Tour NTCC 1 New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. Graham, WA: Part 1 "Mom and Pop's Grave Site"

Working Vacation with Diana Taylor's Help

 Diana Taylor at the
 Cemetery To Pay Respect
 to Mom and Pop Gaylord 

Recently we took a trip to Washington state to see old friends, and visit some ntcc haunts.  It was a business trip in a sense; but it also was a small vacation for us; and we had a great visit with the X-er's that live in this area.  Diana Taylor was our gracious hostess with the mostes. ;o)  And she drove us all over and updated us on what's been going on in Washington.  We cannot thank her enough for her hospitality and showing us a great time while we were visiting!!

Mom and Pop Gaylords' Grave Site

 Headstone for Eileen
 "Mom" Gaylord 

During this trip we got some good videos and pictures of the ntcc cult compound to share with the viewers of this blog.  We started our tour at Mom and Pop Gaylords' grave site.  I know many folks have mixed feelings about Mom and Pop; but many have fond memories of them; and we most definitely do.  In spite of the fact that the ntcc would probably not exist without them, they were very different than the rest of the ntcc overseers and board members in that they did things the way they felt they should be done, in many cases without the approval of r. w. davis.  They would openly disagree with RWD's way of doing things; and they were not afraid of him or verna mae davis either.  For us it was an honor to visit their grave site; and we will always cherish the memories that we have of what seemed to be the best of the ntcc leadership.  We think when they passed away, the small remnant of good in the organization faded with their memories.

Un-Fellowship:  X-ers Reunited

 Don and Ange 

We spent some time with the Reeds, Bro. Armer and many others we love and are becoming fast friends with.  And we all had quality fellowship which we have been starving for.  We think one of the most wicked rules of the ntcc is their blatant shunning of anyone who no longer attends their church.  Through this rule long time friends are often separated for no reason other than the isolationist rule of the independent founder of ntcc, r. w. davis.  If you attend ntcc and think those people are your friends, think again.  If you choose to go to church elsewhere, those people in ntcc will drop you like a bad habit just because davis says so.  Sad.

r. w. davis  Manipulates Matt Reed

Mom and Pop Gaylord

As we were showing pictures of Mom and Pop's graves to Brother Reed, he told us about an occasion in which he had wanted to visit Mom and Pop's grave.  Old Manipulative, Double-Standard Davis told him that he wanted to go with Matt Reed to visit the grave; and R-dub emphasized for Bro. Reed not to go without him.  He promised that they would go visit together soon.  I think two or three years went by and R-DUBlecross had yet to keep his word to the Brother.  Without any invite or knowledge of what happened RWD took Gandy to Mom and Pop's grave site and then later told MDR that he missed out because he Wasn't Around.  Davis is a very manipulative dude.  Why would somebody treat a brother this way?

These are details that I remembered from Mathew Reed's account of this story.  If I'm off a little or if there is more to add, I will leave that to the Brother, but that's how I remember it.  This pretty much sum's up what davis is all about.  He is a control mongering manipulator.

Memories of Mom and Pop

Headstone for "Pop"
William Keenan Gaylord,
 MSGT USAF 

I will always choose to Remember Mom and Pop Gaylord in a good light as many others also remember them.  I corresponded with them through letters; and they always wrote me back.  I sent one letter to davis about Ange in which I apologized for breaking bible school rules and writing a letter to her; but he never responded.  Mom and Pop always seemed to have time for everyone.  They once told me that Davis should have nothing to say about who I write to or talk to.  I have it in writing and it is on this blog in the letters from the past post [read more >>].

 Ange and Diana 

We will be publishing a series of videos and pictures of our visit.  Please be patient as it is a very large undertaking because of the amount of media we want to share.  Ange has been working on this for weeks now and we hope to release it a little bit at a time as she is able organize it into this blog coordinating pictures, video, and stories of ntcc eXperiences.


Mom and Pop Gaylords' Grave Site and Intro to Our NTCCA Visit Vid

Google Satellite Image of the Orting Cemetery and Grave Site:
Hint:  Use the "+" and "-" symbols to zoom in and out of the map.
The NTCC Cult Compound lies between 210th St. E. & 224th St. E.

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Diana.  Not sure if that is a "Thumbs Up"
 Or a "Hit The Road Jack" ;o) LOL! 

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Letters From the Past

While assigned to the 3rd MI Battalion in Camp Humphries Korea, I received this Letter from Mom and Pop Gaylord dated March 1, 1989.

Dear Brother,

Greetings in the Wonderful name of Jesus! He is truly wonderful.

Thank you for your letter. We were glad to hear from you and was glad for the time we were with you in Korea. We really enjoyed ourselves.

Marie is here for Bible School and it was good to see her again. She talked to Pop and I about your plans. Marie and Pop talked to brother Davis about going back over there and getting married, and working with Bro. Barnes in a Servicemen's Home. Bro. Davis didn't approve of her going back over there for that reason, because Bro. Barnes will be leaving in about six months, and he wouldn't want him to start a Servicemen's Home, as he doesn't have anyone to replace him. We are really short of trained people.

Bro. Davis told Marie she could go to Bible School if she wanted to but we don't know if she is enrolled yet or not. We haven't seen her since Sun. night as there haven't been any services. We'll see her tomorrow night.

As far as you and her getting married, Bro. Davis, Bro. Barnes nor Pop have nothing to say about you and Marie marrying; that is between you and her and the Lord.

Pop put in a good recommendation for you to go to Bible School but it is wholly up to Bro. Davis who enrolls.

You pray, and before it is time for you to reenlist or get out, contact Bro. Davis and let him know your desires. God knows.

Write us whenever you want. God Bless you.

Love + prayers

Mom and Pop Gaylord
P.O. Box 629
Graham, Wa 98338

Mom and Pop Gaylord's letter to Don, Page 1

Mom and Pop Gaylord's letter to Don, Page 2

Mom and Pop Gaylord's letter to Don, Page 3

I came across this and many other gems while going through all my stuff. After reading this letter, it really verified that I had been in a cult for many years. If a normal person, (one that hadn't been brainwashed by the ntcc) had read this letter, there would be all kinds of red flags going up. Cult Alert, Cult Alert!!!!! This may seem like normal everyday life to a cult member, but it is anything but normal if you are the one on the receiving end of the ntcc's manipulation. This is just one out of 3 times that I was done wrong by the ntcc, and it's cult leadership in regards to relationships. If you ever wonder why I emphasize the "Celibacy Policy" this and other instances of relationship manipulation may clue you into the reason why. I am going to break this letter down to make it plain and simple for others to see why we expose the ntcc daily for being a cult; and you can decide for yourself who is right.

This letter is in response to a letter that I wrote to Mom and Pop after meeting Marie in Korea and discussing marriage with her. We wanted to marry in Korea; but she, like others, was "Called" to go to the New Testament Christian Seminary in Graham, WA. Since she could not disobey her "calling" she decided to go to bible school and return to Korea as soon as possible so we could get married. She thought she could get a some time in training and return as a worker to Korea and help build a Servicemen's Home and Church in Korea. We are not going to mention Marie's last name because it is not my intention to invade her privacy. She did nothing wrong in this debacle. To place this in its proper perspective we have to mention that Marie had spoken to her pastor first in Korea; and he discouraged us getting married; because of the ntcc's strict celibacy policy.

"Marie is here for Bible School and it was good to see her again. She talked to Pop and I about your plans. Marie and Pop talked to brother Davis about going back over there and getting married, and working with Bro. Barnes in a Servicemen's Home." - Here we have a woman in the ntcc that wants to get married and Mom and Pop in the middle trying to help me. Pop actually talked with rwd and Marie to try to work something out but; rwd was not interested in our desires at the time.

Bro. Davis didn't approve of her going back over there for that reason - I wonder if davis, the man that "never missed the Holy Ghost", prayed about this decision; or if he just thought that he was so cozy with God that he didn't need to pray about this? It's okay to manipulate people if you are a cult leader. There is no forethought that goes into the decision making process when other people's lives are involved.

"Bro. Davis didn't approve of her going back over there for that reason, because Bro. Barnes will be leaving in about six months, and he wouldn't want him to start a Servicemen's Home, as he doesn't have anyone to replace him. We are really short of trained people." - That's a convenient excuse considering that Barnes DID start a Servicemen's Home there with my help. And we had four brothers living in the home when, a few short months later, the Wrights were on their way over to take over this work. I was under the impression that rwd "never missed God"; but I guess here we have an example of one of those rare occasions where rwd missed God! Unless you consider him to be a cult leader... then you would have to concede that none of this mess had anything to do with God!

As far as you and her getting married, Bro. Davis, Bro. Barnes nor Pop have nothing to say about you and Marie marryinig; that is between you and her and the Lord. - Standard cult jargon or a disclaimer to release the ntcc from any responsibility of destroying a relationship. If you think that this statement is true, than I have some swamp land on Pikes Peak I'd like to sell you. Davis had a lot to say about it. Do you think that if Marie had disregarded his advice and came back to Korea to marry me that everything would have been hunky dory between Marie and rwd? She was to be farmed out to a preacher.
Meanwhile, I was back in Korea working my tail off trying to get a servicemen's home started. We had a servicemen's home started before the Wrights even got over there. I helped build it (by filling it with tithe and home offering payers) and we had four people living in it before it was taken over.

Pop put in a good recommendation for you to go to Bible School but it is wholly up to Bro. Davis who enrolls.

You pray, and before it is time for you to reenlist or get out, contact Bro. Davis and let him know your desires. God knows. - Much has been said about my reasons for not going to bible school but in the end, I am glad that I never went. If Mom and Pop couldn't influence rwd to allow me to go to bs than it just wasn't meant to happen. I've had losers from the ntcc come on my face book page and tell me that I didn't go because I wanted to stay in the Army. Well guess what? When I came up for re-enlistment, rodger wilson davis was in Colorado Springs destroying another relationship that I was involved in. At the time I was in love with one lady, Angela; and I asked rwd if I could attend bible school and was shot down, and told how much God could use me in the military. I was an E-6 with 7 years in service. She however was encouraged to leave our relationship and go to bs to become an unaccredited preacher's wife. You be the judge. Is there a difference in being encouraged and being told or manipulated? Is there a difference in disobeying an admonishment from the Cult Leader or disobeying a direct order from the so called "man of God"?

Is there any doubt that the ntcc is a cult? Does all this seem like normal behavior for a normal church and it's normal leaders? Does any of this seem Christlike? The bible says, "Forbid not to marry". Once again davis's actions put him on the wrong side of the word of God.

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Homosexual 'Pastors' In The ntcc: Names Included

Part 3:  Homosexual 'Pastors' in the ntcc: Names Included


Part 1:  My Life and Times in the ntcc:  or "Why I Left ntcc"


Part 2:  The Celibacy Policy:  or "Forbidding To Marry"


Part 4:  Nichelle Tieman's Adultery and Lying:  NOT Overseer Material

Recently an anonymous commentator on Jeff's blog said:


"Hey, since we believe everything someone says about another without any verification at all let me tell you a story I heard. [Don] once confessed that he was Homosexual. And he got kicked out of the Army (as an E6 mind you) for stealing...."

In Reply to this accusation I would like to publish a copy of this recent email that I sent to Bruce Smith. I was patiently waiting for this opportunity to address the issue of Homosexual Pastors in the ntcc. The Letter to Bruce reads as follows:

Bruce,

I was a Serviceman and lived in serviceman's homes and churches for 13 years and served under 14 pastors. While I did not see the daily workings of the upper echelon leadership I have a rather unique perspective on what happens in the field of Serviceman's work where the majority of ntcc souls are harvested from and later sent to bible school.  Servicemen are perfect candidates for ntcc as they are used to following orders without question.  I was no exception to this.  While ntcc does preach Christ and Him crucified, which biblically is the vehicle by which souls are brought to Christ, it's what takes place after men and women are sincerely saved and hungering for more God in their lives that wreaks havoc and destruction in the lives of the new ntcc Christian.  The word of God is preached in the "power and demonstration" of the Spirit of God to bring souls to Christ, and then it is preached in power and demonstration of man to shape people into obedient mindless servants that can be used and exploited financially, emotionally and spiritually.

I was reached in a servicemen's home while still in training at Fort Gordon, Ga.  Shortly thereafter, I went on to my permanent duty station and moved into the ntcc Serviceman's home and church.  Christianity was new to me and I loved God and the brethren.  I was praying and studying God's word and participating in every function to include church services, bible studies, prayer meetings, soul winning, fellowship meetings.  The average day for me started at 05:00.  I would get up get dressed, pray and read, ride my bicycle to PT formation at 06:30.  Do Army physical training for 1 hour, then ride my bicycle back to the Home, take a shower, and ride my bicycle to the airfield where I would work from 9 to 5 if lucky, then ride my bike to the home.  At the Home I would change into wingtips, slacks and a white shirt to prepare for whatever activity we were going to participate in that evening.  But the first thing we would do, every night before we participated in any thing spiritual we would pray thanking God for the huge amount of food we were about to stuff down our throats.  We would gorge ourselves and feast like gluttons every night.  Then we would pray and go soul winning or pray and go pick up people for church or pray and go pick up people for Bible study or we would just pray.  But whatever we did, you can be assured that we would follow it up with fellowship and fellowship always included food.  By the time we were done it was 11pm or midnight and we'd have to get to sleep to start the whole cycle over again.  In addition to this, we were expected to get in personal prayer time, bible reading witnessing and soul winning in addition to anything the military required of us. 

Those of us who participated with all of our heart in these activities were esteemed and highly praised while those who were a little more cautious and less enthusiastic about donating their heart mind and soul to "the work of God" were "Jacked up" and rebuked publicly in church while the rest of us shouted amen.  I used to think that the others that were hesitant to blindly follow these teachings were going to lose their souls while the few of us that participated and received praise from behind the pulpit, were the only ones that were going to heaven.  I pray that God forgives me for being so judgmental and allowing myself to be so manipulated. 

Within a few months of being saved, I was being taught new things in the bible and things that were not in the bible.  The next part of my story does not apply to everyone in ntcc but was created and allowed to be cultivated by the dictatorships of those involved and unfortunately does not have a happy ending.  One of the teachings that was given a lot of emphasis to was foot washings.  This was taught as a form of humility and very subtly became foot massages.  Foot massages became leg massages which became back massages which became full body massages.  These massages would take place in the pastor's bedroom in secret under the guise of "counselling" while the pastor's wife was leading "fellowship" with the brethren.  Scriptures would be used to justify these sinful acts like, "unto the pure, all things are pure".  The foot massages would take place in the open; and it was a privilege to massage the pastor's feet.  What ended up happening was the sin of Homosexuality; it was committed by the pastor and members of the congregation.  This pastor realized that he had sinned and requested to go back to Bible school to be "restored".  He never openly confessed this sin until later, when he was caught; but rather told church leadership that he needed more preparation before going back into serviceman's work and he was praised for his humility and humbly admitting that "He needed help".  While in transition, to go back to bible school for "restoration" another minister was coming in to take his place.  This preacher had seen the foot massages and learned of the sexual abuse; and what did he do?  He continued the practice and involved more people in it.  Many lives were destroyed, people were permanently damaged and abused.  There were brethren that left the church and those that left God.  There were rumor's and those that walked in on this sin while it was being committed; and those people left because they were utterly appalled. The pastors involved were asked to leave the "organization" and their wives were recycled.  One of the brethren involved pulled the plug by calling Rev. Davis and blowing the whistle.  This brother was restored but required to move out of the serviceman's home and was never to speak of this to anyone.  The others involved eventually left the church and hopefully were able to get back to God and find peace. Keep in mind that at the peak of all this activity, the serviceman's home was growing.  We had 17 people living in the home; and the services were alive; the preaching was on fire; and people were praying for salvation. This preacher preached strict holiness:  ie. No shorts, no makeup, no jewelery, no long hair on men or short hair on women, no tv, no pants on women, no worldliness, abstaination from the very appearance of evil.   

The next (3rd) pastor that came to take over was on the other end of the spectrum.  He would get together with certain of the brethren and rent movies and watch "Faces of Death" with the brethren. He would not preach holiness; and those of us that were still holding out from the last administration thought that we were compromising as a church.  The next (4th) pastor was strict; and things seemed to be going in a better direction.  I was allowed to move back into the Home; (I'm sure by now many readers have put 2 and 2 together.)  By the way this is not easy for me.  Later I came down on orders to go overseas; and another sister was also going at the same time.  I was told by the Pastor (#4) not to pursue any type of relationship with her; and she was told not to pursue any type of relationship with me. 

In Korea I had the only pastor (#6) that I believed was a true man of God.  He was in the military like me and was a man of prayer.  And he emphasized prayer and relationship with God rather than all the outward things and the do's and don'ts that made ntcc seem cultish.  I was honest with this man about my past; and he helped me get back to God.  We visited and fellowshipped with another church in Korea and met another ntcc preacher (#5); who did some very weird things.  He (#5) liked to take the brethren to the bath houses.  The bath houses were where men would go and get naked and get in big hot tubs together and soak for hours.  I was told not asked to come along one day by this preacher and felt very uncomfortable about it but didn't want to rock the ntcc boat and went along.  These bath houses to me were nothing more than filthy homosexual brothels;  which I did not want to be a part of.  There were rooms where there would be men laying totally naked in recliners watching tv.  We all were told to get into this hot tub and there was a massage table in the middle of the shower room.  A Korean man would give massages  on this table to anyone who asked. This preacher told me to get up on the table for a massage so he could watch.  I told him over and over that I didn't want to do this, that I thought it was inappropriate; and then I caved in and reluctantly obeyed like I  would any ntcc command.  There I was with a man rubbing on my naked body.  He got down to my private area; and I immediately ended the massage in humiliation in front of other brethren. Anyway, this preacher (#5) would always bring groups of brethren to the bath house so that he could see them naked.  I remember one time in the serviceman's home he took off his pants to show the brethren how great his Korean underwear looked and felt.  In this serviceman's home we didn't have beds but rather small mattresses and sleeping pads that were lined up next to each other on the floor; and it was like one big slumber party where everyone slept next to each other on the floor.  Well this pastor did not sleep upstairs with his wife in his own bedroom; but he slept on the floor in the middle of all the brethren within touching distance.

One night he positioned himself next to me and put his hand on my genitals in a way that was not an accident but an uncontrollable urge to be sexually gratified.  I told my pastor (#6) what had happened; and he told me to report it.  Which I did; and the other pastor (#5) was removed from the work of God; and another pastor's wife recycled.  I felt great about myself because I resisted it.  From that point on I felt very good about myself for rejecting Homosexuality.  

I ended up going back to the States to another ntcc church; where I was at the peak of my life in God.  I was praying, preaching, soul winning, and actually seeing the fruits of my labors.  In this church there was a woman who was the wife of the pastor of the church; and she would spend a lot of time with the brethren.  Up until this point, I have left names out of my story because I realize that there were a lot of people involved; and many were hurt.  But in this portion of my story I am going to name Nichelle Tieman as the Pastor's wife of the serviceman's home and church I attended in Colorado Springs.  She began to spend a lot of time around me and talking to me during fellowship while her husband was in his room "studying" and praying for messages.  Eventually she started rubbing up against me, and making sexual advances toward me.  At first I welcomed these advances because they made me feel like a man is supposed to feel and that is masculine.  But in my heart I knew that it would lead to adultery and after praying through guilt and shame, I began to reject these advances and they became unwanted and unsolicited advances.  I remember one morning while her husband was at work she came and knocked on my door and wanted to lay down with me in my bed.  I stood my ground as hard as it was and would not give in.  About this time God was about to bless me for my faithfulness to his work.  I invited a female soldier named Angela to church who worked in my shop at Ft. Carson.  She came out to church and got saved.  From the beginning we were both attracted to each other and became very close friends.  Nichelle Tieman was making unwanted advances; and I ended up making another call to have another Pastor and wife removed from church.  I did not have sex with Nichelle; but we did touch each other inappropriately in the beginning before I started rejecting her; and I admitted this whole story to the General Overseer, Pop Gaylord. 

The next part of my story is the most difficult thing I went through in my entire life:  ntcc separated me from my dream.  After being lied to and abused for years sexually, mentally, and emotionally; and now at the peak of my life for God, feeling that God had forgiven me, and knowing that God had led me to a place where I could be rewarded and have the wife of my dreams --  We were both the same age, both Italian with Italian names; both of us were totally engaged in each others lives; and we talked about being together.  We had mutual love and respect for each other that many people do not experience in an entire lifetime. The timing couldn't have been more perfect for both of us.--  And then the unthinkable happened....  I know that any ntcc'er out there whether an Xer or not can predict the outcome of this one....  We were ripped apart from one another in an act of cruelty.  What was the reason?  She was "called to go to bible school"; and there had to be something wrong with me; because I was not in bible school.  I had been in ntcc for 7 years at this point and had to be damaged goods; because I was not a bible school graduate. 

Bruce,  Please let me finish this later,  there is more to continue.  I'm probably 3/4 of the way through my story.  To be continued.....

Don T.

Bruce,

My story continued -

Sometime while all of this was happening, one night I got a call and discovered my Mother had died.  I told the Tieman's that my mother had departed and went to heaven to be with God; and I remember Nichelle saying that she (my mother), didn't adhere to the teachings of ntcc; and that I was lying to myself thinking she was in heaven!  Among other things I remember Nichelle also telling me she had an affair with a bible shcool graduate named Brother Rice.  The Tiemans were responsible for splitting me and Angela apart.  While I do forgive them it is impossible to forget the irreparable damage done to both of our souls.  While Angela went on to Bible school, got matched up through the ntcc dating service with someone totally incompatible with her which eventually ended in Eric Barden abandoning Angela, divorce and her departure from ntcc, I tried my best to overcome my inner sorrow and continue on with Serviceman's work.  My entire life and world was turned upside down.  After surviving so many storms and winning internal battles and knowing and feeling that God had brought me to this point in my life, all I could do is ask "Why God"?  I never got an answer.  I was broken into thousands of pieces.  I cried myself to sleep every night for months.  I could only blame myself.  It had to be my past involvement in sin; or perhaps I never was saved.  I searched my heart and blamed myself for this, trying to figure out what exactly I did to be rejected by God.  It never dawned on me to think that I was in a cult; and that our relationship was destroyed by the will of a proud bunch of preacher's; to whom it was more important to say, "look who we sent to Bible School" rather than allow us the desires of our hearts.

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From that point on, things started to slowly go down hill in my life.  I went through all the motions of outward Christianity; but inwardly I was dying a slow death.  It took six more years for all of the inner strength God gave me to be zapped away from me.  I gave the best years of my life to this work; and one day I looked up and realized that I was lost and on my way to hell and part of ntcc at the same time.  I witnessed more corruption, hardly worth mentioning, preachers keeping 2 sets of books and lying on finance reports.  Wifes withholding sex from their husbands.  I'd seen everything and anything you could imagine but never would I come to the realization that ntcc was wrong. One day I left ntcc, the Army, and God at the same time. I decided that if I was going to die and go to hell I might as well do it as a sinner and not from the church pew.  I made one futile attempt to return to ntcc but that didn't last; and when I walked out the door for the last time, I was gone for good.  

For the past 14 years of my life, I have been living apart from God.  I have been in jail, done drugs, smoked cigarettes, drank beer and hard liquor, mismanaged my life and money, and never met anyone that I could fall completely in love with.  In spite of everything I'd heard and seen I still thought that I could never get back to God; unless I crawled back to ntcc.  And knowing I was no longer welcome in ntcc, I figured the next time I'd see God, it would be at the great white throne of Judgement. 

Last week a letter came to my mailbox with a note and an email address from Angela.  I couldn't believe it.  We started e-mailing each other at first and then texting and calling.  I found out that she was an ntcc ex-er and was very outspoken against ntcc.  I was a little scared when I started checking out the blogosphere and saw all of the anti-cult articles she had posted; but I also felt like God was once again pulling at my heart strings.  It has been 27 years since I first started attending ntcc; and now I was beginning to allow myself to see ntcc for what it really is.  Angela and I talked and discovered that we both still loved each other; and that our love was indeed mutual although ntcc teaches that you can't truly love someone until you are married and that marriage is consummated with sex.

All of the sudden lights started coming on; and I began to see what I refused to look at and believe for years.  Angela said a few things to me that transcended everything I'd been taught.  The first thing she said was that if she still loved me after 20 years how much more would God still love me?  Also she said that there is no sin you've committed that God can't forgive you of.  David committed murder and adultery; and he is in heaven with God right now.

Angela also told me that if both of us didn't put God first in our lives that our future relationship would never work.  I actually knew this in my heart and herein lies the dilemma. How can I get back to God when after you leave ntcc you are a reprobate and an apostate, a God hater and every other thing they call you when you leave.  I'd been on the other side of this and it isn't pleasant.  I decided that I was going to pray.  I really didn't think God would listen; I hadn't prayed in 14 years, Didn't know how or what to pray.  So I prayed anyway.  I envisioned myself at the foot of the Cross in a huge puddle of Jesus Blood.  I asked Jesus if there was any sin that His blood could not wash away in my life.  I already knew the answer to this question.  I then asked Jesus if it were possible for me to be forgiven.  I didn't get a yes or a no.  One word entered into my heart and that word was repent.  So I asked God if He could help me repent and take all of the evil desires out of my heart and help me to change and once again live for Him.  God has exceeded my expectations.  I quit smoking, cursing, and eating like a hog; but what's more important than all this outward junk that ntcc focuses on so much is the inward change that came about so easily.  Salvation was never meant to be so difficult.  It's only been 3 days or so since I prayed and I know cynical people will say "Let's wait and see what happens when the real trials come his way".  Brother, I've already been through the real trials!  Right now I am feeling joy in my salvation; and God is just as real as He ever was to me. I am grateful to Angela that she never gave up on me and was at a place where God could use her to reach out to me.

I can now see why people are so mad at ntcc.  Up until a few days ago I still felt ntcc had the right intentions; and that they were God's only church preaching God's only true word; and there was no hope for sinners outside of ntcc. The reason I'm writing this is because I know there are people trapped in ntcc that think they can never be saved outside of its walls.  There are also many, many souls that were discarded or left in discouragement that don't realize that God is waiting for them. To those that come out and think they are a part of something special, escape while you still can.  Ask questions, take a close look at the doctrine and structure of the organization, and most of all make sure it's God's voice that you are listening to and not man's.    

In closing I would like to thank you Bruce for encouraging Angela to contact me.  I am eternally grateful to God that He was able to turn this whole story around and add a happy ending to it!  In the next few days I will be in Colorado to reunite with Angela, and will be asking her to marry me very soon.  We both have been through a lot but the one constant has been God's love and our love one for another that God placed in our hearts 20 years ago.

Most of all thanks be unto God, for His great love and Divine providence which has brought an everlasting peace to my life and joy to my soul!

Sincerely,

Don 

Later upon request, I sent this letter to Bruce Smith:

Dear Bruce,

Here are some of the names and time frames that you requested:

 Homosexual 'Pastors' Predators in your NTCC 

1st Pastor in ntcc at Ft. Bragg, NC Servicemen's home was Donald Hummel.  He started the Foot Massages in Servicemen's home in 1984 which led to Full Body massages and acts of homosexuality.  He felt guilty and asked RWD to return to Bible school but never told him why; he departed NC in fall of 84.

2nd Pastor in ntcc at Ft. Bragg, NC Servicemen's home was Michael Rudy.  He continued massages and involved more people.  He was removed by RWD after I called and reported acts of homosexuality.  This took place in 1986; I believe.  Michael Rudy also blew the wistle on Hummel at this time and both were excommunicated from the church according to what I was told by Pop Gaylord. 

Pastor #5 of church in Tongduchon Korea, last name Broadnax, [not sure of (sic)] first name Perry, made homosexual advances toward me in Korea, brought brethren to Bathhouse, and slept with them on floor of svcmens home.  I reported him to RWD also; and he was removed from the organization.  I'm not sure if he left on his own or was excommunicated or pressured to leave.

Sincerely,

Don

This story has been waiting in the wings "for such a time as this".  I knew that there were certain individuals in the ntcc that would not be able to keep their mouths shut and not knowing the facts they would accuse me.  Lets take a closer look at the facts.  

1.  I was introduced to Homosexuality by 3 different pastors in the ntcc.

2.  If you do the math, that means that 3 out of every 14 pastors in the ntcc (about 21.5%) are Homosexuals; and that's just the ones that got caught.

3.  Hitler brainwashed an entire nation to commit or condone genocide to 6 million Jews.

4.  RWD created an environment that cultivated Homosexuals.

    a)  Open showers and stalls at the camp ground.

    b)  The Celibacy policy:  Forbidding to date or talk to members of the opposite sex.

5.  I now have a wife; that I love very much and have no interest whatsoever in homosexuality.

6.    The Rampant Homosexuality in the ntcc was introduced through the twisting of scriptures (unto the pure, all things are pure); and in most cases that I'm aware of was not mutual to or desired by the victims.  

7.  I am not hiding from this, nor trying to cover it up.  It happened to me and others in the Servicemen's home at Fort Bragg.  It even happened to a married brother who was manipulated into getting a circumcision so the so called "man of God" could enjoy "servicing" him.  

8. As I have been forthcoming in the blog post, Don's Story or My life and Times in the ntcc,  I did not get kicked out of the Army for stealing; I got kicked out for going AWOL.  After what I went through in the ntcc, I am grateful that I didn't take a gun and blow my brains out!

9.  Above all, God is witness and knows all about these facts that I have shared.  If anyone from the ntcc would like to refute the facts, names, and places that these instances occurred, please do.  Perhaps some of you remember the Ministers' Retreat that took place on the east coast where there was a vote on Homosexuals being forgiven?  

10.  All of this was reported by me to Rev. Gaylord and R. W. Davis; because I did not wish for it to continue.  I got on with my life the best I could; and now my past and the ntcc's past have been brought back into the spotlight.

Finally, I know that this post is very damning to the ntcc; and that they are going to attack Ange and I to discredit us.  We are writing from our experiences the facts of what happened during our lives in the ntcc.  Read carefully and you decide for yourselves.  

Yours Truly,

Don and Ange

Part 3:  Homosexual 'Pastors' in the ntcc: Names Included

Part 1:  My Life and Times in the ntcc:  or "Why I Left ntcc"

Part 2:  The Celibacy Policy:  or "Forbidding To Marry"

Part 4:  Nichelle Tieman's Adultery and Lying:  NOT Overseer Material