My Life And Times With NTCC: by Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Don

This is the first installment of Don's Story
Part 1)  Why I Left the ntcc:

The other installments are:
Part 2)   The Celibacy Policy:  What I Lost in the ntcc

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

Part 4)   Nichelle Tieman's Adultery and Lying: NOT_Overseer Material

Don Back In The Day

I joined the Army when I was 18 years old as an avionics mechanic.  I had my whole life ahead of me with a promising career, many friends, and abundant opportunities for advancement.

Little did I know that somebody was going to invite me out to "church" and ask me the famous question, "Where would your soul go if you were to die today???".

So I went to the New Testament Christian Church Servicemen's Home in Ft. Gordon, GA where I first heard ntcc-style preaching; and I began to conform to ntcc-style "Christianity".

At first, everything seemed really great:  Christianity was new to me; and my main focus in life was to serve the Lord.   But as time passed I realized that serving God the ntcc way was not as simple as the way I read in the Bible:  "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." [Rom. 10:9]

1/17th "AIR CAV!"

But as time drew on I found out that "serving God" not only required confession and belief; but it also required a willingness to surrender everything you have -- financially, emotionally, and physically, to the program of a man who often was not right with God himself. 

    Aircrew  Member  Wings    

 Jump Wings:   "Airborne!" 

While I believe there are people in ntcc that are doing what they know and many have good hearts, there are many who are trapped inside ntcc thinking they can't leave and remain saved; and there are many that have left that think they will never be able to get back to God unless they crawl back to ntcc and are accepted back.

I was with ntcc as a church member for 13 years and had 14 pastors most of which involved themselves in various forms of corruption that led to many lives being destroyed and people leaving ntcc thinking there was no hope outside of this "organization".  13/14

I was assimilated into the borg collective at a young age; and I was the perfect specimen for what seemed to be spiritual experimentation:  "Let's see how much we can put this guy through before he can't take it any more." 

 We are borg. 

 You will be assimilated. 

 . . . 

 Resistance is futile. 

 Your life as it has been is over. 

 From this time forward, you will service us. 

 . . . 

Borg Assimilation 51 second video link


While there are some that may read this that will say, "You are just bitter or are being used of satan to discredit the only true church in America", I have to say through experience I've seen things take place in ntcc that God had absolutely nothing to do with.   It's like at some point the ntcc leadership got together and said, "Where can we find loyal subjects that will follow orders without asking questions?"  The Armed Forces!

Isolation:
Let's examine how this is done.  First the subject is isolated from "the world" and required to move into the servicemen's home.  Now I know the immediate response to this is going to be, "Nobody is ever told they have to move into the servicemen's home".  In reality, those that move in are highly esteemed and praised for separating themselves from the world, while those who don't have this level of commitment are rebuked and humiliated for "loving the world more than God"; and everybody shouts "Amen!"  While living in the servicemen's home is presented to the soldier of the borg as a "privilege" and "a blessing" there is the matter of this pesky little piece of paper that must be signed.  It's just a little contract.  I think, if I remember correctly, it covers things that "everyone who loves the Lord would do anyway without complaining." 

More Constraints / Total Control of Your Time and Your Money:
Okay, so now that we are isolated from our families and the world, paying tithe and "home offerings", attending every church service, prayer meetings, bible studies, soul winning events and fellowship meetings and picking up people for church, and fellowshipping in addition to our personal prayer and study devotions, and being an example of the believer, Oh, I almost forgot, we are also serving in the Armed Forces and have to honor those commitments.  I remember times when First Sargents and others would scream at me at the top of their lungs and I would just have to chuckle within myself and think, "This guy is nothing compared to an ntcc Pastor".  The army was a cakewalk.  (See Figure One)

Cult Indoctrination / Brainwashing / Mind Control:   Obey "The Man of 'Gawd'!"
The real mind games would take place from behind the pulpit where the preacher would indoctrinate us.  From behind the pulpit we would hear God's word.  And also from behind the pulpit we would hear man's word.  Anything the preacher preached that was not in the bible was *claimed to be the word of God* and was expected to be followed as if it were the word of God just because it came across "the man of God's" pulpit.  So now not only were we giving all of our time and money to the church, we were also expected to follow rules that were not in the bible such as (1) all fellowship is mandatory so you must stay up even though you are exhausted (2) dating rules--not allowed to date unless the pastor approves of both parties in that relationship (3) socializing rules--not allowed to have friends outside of ntcc... (4) discouraged from all activities except church functions (5) encouraged to leave the military to go to bible school (6) encouraged to purposely fail certain military obligations in order to have more time for church... etc., etc., etc...,

*I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. [Gal. 1:6-7]*

Systematic Breakdown of the Individual:  You Become Borg Property:
ntcc breaks down the Christian with so many rules that control all your time so that any non-church activity is discouraged including secular education, seeking job promotion, giving to any charities (homeless, Red Cross, other ministries [radio preachers-forbidden to listen to, much less support financially]...)  Everything you had was to go to ntcc:  all your time was to go to ntcc; all your money was to go to ntcc; if you had money for something other than ntcc, ntcc would make a rule to get more money out of you:  For example:  R. W. Davis told the Bible School students he was going to raise the tuition rates because he found [through his spy network] that some women had joined a gym.  How dare those women spend time and money somewhere other than with the ntcc?!?  All your time, money, and loyalty belongs to the ntcc.  In fact, YOU belong to the ntcc as chattel, as property.

Sin In The Holy Place Destroys A Personal Life Of Victory:

As an early Christian in ntcc I experienced some very dark times and witnessed pastors abusing their office and members of the church emotionally, physically, and sexually.  I saw lots of souls destroyed, people leaving the church thinking there was no hope for them outside of the ntcc.  Through all of this God kept me and began to use me to win souls to Christ.

In 1990, while stationed at Ft. Carson I was at the peak of my life for Christ.  I was on fire for God:  preaching, winning souls, praying, and studying God's word.

On numerous occasions a pastor's wife approached me, trying to seduce me and get me to engage in illicit sexual relations.  At first I welcomed the advances; because I had been living a restricted life of celibacy without even being allowed even normal dating relationships or any human contact outside of ntcc.  After being convicted by the Holy Ghost I began to refuse these sexual advances and avoided sexual intercourse with this woman.  I then repented by asking God's forgiveness.  At that point I called ntcc leadership, Pop Gaylord; and R. W. Davis came to investigate the matter.

During this visit the pastor's wife, in what I feel was an attempt to make herself look good and hide her sin, lied to R. W. Davis telling him that a new convert was interested in attending the ntcc Bible School.  I had invited this woman, a co-worker and fellow soldier, to the ntcc church services.  She gave her heart to the Lord; and we developed a close friendship.  If ntcc strict dating rules had not been in place, we would have continued a normal relationship and would have married in the early nineties.  But ntcc separated us saying this woman, Angela, was called to Bible School and could not marry me if I did not attend Bible School.  Though I wanted to go to the school, earlier events had stopped me from attending the Bible School.  It was a hopeless no-win situation.

After R. W. Davis' visit, the pastor and his wife were moved to a civilian work; but the damage to Angela and me had already been done.  We were needlessly and cruelly separated so someone could say, "Look who we sent to Bible School."

After Angela left Colorado Springs I was broken inside.  I still went through the motions performing all my ntcc obligations and Army duties; but I could not understand why God had withheld the desire of my heart.  Eventually my walk with God became drudgery--I was serving Him out of obligation without love; which is common amongst people broken by the ntcc.  In 1996 I left ntcc, God, and the Army all at the same time.  I went AWOL, spent time in jail, and lived a life of sin for 14 painful years.  I became an hundred times worse sinner than before I had been a Christian.

   Don  Alone     

I'm Not Alright by Sanctus Real

A short time ago I received a letter from Angela.  I contacted her.  Up until this time I had felt it would be impossible for me to be saved outside of ntcc.  And even if I went  back to ntcc, they would not accept me.  Angela told me that if she still loved me after 20 years, how much more would God love me!

(I'll) Take You Back by Jeremy Camp

She also shared with me many scriptures of God's mercy and I asked myself the question:

"Is there any sin that I have committed that Jesus' blood could not wash away?"

Knowing the answer to that question, I had to pray and ask God to forgive me my sins.

I was afraid to pray.  I didn't know how to pray.  And I didn't even believe that God would answer my prayer.

But I prayed anyway and asked Jesus to forgive me.  God didn't tell me "Yes" or "No" but in my heart God told me to "Repent".  I then asked God to give me the strength to  overcome the many sins in my life and to remove the evil thoughts that were in my heart.  IMMEDIATELY I felt the presence of God in my life once again.  Up until this point I never thought I would ever be forgiven or have any chance of God saving me outside of ntcc.

Not only did God save me; but He answered my prayers and gave me strength to quit smoking, cursing, drinking, lusting, and every other sin I was involved in.

  Contentment!  

The most precious thing that God has done for me is giving me the desire of my heart that was lost 20 years prior.  On the ninth of August, 2010, I married Angela; and we have committed our lives to God.

The purpose of this blog is to help people that are trapped in ntcc to realize that they CAN BE SAVED OUTSIDE OF ntcc and to help those that have left ntcc to realize there are people that are here to help them get back to God.

You can contact us at 1gi2another@gmail.com

Don and Ange

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Part 1)  My Life and Times with ntcc or Why I Left ntcc


Part 2)  The Celibacy Policy:  What I Lost in ntcc


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

Part 4) Nichelle Tieman's Adultery and Lying: NOT_Overseer Material


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