I know it's been a long time since I've posted. Life has been busy. I actually had a cute comment I was going to make, but my heart just isn't into it. And I really want to share my experiences in India with you. My heart just isn't there.
For my family and friends who don't go to my church, here is a quick update: Our pastor has decided to leave church, his friends, his family, and God to pursue a relationship with another woman at our church. They are not sorry for what they are doing and this has caused a lot of heartache.
I know, DT, that you are reading these blogs and that you don't care. I know you said that when you two read our blogs that it just pushes you farther away. And that is sad. When did your heart turn to stone? Are you proud? I hope that every time you look at your tattoo on your wrist you are reminded that you are no longer a Revolutionary or a Christ follower. You have now become a DT follower.
You say that you are with the Lord and you are following His way? Where in the Bible does it say to leave your wife, leave your kids, and start an adulterous affair? That is not God you are following, that is the devil!!
For those of you that have never met DT, he wasn't always like this. David and Laura (his wife) have made a huge impact on my life. They were my final link to Christ and I will always be thankful and love them for that. David was there when we lost our babies, and was there when we buried Aaron. He answered my questions, challenged me to grow in my faith, and inspired me to go out and share God's love with others. He believed in me and taught me how to be a leader. I wish you could have known that David Trotter. That is the man that I will always remember. I pray that is what his kids remember too.
David, I will always be thankful for that time in my life, and I will never regret having you in my life. I don't know why you changed. I do know that you have been changing over the past year and I haven't liked you. I told Rene in India that I couldn't serve under you and I wanted to leave Revolution because of you. So I guess in some way I'm glad that you are gone. I love Revolution and the family that I have here.
I'm excited to see how God uses this moment. I can already see Him at work and it's awesome! We are going to see new leaders step up and shine. I know it's not going to be an easy road, but I know God is right there with us and caring for us. We have amazing leaders at our church and I'm excited to see them step up to God's calling.
To the two people who decided to follow your own flesh instead of God, I am praying for you. I care about both of you and don't want to see you hurt. I am scared of what will happen when you realize what you have done. When that happens, remember that God loves you and is there. Just call out to Him!
I want to share India with all of you and I will. I have decided to share my India journal with you. The next few days are going to be very busy, but I hope to start posting my journal soon.
Take care my family and friends. I love you and I am so thankful that God has placed you in my life.
Monday, March 10, 2008
This is not what I wanted my post to be about....
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You are dead on, Jenny. You have so much clarity. Thanks for your honest thoughts and feelings. I love that we have each other to help us get through this.
Thanks Jenny for your honesty, you are so right. It's amazing how many people I have heard use the 1 year mark as a reference to when things started changing, we have been saying that ourselves for a while. I assumed Dave was reading these blogs, after all right now they are all about him which is his favorite topic.
Like you I have felt disconnected from church for the last year. We have stayed because of the middle school group and the awesome job that Darrenn and his team does. We had been talking that next year we would have to change churches when Chandler was out of middle school, now hopefully things will change.
I do know this. People are excited like I have never seen before about what God is going to do through us. In fact I know of people that had left the church because of Dave that are planning to come back now that he is gone.
Ditto. You are so wise
Hi Jenny, thanks for your uplifting post on my blog. I am pretty sure I know who you are. Are you the one with the beautiful red hair? Anyhow, this was a great post. Obviously we never got to see the "old" Dave since it is almost exactly a year since we have been coming. I guess I was just naive and wanted to see only goodness in him. I was clining very tightly to church, both for myself and being an example to my family. I'm actually glad I was naive through all of this. I would not have done well with seeing the ugly changes taking place. It would have scared me and made me question everything. That is just who I am. To me life is black and white. I know that is not always a good perspective, but like I said it is me. I'm working on that though. That is why the compassion and forgiveness part of all of this is hard for me. Jenny, I hope to personally meet you very soon. Take Care and thanks again for your kind words.
Sharon
Jenny- What you have said took so much courage- thank you. I see Jesus shining through you in such a sweet, tender way. You and Rene have been such an inspiration to Bob and I and now I know why. I am looking forward to serving along side the two of you as we serve our Lord together.
David's world view shifted from a God-centered one to a self-centered one. Self does not care who gets hurt; it wants what it wants. Only a heart that is willing to stay humble and accountable will stay pliable.
We cannot control another's actions;
only our response. May God grant us the power to respond in ways that please Him.
Continue to speak the truth in love.
hi, jenny I heard the news that he no long belongs to this church, He had me print shirts for your church then said that the shirts happen to be off a quarter of inch. and would not pay for them but asked to pay half of the invoice and take them all because I had no need for them....well I've had them for the last two years and I've tried to sale them off to the church and break bread and hand out a olive branch. since the deal was with David T. and no one other person. I have had my cause rebunked by a one C.WALKER. for workmanship? well I trusted this church so I never asked for a deposit and felt that any church would do the right thing well I hate to be the one to tell you that the people at the top of this church still have the same ideas and faith that David T. had and I would suggest that a new church would be the best thing for you and people that belong to this church.....SORRY for the pain that you have felt since the person that has been the leader of a church and a good teacher felt that his own needs were far greater then those of the people that listen to him teach the word of god....I'm still a little upset after two years that I lost so much money but have to recover some of the money I lost........please see the shirts goggle: ineedarevolution.com and I'll be the 3rd list down and the 4th and the 5th...coming soon ineedarevolution.net and .org and .info
karma.........
the printer
I feel the pain!
he burned me before all of you...so I know just how you feel not as deep but I feel you
...."The lips of another man's wife may be as sweet as honey and her kisses as smooth as olive oil, but when it is all over she leaves you nothing but bitterness and pain. She will take you down to the world of the dead, the road she walks is the road to death. She does not stay on the road to life; but wanders off, and does not realize what is happening. Now listen to me, sons and never forget what I am saying. keep away from such a woman! Don't even go near her door! If you do others will gain the respect that you once had, and you will die young at the hands of merciless men. Yes, strangers will take all your wealth and what you have worked for will belong to someone else. You will lie groaning on your deathbed, you flesh, and muscles being eaten away and you will say. "Why would I never learn? Why would I never let anyone correct me? I wouldn't listen to my teachers. I paid no attention to them. And suddenly I found myself publicly disgraced. ......"The Lord sees everything you do. Wherever you go, he is watching. The sins of a wicked man are a trap. He gets caught in the net of his own sin. He dies because he has no self control. His utter stupidity will send him to his grave." Proverbs 5, says it all. By the way, it takes "2".
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