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TWI
Loses Even More Top Leaders
Tom & Barbara Lally
WayDale
has received several independent communications reporting that
Tom & Barbara Lally have (as of last week) ended their
association with The Way International.
We
do not know the specific reasons that led to their decision,
but are of the opinion that this decision is related to the
recent revelations about the personal conduct of certain Way
trustees as alleged in the Allen lawsuit.
It
is being reported that the Lallys have changed their telephone
number since their departure and they appear to have
"gone underground."
At
time time of the filing of the Allen lawsuit, TWI had eleven
(possibly twelve) Region coordinator couples situated
through-out the USA whose responsibility was to direct the
efforts of the state coordinators (Limb coordinators) and
branch coordinators. Region coordinators are as high a
position as one can attain in The Way's leadership hierarchy
with the exception of the US trunk coordinator or Way trustee
status.
As
recent as 1½ years ago, Martindale presented the Lallys and
other Region coordinators and called them the "finest
leaders in the ministry." Today, at least 25% of those
same region coordinators have chosen to walk away from
Martindale and not support him and his actions.
Since
April 2000, three sets of Region coordinator couples have now
ceased their association with TWI.
In
addition to this high level departure, many other high ranking
leaders have left TWI, including the Limb coordinators of
Idaho, numerous branch coordinators and hundreds of rank and
file Way followers. It is believed that The Way now numbers as
few as 4000 followers nationwide.
Two
months ago, it was reported that the Lallys had requested that
their assignment be changed from Region coordinators to Branch
coordinators for the Austin, TX. branch. It was reported that
they wanted to establish secular careers and could not do so
as Region coordinators. At the time, some in the ex-Way
community speculated that this was a "moving towards the
door" on the part of the Lallys in preparation for their
total departure.
The
Austin, TX branch has approximately 35 followers.
Tom
and Brenda Mullins have taken over as Region coordinators. The
region is comprised of the states of Texas, Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Update
- 09/02/2000
WayDale
has received several reports concerning the Lally's departure
from TWI. It seems (based on reports received) that the Lallys
were planning on moving to a new residence and had enlisted
the help of the Austin, TX Way followers in facilitating that
move.
One
day before the move was supposed to happen, the Austin Way
followers received word from the Lallys that their help was
not needed. When they went to the Lally's house to discover
what was going on, they found that the residence was empty and
that the Lallys were already gone.
Further,
it was discovered that the house/apartment that the Lallys had
planned on moving in to was also empty. It seems that Tom
& Barbara have decided to "vanish" leaving TWI
with no forwarding address or telephone number.
WayDale
will report more on this story if and when we get more news.
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