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A Sample Community, Deep in the Heart of Texas |
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 "We are proving that it can be done, a total 100% living for God: living in a totally new society loving one another and having the Truth!" |
David and his followers left California in
April of 1969, for a brief stay in Tucson, Arizona. From there, they crisscrossed North
America on a year-long witnessing trek which attracted much media attention and about 50
new disciples. A newspaper reporter was the first to liken them to "Moses and the
Children of God," and the names stuck. In January 1970, the group settled at an abandoned ranch in Texas that had formerly been Fred Jordan's "Texas Soul Clinic" (TSC) missionary training camp. Since leaving California, the group had doubled in size to about 120. Here David set about implementing his vision for a true New Testament community. He poured his heart and soul into the young converts, encouraging them to be a living sample of true Christianity and to do all they could to reach out to others with the Gospel. At the time he wrote: "What makes us unique is that we are living like Jesus intended for His Church to live." [39] "We are proving that it can be done. We are here to preach not a 50% or a 70%, but a total 100% living for God: living in a totally new society, loving one another and having the Truth. Our message will go over the whole world. They have heard from the Church that Jesus saves, but they don't want any part of churchianity. But they will hear about Jesus from you because you will be living it. You will be a living ensample of the Truth. You are preaching it in the greatest way of preaching -- by living it!" [40] |
