See new testimonies below: Eight new testimonies from David Stadelhofer, Hil Llanto, Maryse Gallagher, Susana Ginze, Stan Paczynski, Sam Harley and Robert Brown
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Those were the days, my friend
by Eric Richardson Remembering a Christmas Eve, around 10 degrees in Dallas! We'd been selling frozen carnations and on the way home the MFT van broke down. So there's our team hunkered down in the back of a pickup being driven back to our center by some kind sole....
read more50 monchichis decorate Christmas tree
by Diana Berreman Davies My first 2 Christmases nobody went home, but we didn't fundraise either. I was very close to my home both years, but there had been a lot of kidnappings recently Also Father asked us to stay together and offer it up, as it was a providentially...
read moreMr Kamiyama gave MFTers $100
by Robert Gauper A few times, Mr. Kamiyama gave us MFTers $100.00 to buy Christmas presents to send to our families. I would send $50.00 to my wife in New Zealand, which was a lot of money because of the weak NZ dollar at that time. My wife would then buy presents...
read moreWe made an introductory video for our local “We were there” chapter in Los Angeles. Several members have shared their deep experiences in the movement.
In the video are Jose Fragosa, Caroline Cecile, Robert Brown, Hil Llanto, Susana Ginze and Sam Harley.