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The TWI Death Spiral Was Inevitable This downward, corkscrew-motion of twi's "ministry" was inevitable.....inescapable. Why? Because God is not mocked.....and the truth, and fruit of one's life, eventually comes forth. For indeed, wierwille was a "wolf in sheep's clothing" who cloaked himself with a persona and position that violated the very essence of Christian norms and the "Office of a Bishop." He was every bit the man that the Scriptures describes of Simon in Acts 8:9-11. The people had been deceived, for a season, and thought of Simon(wierwille) as -- "this man is the great power of God." The fruit of twi's abusive, coercive actions have come home to roost. The way corps has been abandoning this "twi-servitude" since 1977......wave upon wave, realizing how they were NOT bound to give allegiance to a pseudo-Christian (cult) outfit that cherry-picks selective verses while skewering others. Nor, year after year, ignore the revisionist history of wierwille's past and proclamations of "greatness".....when his drunkenness, plagiarist, and contentious striving was divisive and demeaning to the body of believers. And, martindale only added an exclamation point to it all. Although this downward death spiral, this trajectory, has been happening for nearly four decades, it wasn't until the internet presence of Waydale (Paul Allen's website -- starting up in April 1999) that exposed the deception, manipulation, and exploitation elements at twi's highest levels for all to see. · Waydale gave a voice for victims to speak out. · Authoritarian rule was the intimidating heavy hand that smacked relentlessly. · Malignant narcissism was at the core of victor wierwille's drive for power. · Hidden in "leadership-language" -- the corps were to be brown-shirt followers. · Subjugation....to subdue the youth into a subservient body of worker-bees for twi. · Behind the doors of the corps indoctrination program were sexual predators. · Trustees, wives, corps coordinators, and others were enablers of these secrets. · Hiding behind Scriptures....was the subtle power of spiritual abuse in twi. This last exodus of corps and others, the Revival and Restore Group (2016/2017) were the last of any "stronghold" that twi had on the infamous CORPSE PROGRAM.....LOL. So, how does the board of directors respond to this??? More entrenched cover-their-a$$es. And, put Donna Lombardi Martindale in the SEAT OF POWER AND CONTROL as CEO.....Chief Effing Officer, er.....Executive Officer. hahahaha Divorced and damaged by her husband from two out-of-court settlements regarding sexual abuse and predatory claims, Rosalie was able to slow-walk and incrementally move Donna up the ladder during a 20-year shell game. I swear, this is SO OBVIOUS......and these people claim to be deeply-vested into research, r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h. OMG So, the activity on the field becomes dismal and the abundant sharing starts to dry up. They push and push for the "remaining remnant" of corps (55-70 year olds) to hit the streets and WITNESS, WITNESS, WITNESS. Yeah, like that's gonna work. LOL. Notice how the board of directionless idiots never look in the mirror to see what is causing the problems!?!?! The authoritarians love this adulation and access to power over others. How do they attempt to fix these problems? Obfuscation. They direct their resources to muddy the waters and obscure THE EXODUS OF CORPS......to bring in young neophytes (new kind of life/energy) to teach/regurgitate wierwille's plagiarist class from Leonard, Power for Abundant Living Today. Ugh. For all their boasting of power.....wierwille and his yes-men walked in craftiness and handled the word of God deceitfully [II Corinthians 4:2]. What a clown show. With today's internet......hopefully, most people will be able to sniff out this deception and exit stage left. In the end, there is very little room at the top of the pyramid. · Craig Martindale gets a $65,000 yearly pension. · Does Rosalie Fox Rivenbark Shumate get a $65,000 yearly pension? · How about Howard Allen? And Wanda? $130,000 total each year? · And, Donna is in line for this $65,000 yearly pension as well. · How many OTHERS??? · Do the field corps get access to any of these pensions??? · Or.....is THAT why the field corps are finally awakened to the con? Wait till the young bucks figure out the scam. Wait till they figure out that they are being fleeced of time, money and labor that goes into the pockets of the authoritarian cult leaders. Then, they too will be bolting towards the exit doors. Twi has always been a series of revolving doors and preying on the youth. When the way corps youth could NO LONGER BE EXPLOITED for rock of ages labor......the Rock of Ages STOPPED. The Twi-Pharisees loved the annual pilgrimage to fill their coffers. Me? I got tired of the herd-fests and hypocrisy. .

Kenyon is now apartments for seniors (it was totally gutted and remodeled). ESU just is the holder of the transcripts from the original College of Emporia. The chapel was redeveloped by the same group after a church abandoned it and it suffered massive water damage and vandalism. Most the rest of the campus is owned by a variety of businesses. http://www.emporiagazette.com/latest_news_and_features/article_a89eb138-35db-5576-90a5-3db16315f057.html

I agree, T-Bone. I believe I was "in" later than you (78-97), every time I can wrap my head around another piece of this, it is a blessing to me. I'd like to think that I'd gotten all the old twi cobwebs out, when you shine your finely tuned light on it, lo and behold, another one pops up! Thanks, because when I see it, I can begin to eliminate it.