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Healed in the FTTA, B.L.

I grew up in a Christian family in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. After studying biology and environmental studies in college and graduate school, I came to the Full Time Training in Anaheim (FTTA) in the fall of 1997. Although I had heard certain things concerning the FTTA, I still didn't know what to expect when I came. However, the benefits that I ended up receiving were more than I had ever imagined.

I was a broken human being, both spiritually and humanly, and my coming to the Training was a type of healing. I, who had best friends who had never seen me cry, was brought to the point of tears many times by God's softening my heart. Via my gradual release of pain and frustration, He broke through all my defenses within and showed me how I desperately needed to rely on Him to go on in my Christian life.

Coming to the FTTA gave me plenty of opportunities to learn to live and relate with various people from many different backgrounds, cultures and personal dispositions. Through this I learned a precious lesson about forgiveness, as well as how to cherish people as human beings. I found that these human interactions would ultimately benefit the building up of Christ's Body much more than judgments and criticisms.

Throughout my two years of training I developed a taste for the ministry material of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee that I had never had before. During the breaks between training terms I hungrily devoured many Life-Study messages and books.

Most importantly, my time in the FTTA brought me closer to God Himself. I was helped to develop a sweeter, more intimate relationship with my wonderful Lord. Day by day I was presented with the opportunity to spend time with Him in the morning and linger in His presence.

All in all, the Training has given me many rich experiences of Christ that I will treasure forever.

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