couple who live together unmarried you can invite them to eat at your own… Read more »