THE "TRUTH REVOLUTION" SERIES!   6/88     DB 7, page 507

Dear Family,
         GBY! The following Letters which make up the "Truth Revolution" series took place back in 1979, & although they will probably bring back painful memories for those involved, we wanted to publish them now for the benefit of the entire Family. So when reading them please remember to look for any lessons that you might be able to apply to yourself, rather than pointing the finger at others, who have gone on from that time & made progress. As Sara commented in "The Truth Revolution!" ("The Story of Our Children"--TSOOC 90), "They deserve a lot of credit for having made it through these very trying times, unlike many others who haven't made it. We do hope these lessons learned the hard way will be ones that will benefit others & make of us all mightier men for David, more obedient & submitted to every request & new Letter, as we're without excuse! Lord help us & make us all a blessing, & obedient blessings at that! In Jesus' name, amen!"
         The portion of Sara's Letter ("The Truth Revolution!") which follows is to give you the background of the story:

         We had beautiful crispy fall weather that October in Southern Europe & all of us were excited beyond description about the arrival of six new Family members to our staff! It was an absolute first that a married couple, actually a threesome with their three children, would be joining Dad & Maria's personal Staff, which was then living apart from the Folks, but still near their apartment location. All preparations had been arranged for several weeks as this precious team had been very faithful to raise over $3000 to cover their travel & landing funds before coming to Europe, & Maria herself had been on the phone several times checking on their progress, making sure their health was suitable for joining our Home soon, & helping them sort out any problems they had in trying to get overseas to join us as soon as possible. Dad was especially anxious to have Don, the male member of the team, as a tip-top mechanic to help work on our caravans & cars, & Liz, the mother, helping with domestic oversight, sewing, cooking etc., & Jill the second wife & helpful childcare worker as well, to help with their three children, Tamar age 6, Ted age 4 & little Johnny, only 20 months old.
         This new team had been in close correspondence with Dad, Maria & Peter, reporting on themselves, their talents, their history in the Family, testimonies & all, but yet never suspected that they would be living in the Staff Home, rather expecting to join some European WS Unit. Maria stressed to us that she was hoping that this team could newly oversee our Staff Home & that Liz, the mother, would possibly even be able to help on our Childcare writings! The Staff Home was certainly in prayer to be sure that we'd make this team very welcome & happy, getting adjusted for the first time to living in Europe & also the fact that they would be living quite selah & doing behind-the-scenes work, as opposed to the front-line battle & life of faith that they were used to over the past years! We were certainly hoping & praying for the best & expecting this team to be a tremendous asset to our growing Family!
         Dear Dad & Maria had the very highest expectations for this incoming team, as we had heard nothing but good news about them from all reports received. Dad & Maria with Sue, Dora & little Techi, drove all the way to the airport to greet this new team personally, which was another first! As usual, our newcomers' first week or more of getting adjusted included their writing their daily reactions to coming to our house, reading the newest Letters that were in production, & reporting to Dad & Maria as much as possible their past experiences on the field--reacting with any kind of observations, whether positive or negative, about coming to join us. They had every opportunity to be honest & open in acquainting themselves with Dad & Maria on paper, knowing how very interested the Folks were in their personal lives!
         Dad even gave this team a second-hand car, several years old, which we had purchased used just before their arrival! Because Don was an expert mechanic & had experience in repairing almost every kind of vehicle in the past, Dad knew that his gift would be a great blessing to this team & any repairs could be done by Don himself! Because Liz was soon to oversee the household, shopping, sewing etc., she was not to do any dishes, cooking or shopping herself, but rather oversee the house in full so that hopefully I would have more time to write the Story of Davidito. We were all very thankful to receive this new team, so happy to have another couple help, with so very much pubs work to be done, & we certainly got along well & learned to love them dearly in a very short time.

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