[UntoHim]

Thank you so much for your heartfelt post. I'm at a lost for words. The good news is that there are several Forum members who have gone through the Full-Time Training as a younger person and will probably have a lot better advise for you.

As far as the theological side of things, I can only recommend to you that you have to preach the genuine Gospel to your friend. As funny as it may sound, this "faux" theological seminary (the Full-Time Training) is extremely theologically imbalanced. About 95+% of the material is from the ministry of one man - Witness Lee. A scant few things come from the ministry of Lee's mentor, Watchman Nee (died in Chinese Communist prison 1972) I also can't say that the atmosphere of the FTTA is very socially balanced. And yes, one aspect is that they forbid ANY male-female contact. Of course the trainees know this going in so your friend is in a very tough situation. Pray for him. I know this doesn't give you much to go on, but the situation "is what it is".

I can assure you that many on the Forum will be praying for you and as I noted, some should be able to come on the Forum and give you some good advise.

Blessings
Your brother who is unto Him.