Dear Paul: [This is the Dick B. response to the good news from Paul]
That is great news, and we are seeing it happen—group by group, fellowship
by fellowship, and church by church. We are devoting a great deal of time to
the guides, the audios, the videos, the interviews, and work with individual
leaders. And the Christian Recovery Movement is growing substantially and
quickly.
I’ll let Ken contact you first because you have dealt more with him. But
after that, I’d be delighted to talk to you again.
There have long been James Clubs and Big Book/Bible study and AA history
study groups—even a good many of our bestirring Christian Recovery Fellowships.
But getting the actual church pastors and then their recovery or group leaders
has required patience, lots of information sending, and the effort to acquaint
leaders with exactly how to overcome almost all of the difficulties that have
come to those who have suffered rebuke, intimidation, and outright censorship
because they didn’t have the offense/defense tools we have now put together and
tested in our many recent workshops and meetings. Thus the recent meetings at
His Place Church in Whittier, California; Golden Hills Community Church in
Brentwood, California; Church of the Nazarene in Oroville, California; and
groups in South Carolina, Texas, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, and many other
spots are giving us an excellent pilot picture and network potential for those
who climb aboard.
I am hoping that the modest monthly support churches and others are providing directly to us, plus some lump
sum donations, will prove to be the sustaining factor that enables us to pump
out our dissemination materials, keep in touch with the groups and leaders,
work more on radio and video support materials, and attend workshops where we
are invited and sustained.
Thank you for this great move and the news.
Dick B.
Author, 44 titles
& over 1,000 articles on A.A. History and the Christian Recovery Movement
(808) 874-4876
PO Box 837, Kihei,
HI 96753-0837
Ps 118:17 (NJB):
I shall not die, I shall live to recount the great deeds of Yahweh.
I shall not die, I shall live to recount the great deeds of Yahweh.
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From: Paul ....]
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 3:43 PM
To: Dick B.
Subject: Re: An Excellent and Timely Article Just Posted by Michael Liimatta
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 3:43 PM
To: Dick B.
Subject: Re: An Excellent and Timely Article Just Posted by Michael Liimatta
We voted to go for the christian AA meeting . I have a
lot of great momentum, we are all praying to HS (HS Holy Spirit vs HP higher
power!) for guidance. Next week we set format and guidelines . We have a
room that will hold 100 at my sons Christian High School. Anxious to see who
God sends out way.
--Paul......
Tucson, AZ 85712
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