OldSkool

Here's the farming breakdown. They don't have the staff to maintain the place so they rent out as much as possible.

Yes! They now call that area where the gazebo is "the spokes." The tent pad, as it's called, is used for overflow parking for the OSC. The barren spots where camping was are called "The Way Fields." They are all rented out for hay now. Stand by for rented, farmed areas.

I'll label things. They have many woods now. Ambassador Farm Woods North Woods West Woods Way Woods Founder's Hall Woods stand by for labels.

They would be funny if they weren't so deranged.

The red line is the property boundaries.

They also rent out the fields around the Ambassador Farm and next to Prueter's farm. He's the guy on the east end of their property that won't sell either. The other fellow, by the BRC, was Shrellicky. (Forgive the bas spelling) Both of these guys hated the Way international for the reasons listed above. The spin from HQ, and the rumors amongst the staffers, was they were....drum roll please......you guessed it....POSSESSED! I seem to have uncovered a pattern here....lol.... :biglaugh:....wait...I'm having a moment of clarity.... .....disagree with Wierwille, or the board of directors....and....wait....almost there....and your'e POSSESSED! :anim-smile: Shrellicky died several years ago and some of his family live there now.

The lack of planning is glaring. All the way fields, where the rock of ages were held, are now rented out to local farmers who harvest hay twice during the growing season. Wasteful.

Well, Staffers at HQ were on a need basis. The premise was you only made what you needed to live abundantly. The cold reality was the way international decided how much you needed and it was very sub-standard. In fact, it was below minimum wage for most. That and you routinely worked in excess 0f 40 hours w/o time and half or double time. Most worked VERY long hours in those days. To answer your question, under this system tithing was NOT required and Staff were told not to. Enter the Allen lawsuit, and everything changes at HQ and Gunnison. Under the new system they pay 40 hours at minimum wage, for most, and time and a half for 6 hours. You had to tithe under this system. It was sold as "you GET to tithe, see how much better this is?" And you see, this again brings up an interesting point. I have offered no defense to Ron Peeler, not knowing him, although I do empathize with him getting hammered by multiple Way Corps leadership. I've lived through that myself and know how one has to knuckle down and fight if they plan on keeping their own choices in tact. Assuming what you say is true, and I believe you, wouldn't that put more burden on such a highly spiritual outfit to know he was deceptive? And especially refusing his money? But not these ya-hoos. They shake him down, go into a feeding frenzy to get that big ABS check from their areas. It's sick.

Classic.

His limb and branch coordinators from two states. That's my best guess anyway.

And I am glad you are here too!

Oh, it was no doubt straight from The Way of the USA.

Correct! And I could've cared less. To me it was freedom in Christ and I refused to run my life (or wife) that way. Probably one reason I am likely at the top of Rozilla's $h1t list. That and I am rather vocal on Grease Spot.

Well, I am still working through the Ron Peeler vs. The Way International evidentiary hearing files. To say they are rich in content is an understatement. OK, the following is testimony from direct examination of John Stinson (Peeler's ex-fellowship coordinator) and then cross examination of Ron Peeler. I find the entire discourse extremely revealing. We can see part of the allegations made by Ron Peeler against The Way International was if he did not abundantly share from his two settlements he risked being marked and avoided, losing God's protection and the protection of the Way International "household." Stinson in no way denies the allegation. He only denies his involvement in the allegation stating that Peeler made his decisions in Charlotte, N.C. There are so many people in the way international who think this sort of thing does not happen within the way ministry. Here, in my opinion, we have solid proof in a court of law that it does happen - much to the chagrin of the way international. As an example. If I were asked if bestiality were a common practice in the way international, I would not deny my involvement in bestiality while ignoring the fact that others likely were involved. I would be able to answer an emphatic "NO!" and then be able to refute this as an accepted practice. Sometimes what people don't say is more telling than what they do. What happened to as a man purposeth in his heart so let him give? What happened to God loveth a cheerful giver? The Way Corpse in Charlotte, N.C. and Tennessee worked this poor man over BIG TIME! Look at the multiple layers of coercion on this man. Branch and limb coordinators from two different cities and two different states. It's his money, yet he feels like he has to explain it to his way international leadership who in turn tell him to give. And not only to give but that he basically owed "back" abundant sharing for not giving the way international money from his first settlement. Do you owe "back" tithing?

See, my wife and I never bought in to the subservient little woman stuff. We do our best to work out our differences, argue, and whatever else as partners. That's right - equals. THATS ROT!!!

Hiya Hairgirl!! Welcome aboard! and LMAOROFL@Rosalie likes it on top!

And under oath at that!

Minor correction. She is listed multiple times as are all the trustees / directors but only signed once.

Well, especially because she harps so much about leading by example. She even holds the Cabinet accountable to a document titled Lead By Example.

GrouchoMarxJr - sounds like you did the right thing to me. Glad you got away from that place! That damn sure about sums up how utterly ridiculous she looks in the cross examination. Let's call it the Colombo defense. And not after their lawyer either.

I think she was January Barnes Parker?...anyway, hopefully someone can straighten me out if I am incorrect. http://www.greasespotcafe.com/main2/waydale/waydale-lawsuit/wapakoneta-daily-news----former-way-member-alleges-wrongdoing.html http://www.uia.net/~messiah7/sut_suitsettlmnt.htm http://books.google.com/books?id=75JSQtZLCq0C&pg=PA171&lpg=PA171&dq=the+way+international+Parker+lawsuit&source=bl&ots=b1hIKhb6SJ&sig=4URpyw3cxLESRSaXN6b0jDgRR_k&hl=en&ei=SwTuS6mYIoaKlwfnlcSzCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=the%20way%20international%20Parker%20lawsuit&f=false

I was corpse. I don't hate anyone. Anything I direct at the way corps is for what it represents and how it is used by the directors.