Your Website Has Gone Too Far

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I still see another picture of me there. Please remove it.  I find this embarrassing, totally. </div> <bR> <div> I also was unhappy about the references to the LSM and the church in Detroit. I would really recommend you not go in that direction. To say those things on the web is damaging to others and to yourself. PLEASE don't take these matters to the web. If you have a real problem w/ the brothers in Anaheim, go directly to them and fellowship. Also the same for the leading brothers in the church in Detroit. They are reasonable, helpful brothers. Why not try to work this matter out in the Lord. Taking this stuff to the web is the not the way to go. </div> <bR> <div> I love you. Please reconsider what you are doing. Have more fellowship with the brothers. I don't think it is fair for you to say: "church in Westland" since none of us even know where the gatherings are. My family has been in Westland since 1976 and I was willing to meet w/ you all, but not if you are going to say what you are saying on the web. If you put yourself in the position of determining who is and who is not "denominated" among the brothers you are really going to far. </div> <bR> <div> If you want to fellowship, give me a call and we can all get together. I am open anytime. Love to you in the Lord. </div> <bR> <div> Sincerely, your sister, (<I>the name is removed to protect the sister</I>)</div> <bR> <div> WEBSITE RESPONSE 1</div> <bR> <div> Sorry for the pictures still being there. I honestly thought I removed them already. I'll check and remove it right away. </div> <bR> <div> I'm not sure what you are referring to when you mention, "about the references to the LSM and the church in Detroit" in your Email ... what are these and where are they on my site? It is not at all my goal to downgrade or denegrate LSM or the church in Detroit. I am hoping to simply make distinctions between what I believe and practice and what others may practice. It sounds like you think I am attacking. That is not at all my intention. Please let me know the article or places you are referring to and I will re-evaluate what I have written. </div> <bR> <div> When it comes to the brothers, we love you all. I do not feel to have a meeting life as we once held to. We are pursuing the Lord as deeply as before but not according to the format that you are familiar with. Concerning the website:  "For the Church in Westland," we are not promoting another group, but just offering spiritual food for all the saints in Westland and wherever else saints may find nourishment. The website, I believe, portrays that. </div> <bR> <div> In Him</div> <bR> <div> WEBSITE RESPONSE 2</div> <bR> <div> I checked the website and my base computer where I do the edits ...  Your picture is not there.  I removed it at least a month or two before receiving your Email (<I>shown above</I>).  Again, I apologize for forgetting to remove it sooner.  I will also most likely remove a bunch of other pictures as well.  I have been swamped and that has not been my priority.</div> <div>  </div> <div> We are also open to you and the saints.  Our emphasis is relationships in Christ, not meetings.  We have not "pushed" ourselves on any of the saints who meet with the "church in Detroit" so as not to cause any waves nor give anyone the impression we are trying to dissuade anyone from meeting as you do.  It seems you take a view that we are offended or have a problem with the brothers.  This is not the case.  We no longer feel peaceful with some of the practices we once held to and this caused us to cease meeting as we had in the past.  </div> <div>  </div> <div> We are ever seeking Christ.  We are ever pursuing Him to overcome.  We are ever desiring and seeking oneness among the Body of Christ.  We still appreciate the ministries of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee and we still receive the saints as saints.  We just do not practice the same as we did in the past.</div> <div>  </div> <div> You have been and always are welcome at our home.  We love to grab another plate off the shelf for food and fellowship.</div> <div>  </div> <div> I would appreciate more details regarding your "concern" about my website.  I repeat, it is not nor has been my intention to attack the "Recovery" or the saints.  However, I do feel to make distinctions between what I see and what I was involved in for 13 years.  On one hand, you may not agree with my distinctions and I hope you can respect my feelings before the Lord.  On the other hand, if my writing is unclear or inaccurate then I do want to change it.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>