Tour NTCC 4: The "Bonco" and Maria Moreno Videos

Deep in the heart of Graham, nestled against a wooded area, and hidden from the view of many, lies a chunk of real estate owned by the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Incorporated, called the Bonco.  One might ask, what is a Bonco?  We had the same question so we looked it up.  No definition could be found for the word "Bonco" but it's close relatives Bunko Bonko and Bunco all yielded up some interesting definitions that are worthy to be blogged about.

BONCO (also spelled BUNCO, BUNKO, and BONKO) is defined as:

bun·ko  (Source:  Dictionary Reference)

(1)  a swindle in which a person is cheated at gambling, persuaded to buy a nonexistent, unsalable, or worthless object, or otherwise victimized.

(2)  any misrepresentation.

bonko  (Source:  Urban Dictionary)

(1)  Used when showing an extreme amount of disgust; or disliking about something. 

bun·ko  (Source:  Answers dot Com)

(1)  A swindle in which an unsuspecting person is cheated; a confidence game.

(2)  To swindle.

BUNCO  (Source Merriam-Webster)

(1)  a swindling game or scheme

Variants of BUNCO
bun·co or bun·ko

Examples of BUNCO
they were experts at that bunco, having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years

Origin of BUNCO
perhaps alteration of Spanish banca bench, banking, bank in gambling, from Italian — more at bank
First Known Use: 1872

Related to BUNCO
Synonyms: fraud (or bunko), con, fiddle [chiefly British], flimflam, gyp, hustle, scam, shell game,sting, swindle

The game called BUNCO (Source Wikipedia)
There is a dice game that originated in England in the early 19th Century and was imported to San Francisco in 1855, where it gave it's name to gambling parlors or "Bunco parlors" and more generally to any swindle.  During prohibition in the 1920's Bunco was re-popularized as a gambling game, often associated with a speakeasy.  Law enforcement groups raiding these parlors became known as "Bunco Squads".

How fitting are those definitions?  Seeing that many unsuspecting people were swindled out of their money and cheated out of their future, we have decided to share the truth with our readers.  Hopefully ntcc'ers that are googling will stumble across this post and learn where their money really goes.

 $$$ NTCC BONCO Mansions of Kekel (l) and Davis (r) $$$
 Note the fences and gates across the road and driveways.
 Photo Above This Caption:  View Looking West 

 NTCC's Bonco Mansions and Bonco Rental Units 
 Photo Above This Caption: View Looking West 

To see the mansions on this not-for-profit organization's land, one would have to drive a mile away to the top of a hill and take pictures with a camera that allows you to zoom in.  Well we took such a trip and we have such a camera and we have some photos that we would like to share.  Now our phone camera's didn't really do this justice because we had to go so far away to get a glimpse of these mansions; so the pictures are a little fuzzy.  No doubt the location of the "Bonco" and the strategic placement of the mansions within the Bonco was chosen to keep the filthy rich leaders obscured from the prying eyes of the wondering public.  Remember, this is a so-called "non-profit" organization that bunkoed or deceived or conned its people out of $millions$ saying that it was all going towards lost souls.

 Kekel Mansion seen from afar - 
 Note the white pillars in front. 
 View looking westward. 

 The Davis mansion as seen from afar - 
 Mostly only the roof is visible. 
 It is the highest structure. 
 View Looking Westward 

 NTCC BONCO - kekel kastle
 As Viewed When Looking East 

NTCC BONCO Davis Palace
 As Viewed When Looking East 

The Bonco is a double gated community with fences around it and not just anyone can drive into this cult compound.  There is a secret code that must be entered in at the gate or someone has to be called and let you in.  It has been said by those close to the borg leaders that if a person wanted to live in one of these houses, they would not be allowed to have their "sinner" family members visit them.  I'm sure there are many other controlling rules that are in place also.

 NTCC Bonco - A Double Gated, Guarded 
 and Fenced community Cult Compound. 

We also took a video of this hidden community behind the fence.

BONCO NTCC VIDEO Click Here

Google Satellite Image Of BONCO:
Hints:  Click the Plus Symbol "+" to zoom in, Minus Symbol "-" to zoom out of the image.

View Map on Google

We also looked at the Bing Map Images for these coordinates.  But the image is more dated and kekels' kastle does not show.

Another way to get a glimpse into the secret lifestyles of the infamous Borg leaders would be from the road bordering the rear of their mansions.  Here is one photo of that view:

 Back Side Of Bonco Mansion
 Bordering Horse Pastures 

We mention the horse pastures because davis blasted one lady, Maria Moreno, saying she should love souls as much as she loves horses.  davis was accusing Maria of sinning because she paused and admired some horses while "souls are lost and dying and going to hell".  This accusation by davis brought against Maria in front of hundreds of her peers at the ministers' conference had her in tears.  We believe the borg leaders' constant bullying of the Moreno family and false doctrines contributed to that family's triple murder and suicide.  (To read more click here for Newspaper article or for related blog posts click here.)  We bring this up again because both the kekel and davis Bonco mansions border a property with a horse barn and pastures.  Check out the Google Satellite Image below and the video to see what we are talking about.  Be sure to read the full description of the video for more info.

Here is that satellite image again (below), but including the neighbor's horse barn (the white structure) and some of the neighbor's horse pastures...  This is the very pasture where we shot the  video "In Memoriam - Maria Moreno".  We did so because rodger wilson davis blasted Maria in a conference for stopping and admiring horses in a pasture while, in rwd's words, "Souls are lost and dying and on their way to hell."  Now the day we shot that video the horses were in a pasture south of the barn.  But had they been in the pasture north of the barn, davis would probably have a pretty good view of them from the back windows of his mansion, especially in the winter when the leaves are off the trees....  So is it davis who sits around in his mansion, looking at horses in a pasture while "souls are lost and dying and on their way to hell"?  What a hypocrite davis is for blasting Maria Moreno from the pulpit to humiliate her in front of her peers in the conference!


View Map On Google

In Memoriam - Maria Moreno Video Click Here


Another creepy coincidence?  The remains of ntcc murder victim  Cori Lewis were recovered approximately three  miles from the entrance to the ntcc Bonco....  Click here to read more.

Take The Tour of NTCC:  Tour NTCCA Click Here

To Learn More About The Loss Of

The Moreno Family Click Here

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.

View Map On Google

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

Take The Full Tour:  Click Here

Another NTCC Victim: Cori Lewis Murdered by Kelly E. Merz; Former NTCC Lay Pastor of New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. Cult Confesses to Murder, Leads Authorities To The Body Of Cori Lewis, Whom He Buried In A Shallow Grave In Graham, Washington Not Far From The NTCCA Bible School aka NTCS Seminary Compound

On the 13th of September, 2011 former Graham lay pastor Kelly Merz of the New Testament Christian Churches of America (NTCCA), Inc Seminary (NTCS)  was arrested and charged with first degree murder in Graham, Washington where the body of his 33 year old female roommate was found in a shallow grave.  Merz confessed to his former wife, Cherlyn, and later to police that he had shot Cori Lewis in the head and buried her under a few inches of soil and debris in Graham, Washington.  This tragedy has been covered extensively by Bruce Smith of The Mountain News -- WA:

"A":  Story by Bruce Smith and Photo of Grave Site: Click Here

Google Satellite Image Showing Location Of Grave Site Near
The New Testament Christian Churches of America Seminary
Located in Graham, Washington State:

View  Map on Google

["A"]  New Testament Christian Churches Of America Seminary
["B"]  Grave Site Where The Body Of Cori Lewis was recovered
Blue Line shows the 3.2 mi route between the NTCCA - NTCS and the grave site

3.2 mi from the grave site to the NTCCA - NTCS New Testament Christian Churches Of America Seminary 
Compound in Graham, WA
"the church behind the fence"

Merz is a former lay pastor of the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. and had relocated to the Graham, Washington area to attend the NTCCA's seminary or bible school, the "church behind the fence" situated on the Orting-Kapowsin Highway between 210 St. East and 224 th in Graham, Wa.

  Pic Of Google Street View of The Church Behind The Fence, NTCC, Inc.

 "The Church Behind The Fence" NTCC Inc. NTCS

Original Dispatch News Series on NTCC by Bruce Smith.  Update 2-28-14

Originally these links above brought one to the Five Part Series on NTCC.  Written by Bruce Smith and published by The Dispatch, each article had  multiple pages of reader comments offering a comprehensive look into the "church behind the fence" the NTCC.  The series and reader comments have subsequently been removed by The Dispatch original site; but for a time they are available by clicking on the numbered articles below. You may want to check out the few archived pages of reader comments published below each story. And you may also want to grab a cup of coffee or Pepsi before you begin reading . ;-)

Temporarily Available At:
Article #1:  A Look Within The "Church Behind The Fence"  --}  #1 Click HereArticle #2:  Life And Worship In The New Testament Christian Church [NTCC]  --}  #2 Click Here Article #3:  NTCC:  Is It A Cult?  --}  #3 Click here Article #4:  A Deeper Look Into NTCC:  Following The Money [An Impossible Task?]  --}  #4 Click HereArticle #5:  A Deeper Look:  Sexual and Marital Relationships in the NTCC  --}  #5  Click Here

"B":  Overview of The New Testament Christian Church - Current as of 2-28-14

This overview is an updated version of the original Five Part Series done by Bruce Smith for his own online news service:

The Mountain News -- WA.

Several new photos are in the article and some previously undisclosed information appears as well a hint of more stories to come.

Ange says,

When I met and knew Kelly Merz and his then-time wife Cherlyn in 1994-1995, they were happily married (for around, at that time, 10~11 years) and living in Fayetteville, North Carolina where they both faithfully attended the ntcc's Ft. Bragg Servicemen's Home and Church services at 3324 Rogers Drive.

The couple relocated to the Graham, WA area to attend the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc. Seminary / Bible School (NTCCA NTCS BS).  They also began acquiring real estate properties that they rented to fellow NTCC bible school students, a practice that continues to this day, despite both Merz having left the NTCC.  If you know NTCC, you know that it this is never heard of; people "in" "the organization (NTCC) DO NOT have contact with those who have left.  In religious circles this practice is called "disfellowshipping" or "shunning".

Although the Merz divorced in 2004 after 20 years of marriage, they had enough of a friendship that Kelly called Cherlyn and tearfully confessed to killing his roommate, a 33 year old woman named Cori Lewis.

This is an unspeakable tragedy that, in our opinion, is related to the Merz' long-time involvement in the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc.  Too many stories exist of ntcc putting extreme pressures on people.  Years of ntcc stress has caused many people to change drastically from who they were when they came into the ntcc.  One woman has shared that she was diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stess Disorder) after her years of involvement with the ntcc.  We believe that is also likely in this situation.

Racism In Your NTCC (And Its Deadly Consequences):
For those who don't know them, Kelly Merz is a white man; and Cherlyn is a woman of color.  That should not matter.  But for those who know ntcc, they will understand what that means:

NTCC brags about being "a church of all nations".  But the ugly truth is that the NTCC has a well-documented history of putting down African Americans.  This prejudice stems from the head of the NTCC, rodger wilson davis and his son-in-law, NTCC CEO,  michael craig kekel.  From the pulpit and lectern racial slurs have abounded to include:

• slinging out the N* word
• teaching that "a white man who marries a black woman has low self-esteem"
• white-black "inter-racial marriages" "limit the ministry"
• rap music is "monkey" music
• corn rows or braids were forbidden
• a PONTIAC is just a "Poor Old N*gger that Thinks It's A Cadillac"
• and more

As awful as this racism is, it is just one area of extreme duress the Merz would be subjected to in the ntcc.  Other areas exist.  We really believe that if they were not entangled in the ntcc system of rules and prejudices, Kelly and Cherlyn would still be happily married today and Cori Lewis would be alive.

Sadly, that is not the case.

Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Cori Lewis, who, in our opinion, is yet another victim of the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Inc.

Related Stories:

The Moreno Tragedy Click Here

"The Moreno Tragedy" discusses on this blog the ntcc pressures that drove Roland Moreno to shoot and kill his pregnant wife, 5 year-old son, and then himself.  Eerily, almost exactly eight years to the day, the Moreno Tragedy of death following ntcc duress is repeated in the murder of Cori Lewis.

Click on the labels below to see more related stories on this blog:
 "Moreno" and "Murder"

The Cori Lewis Tragedy has also been covered extensively by Bruce Smith on The Mountain News -- WA in (to date) four related articles:

1)  Body of homicide victim found in a shallow grave on 86th Ave in Graham; local residents provide critical information to police
(same story as "A", above)

2)  Update on Lewis homicide: Shooter had strong ties to Graham

3)  The New Testament Christian Church of Graham: an overview
(same story as "B", above)

4)  Update on Kelly Merz – an interview with his brother, Keith Merz

Further discussion of this tragedy took place on a site called Dreamin' Demon:  Real.  Life.  Horror:  Their article included many references including (1) to the Pierce County Court Database on Kelly Merz, and another (2) to the Prosecutor's Press Release- Removed.  The Dreamin' Demon article emphasized  Merz sexually violating Lewis' remains.  Click below:

Man Confesses To Kissing Victim’s Genitals After Murder

To return to the series about the loss of

The Moreno Family Click Here

Rules for Fools

Once upon a time there was a salesman turned preacher named R-dub, aka rodger wilson davis. R-dub was part of an organization called Pentecostal Church of God. As the story goes, R-dub had a little problem with the rules, mainly the "Thou shalt not commit adultery rule." Rules are made to be broken; or so we have heard; and R-dub decided to fold up his circus tent and take his show somewhere else. Why should HE have to follow someone else's rules?

So R-dub got a wild hair and decided to pedal his gospel under his own banner.  Why follow somebody else's rules when you can make up your own and keep all the profits?  R-dub is as wise as a serpent and as subtle as one too!  [Gen. 3:1]  He found his own angle and developed a grande sales scheme to become rich beyond his wildest dreams.  To pull this off, he would have to surround himself by only the most loyal suck-ups and yes-men that he could find.  To do this he would have to make up some controlling rules and have a litmus test to see who would be loyal to him and who would follow him with unquestioning loyalty and unwavering servitude.

 Obey the MOG
 OR ELSE !!!
 See Rule #1 

The rules that R-dub would institute would have to be masked by Christianity; and people would have to believe that these rules were not his; but that they came from God above.  In order to pull this scam off, R-dub would first need to pass as a deity himself.  Jesus, the True God, is known as the Son of man.  So R-dub would have to be the next best thing:   the man of God (or MOG).  Not only did davis need to be respected and revered; but he needed the praises and worship of men.  This was a very tall order and to pull it off R-dub created Rules for Fools.

Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane,

1 Tim 1:9(p)

The first and most important rule that was necessary was the "Any thing with two heads is a freak" rule.  It was of utmost importance that everyone understood that R-dub and R-dub alone was in charge.  His voice was to be God's voice.  He was to be our Moses;  and we all were to be 'God's chosen' wandering around in the wilderness for forty years.  For every rule to be followed there was a need for supporting scripture to make that rule seem like it came from God.  The "Obey them that have rule over you" scripture was stretched to its limits and twisted to fit every situation where there was no other scripture that could justify control in the life of a fool.  This is all we were to them:  fools with, in tanya kekel's words, "strong backs, but weak minds".

Another scripture that really came in handy was the "touch not mine anointed" line; which not only was taken out of context, but it was a great tool to instill fear into the hearts of R-dub's followers.  Then there was the "you can not serve two masters at the same time" scripture that was used to ensure nobody else would over rule davis.

Now that R-dub's empire was growing and he had a small group of rag-tag loyalists to follow his every whim and crack of the whip, he needed to create more loyal followers to accomplish his ultimate goal which was:  You guessed it!!!! To bring in Money!!!!  This was accomplished by opening the "School of Rules for Fools" otherwise known as the New Testament Christian Seminary (ntcs), or bible school (bs), or cemetery (oops) seminary, or whatever you prefer to call it.  Now they had a place to indoctrinate or brainwash people into believing that this whole scam was of God.  This was accomplished through three techniques:  Psychological Misdirection, Cognitive Illusions and Mental Forcing.  These three ideas are found in Magic acts and are used in Circuses to get people to think they are witnessing a miracle when they are actually being forced into believing an illusion.

Psychological misdirection involves tricking people into fixating on something big in order to make other details seem less important or trivial.   In the spiritual realm a cult leader will emphasize heaven and hell while he slips in a rule.  Have any of you ever experienced this before?  Let's do a little preaching here to demonstrate this principle:  WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT IF A MAN SHALL GAIN THE WORLD AND LOSE HIS OWN SOUL?  IS IT WORTH ONE NIGHT IN THE SACK WITH A PROSTITUTE TO MISS OUT ON HEAVEN?  IS IT WORTH ONE MORE DRINK? IS IT WORTH TELLING A LIE?  WOULD YOU CHOSE TO LET YOUR FAMILY MAKE THIS DECISION FOR YOU?  SOME PEOPLE WILL ALLOW THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO INFLUENCE THEM TO STOP SERVING GOD.  YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO SOUL WINNING EVERY NIGHT; YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO PRAYER MEETINGS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO OBEY THE MAN OF GOD TO GO TO HEAVEN. HELL IS FULL OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE LISTENED TO THE ADVICE OF THEIR FAMILIES.  JESUS SAID, "AND EVERYONE THAT HATH FORSAKEN HOUSES, OR BRETHREN, OR SISTERS, OR FATHER, OR MOTHER, OR WIFE, OR CHILDREN, OR LANDS, FOR MY NAMES SAKE SHALL RECEIVE AN HUNDRED FOLD, AND SHALL INHERIT EVERLASTING LIFE.  MAT 19:29  SOME PEOPLE NEED TO CUT THE UMBILICAL CORD.  MAMA AIN'T GOING TO GET YOU TO HEAVEN.  ONLY JESUS CAN GET YOU TO HEAVEN. YOU GOTTA LOVE HIM MORE THAN MAMA; YOU GOTTA LOVE HIM MORE THAN PAPA, YOU GOTTA LOVE HIM MORE THAN SISTER OR BROTHER OR YOUR BEST FRIEND OR YOU WILL SPLIT HELL WIDE OPEN.

Can anyone shout amen?  Let's break this down.  What is actually being accomplished by this preaching?  First of all scriptures are being manipulated to create an illusion.  We are not disputing that God has to be first in your life but come on.  If you take Mat 19:29 to the extreme, you would never be allowed to live in a house or to own property or to communicate with your family members.  In the above preaching excerpt the idea is to take your mind off of the rules and make you fear eternal damnation.  When people hear this kind of preaching, it causes them to do a few things.  It justifies everything they have been doing and takes their mind off of things they should be thinking about.  It causes them to stay so busy soul winning and praying and reading and attending functions and services that they don't realize or question the double standards that are right in front of them:  How the person screaming at them from the pulpit does not 'go soulwinning' and does visit his 'sinner' family.  These pulpit bullies are Pharisees who "say and do not".  They are hypocrites who tell you to live one way, while they live a different way.  They condemn you for even wanting to enjoy the simple things in life like friends and family; yet they take the time to enjoy friends and family.  They tell you not to own a house; yet they own multiple houses.  Could it be they just want to keep you as a renter in their condemned property?  They have used religion to control you for their private benefit.

Cognitive Illusions are then used to convince people that what they are a part of is the 'move of God' and not man.  In the ntcc an illusion is created that God can only be found there.  Every other religion is wrong; and if you ask an ntcc preacher they will tell you that every other doctrine is a fallacy except for theirs.  Just as any other cult will use scriptures to disprove other denominations, it is no different with the ntcc.  In the ntcc you will find that people are moved by emotion.  Emotion is the oil that lubricates the machine.  They are masters at bringing out the emotions in people.  I am no exception.  I am very emotional and I can cry when reading my bible.  The bible is full of compelling stories that can pull on your heart strings and jerk tears right out of you.  When these ntcc preachers or illusionists take stories in the bible that cause you to get emotional, you focus on only those things that you are feeling.  You don't look at anything that is wrong; and you don't ask questions.  An emotional atmosphere is created where people are totally dependent on feelings.  I've seen some crazy stuff take place around the altar at ntcc services; because the preacher created an illusion that fed off of the emotions of people.  A lot of this emotion is sincere and comes from the heart; but it is used to keep people from seeing what is obvious.  They are in a cult and don't know it.

The easiest way to snap out of this emotional roller coaster ride is to follow the money trail.  People refuse to do this in the ntcc because the emotional feelings are what they rely on to justify the investment they have made into the ntcc.  A huge illusion has been created and people can not see what is really going on right before their eyes.

Cognitive Illusion:  Color Changing Card Trick:  Video Link


Mental forcing is the final tactic the ntcc magicians use to get you to believe that you are following them of your own free will.  I can't emphasize how important it is for you to believe that you are following the leaders of the ntcc of your own free will.  Mental forcing is a mind control technique that has been used by leaders of countries and religions for years to force people to do what those leaders want the people to do by making the people believe their actions are results of their own decisions; and their choices are made of their own free will.  How many times have you heard the expression, "You are a free moral agent"?  What's really being said here:  'We aren't going to force you to serve God; you have to make that decision for yourself.  However, we are going to imply that serving God our  way is the only  way.  We are going to subtly slip in some control parameters to keep you in line; which will control you for as long as you will allow.'

For the ntcc this is done for money and power.  At the very top of the food chain in the ntcc you will find greed, double standards, and hypocrisy.  To make this possible you have been manipulated and lied to.  You are nothing more than a fool to R-dub and those he has surrounded himself with.  The ntcc relies on your gullibility to keep their illusions in place.  The internet is exposing ntcc for what they really are.  How does it feel to be played as a fool for decades of your life?  It's a betrayal that cuts so deep and hurts so many.  It's not all about Jesus.  It's not about souls or going to heaven.

 Sign Before Reading! 

When I attended the ntcc bible school, students were required to sign a paper stating they would obey all the rules, BEFORE they even know what the rules are that they are promising to obey.  Sounds like rules for fools.  But that is how it is in the ntcc:
It's all about a bunch of rules for a bunch of fools.   Let's isolate these fools from the rest of society so we can take their money. They will think they are giving it freely.

 The fool hath said
 in his heart,
 [There is]
 no God. 

Let's make these fools think they are the only ones going to heaven; so they will think there is no other way to make it to heaven outside of the ntcc.  Let's teach them to 'touch not mine anointed'; so they will never say anything bad about us after we use them up and kick them to the curb.
We will make them feel  worthless if they leave the ntcc. We will get them to believe it is their fault, that they are no longer serving God.  We will make them feel  that without us they are nothing, they have nothing, they will never amount to anything without us; they will depend on us for everything, or they will be fools without us. They will amount to nothing if they leave us; they will be big Zeros in life; and they will have nothing set aside to succeed in life; because we have taken everything from them.

 If You Really
 Love God,
 You Would ... 

We have done this all under the guise of Christianity. We will make them feel like it is a sin to attend a wedding or a funeral for a family member. We will tell them how to dress, what to eat, who to visit, and with whom they may  keep company.

We will keep information from them so they remain fools for our cause.  We can't be transparent with our money; or they will know we are playing them for fools; so we will keep their noses out of our business by making them think  that the money they give actually goes to reach souls for Christ.  We will keep them under subjection by making them feel  like fools if they step out of line.  We will treat them like fools if they question us.  We will humiliate them openly from behind the pulpit if they break our rules.  We are the ntcc leaders and we have come up with an ultimate scheme to make us rich and unaccountable to anyone.   We will use the Gospel of Jesus Christ; and we will seek out and find the fools of this world.  We will prey upon the foolish; and we will become rich doing it.

 See then that ye walk circumspectly,
 not as fools, but as wise, Eph 5:15 

If you think all of this sounds far fetched; and you wish to keep allowing these magicians and salesmen to control every aspect of your life, then it would be so easy for you to write us off as the fools and to continue in the direction that you have been convinced is best for you.  We implore you to take a closer look at what you are involved in.  Common sense and human decency begs you to take a closer look at what choices you have made and what you are getting other people involved in.  You say "If this is crazy, let me stay crazy".  Put aside all the cult jargon and compare what you are doing in the ntcc with the bible and with what Jesus did.  Are you a fool for Christ or a fool for the ntcc?

Pimps In The Pulpit

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An Anonymous poster left a link to this video on Jeff's blog.  It so accurately describes the ntcc, especially r w davis, right down to the Cadillac.  At 4:00-4:07 (4 minutes, 0-7 seconds) there is a shot of three offering baskets.  In ntcc there would have to be 7 or more baskets lined up to cover the various collections being taken in each of the five weekly services!!!!!!!$$$$$$$

Pimps in the Pulpit video link

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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E) The Bible says to "Forbid not to marry."... So it was wrong for ntcc to manipulate relationships to stop people from marrying just because one person goes to the ntcc bible school and the other person does not.
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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