Sometimes I think the CoG is its biggest hindrance. Let…

Sometimes I think the CoG is its biggest hindrance. Let me explain from personal evidence. (1) CoG Missionaries who visited my local CoG often stated that regardless of how much money was donated to them, they were allocated certain funds and anything above that amount was retained by CoG headquarters. (2) Our friend Vince, a graduate of Lee College, was sent by the CoG headquarters to Italy. He was to receive certain finances from headquarters for his cost of living. However, his funds really never arrived. His pregnant wife lost their baby due to lack of nourishment. Vince resorted to obtaining bones from a local butcher that were donated to him, which he boiled in a pot of water so he and his family could eat. Vince wrote to his parents in the USA for a loan to get his wife back home. He remained behind for several months until he had adequate funds for an airline ticket. Today, Vince and his family are no longer affiliated with the CoG but are now affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. (3) Then there was Lee & Carol (attended Lee College) who were sent into NY City by CoG headquarters to start a work among the Jewish people. A budget of One Million Dollars was to be raised. No monies came to them. After a year or more, Carol pressured Lee to call headquarters. They soon discovered that, yes One Million Dollars was indeed raised. However, most of the funds went to pay for the salaries of the Director and his secretary, and then there was the expense of maintaining an office. The remaining few dollars which consisted of a few hundred dollars was sent to Lee and the Jewish work in NY City. It was devastating to them. Today, both are no longer affiliated with the CoG. One is in Israel, the other is working with Mexican people. Now I am not trying to talk bad against the CoG. What I am saying is that the CoG must make changes in the way it deals with its membership and its ministry.