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Originally Posted by countmeworthy
Imho, for whatever it's worth..San Diego was for the most part a healthy church compared to the horror stories I have heard about other localities. Not to say we did not have our problems but they were at a minimum or kept from me.
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I agree with you on the church in San Diego not being as chaotic as some other churches. John smith really cared about the saints. He wasn't a cookie cutter cut out. And he was very stable and mature. What made me sense the Lords blessing was leaving in 1974 was uprooting and disrupting those new churches that were formed in the summer of 1972. And the centralization with Anaheim becoming the seat of authority. It was a sadness I felt and I know other saints felt it too. But we have all learned a great deal over the years from everything that happened. Learned things about ourselves and others,and about our Lord Jesus and his faithfulness to us in our weakness and failure. Since I've been on this site local church discussions a lot of sediment has stirred up in my soul which is good,I'm reminded of the good as well the bad,expirences,and how precious Christ and the saints are,and how blessed it is to be part of His purpose