September 26, 1975 (2nd post): Evangelist David Wilkerson is surprisingly open about his own mistakes, including one which nearly resulted in the a soul lost to suicide because of his hang up on appearances.

September 26, 1975: Dave Wilkerson evangelical crusade. Dave talks about child-parent relationships and gives some interesting stories.

September 10, 1975 (7th post): Our decision to hitchike to St. John’s has begun to bear the fruit of peace and joy, in spite of the uncertainties we’ve experienced since our arrival.

September 10, 1975 (6th post): We find joy and cleansing through a chance meeting with friends of the Waterman’s, fellow born-again Christians who have the same openess of heart and non-condeming attitude regarding faults shared.

September 10, 1975 (5th post): The church leaders who see us as stumbling blocks to the salvation of youth, fail to understand that it is they who are the stumbling blocks.

September 10, 1975 (4th post): I reflect on how we were kicked out of the Baptist Youth conference over the Labor day weekend and by those who were former Christian friends.

September 10, 1975 (3rd post): We believe God has purposely and repeatedly led us into dire circumstances, so as to reveal to us the hypocirsy of traditional Christianity. I digress, recalling our experiences at the Baptist Youth Congress.

September 10, 1975 (2nd post): Upon arrival in St. John’s we stayed in youth hostel, then were offered a room in a non-christian couple’s place. Non of the many Christians we met and fellowshipped with during our first week were willing to help us out with a place to stay, even though Cindy is nine months pregnant.

September 10, 1975: Hitchiked across Nova Scotia to the Cape Breton ferry then the 3 or 4 hundred miles across Newfoundland. We feel caught between two worlds: traditional Christianity and Christian community. Having tasted the joy of daily shared experiences with other believers; having experienced the greater love found among believers dwelling together in unity; how can we do other than strive for what is best?

August 6, 1975 Wednesday: We try relocating to Bear River but nothing works out so we move to Halifax in the hopes of finding work and a place to minister.