Hello Everyone. I have several announcements, updates, etc
- Starting on August 15, 2017 I’m taking downtime from ubfriends. In other words I’m taking a break. You can still contact me and the admin it’s just that there won’t be any articles for a while until September 1, 2017. The main reason is that I don’t want to burn out. I’m a human with limitations. Furthermore, I’m still a student so the semester will be starting soon not just for me but for college students as a whole. So I need to get ready for the study by getting textbooks, school supplies, and the mundane tasks that college students have to do. This is an opportunity for those who were on vacation or busy during the summer to catch up on the articles made this summer.
- Any feedback on articles is recommended and helpful to the admin. When there is no hearts and no comments on an article like this one (http://ubfriends.net/on-conscience-by-john-wesley/) it is difficult for me to determine if you the viewers liked it or hated it? When there is a rating or comments given it can help me see what you the viewers like or don’t like.
- What ever happened to the ex-members from the earlier years of ubfriends? The ex-members from Karcher’s generation have overall more or less moved on. That is why you don’t see Schafer, Toh, Jesmer commenting or making articles here on ubfriends anymore. They are still alive and thriving and free from UBF 🙂
- To the ex-members from Eric Navas’ generation: It’s recommended to share your personal story. Its a part of healing. [Note: a part of healing not the only way to heal]. One of my close friends who left UBF during the third reform movement told me via email that the reason he doesn’t write anymore on this site is to leave room for the new generation of ex-members to comment and share their story here.
- When I come back from my downtime there will be an article every 1-2 weeks for during the semester I have 5 classes in addition to my job. There will be more about the future articles a little later.
We are still alive, lol 🙂
When our crisis/reform movement was in high swing, back in 2012 or so, I predicted the next wave of crisis/reform would be in 2019. That was based on the patterns I saw, where the movements were happening faster each time (i.e. less time in between the events).
But it is GOOD NEWS to see that the 5th crisis/reform is happening in 2017, and that the 4th and 5th movements are connected in some significant ways. That is an answer to our “10,000 times prayer to raise up 140,000 ex ubf members”…lol just kidding!
Seriously though, this is GOOD NEWS because this means crisis/reform at ubf is no longer segregated events–it is a continual process. So the 6th and 7th events may not even be able to be named–they will all blur together as people reject ubfism.
Eddi/Eric/everyone – the best thing to do is to just “be there”. I am glad I stuck around to support ubfriends (both the .net and the .org websites) until this crisis/reform could happen. In the past, every generation had to start over. Now, crisis/reform is a normal part of ubf, which is also predictable since ubfism is by nature setup to crumble every 4 or 5 years. Kudos for being there for everyone!
Also I want to give a HUGE SHOUT-OUT to Wholenumber!!!
** Very good job to get the ubfism insider language documented **
If you want to break free from ubf’s poisonous grip on your life, one good starting point is to understand the fake language they use!
Glossary of UBF Terminology
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btw, congratulations on generating over 1,000 comments! Clearly there is not just “one or two disgruntled former members” as ubf leaders like to falsely claim.
Eddie, Eric and those who contributed
You are doing a great job. I am a parent from Toronto Canada with a family member entangled in UBF. I resonate with many of the articles you posted. Without these documentations, it would look like I make things up because of the cover up and lies. Sometimes I wonder if these Korean ‘missionaries’ have nothing better to do than scheming to ruin young lives and their families. Instead of teaching true biblical principles, they compete with parents for the love of other people’s sons, then separate them from the family, slander behind the parents to drive a wedge between the family members. If they truly want to be missionaries, why don’t they first go to theology school and legitimately do God’s work.
Keep up your good work.