There is a crisis in the ICC. Recently, some leaders of the ICC
left the movement and a bunch of members left with them. The following
is a letter sent out by the leadership - telling members not to
speak with these people . They call it "marking." I
was "marked" in 1989 by Kip McKean personally. Members
were told they would be in sin if they talked with me. This situation
illustrates the need for a mind control group to do "Information
Control and Thought Control."
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This letter is being sent to you to inform you of a very serious
and sad situation that has just occurred in the Madrid church.
Last Friday, February 25th, the leaders of the Madrid church,
David Medrano and Natercia Alves, called a meeting consisting
of some Madrid leaders and also of leaders from the Las Palmas
and Lisbon churches. These leaders assumed that they were going
to attend a ministry workshop, but ended up in a very different
sort of meeting.
David and Natercia began sharing their supposed concerns about
the movement and top leaders in the movement. It quickly began
to be obvious that they were not at the questioning stage, but
rather had come to their conclusions, and were on a very destructive
and divisive track. At no time had either David or Natercia
called the Boston Leadership to ask questions or voice concerns.
Several leaders of the Lisbon church left this first meeting
and called Boston for help. Randy, the Fergusons, the Bellmors
along with Juan Zaragoza and several European leaders (Franck
and Fabienne Descotes and xxx xxxxx) left immediately
for Madrid. Upon arriving in Madrid, the alarming details of
the various meetings were shared.
Several men from the Mainline Church of Christ in America were
in town directing the division, including Ed Powers, who split
the church in Indianapolis, and Isaiah Pickett, a former elder
in the Chicago church. Both of these men have been officially
marked by the International Church of Christ as divisive heretics.
David and Natercia called for other meetings, which were held
with those who would attend. Unbelievably, this group even came
in to disrupt the meeting we called with the church Saturday
night.
Refusing to engage in controversy with men who were marked
as dangerous and divisive, we asked the disciples to come with
us to a meeting in another location. A number came with us and
a number stayed to hear the highly critical and destructive
teaching of the other group.
At this point, the majority of the church is now meeting with
us and we believe that most of them can be saved from this factious
attempt to destroy the church. Although it breaks our hearts,
because of ongoing divisiveness through phone calls and e-mails,
David Medrano and Natercia Alves are being marked as divisive
people, along with David’s brother Steve, who recently fell
away from the Las Palmas church. In keeping with Romans 16:17-19,
we are asking that no disciple engage in any type of communication
whatsoever with these people.
I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions
and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching
you have learned. Keep away from them. [18] For such people
are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By
smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
[19] Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I am full of
joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good,
and innocent about what is evil.
If anyone is contacted by them in person, by phone or by e-mail
please notify your lead evangelist immediately. We then ask
the lead evangelist to communicate with the Boston Leadership.
If there is a desire to repent, direct them to Randy or to Gordon
for all conversations.
Wolves have entered the flock, but Jesus has intervened to
preserve as many sheep as possible and now we must work with
Him to prevent further damage.
Dave and Lori Seavey are being sent immediately from Boston
to lead the Madrid Church. Juan and Olga Zaragoza will join
them from Boston as soon as their baby is born. Gordon and Theresa
Ferguson will remain for at least one month in Madrid. Plans
are already being made to send in more disciples form Boston
and Europe to help strengthen the situation.
Please be praying that God will somehow bring good from this
evil situation, and since Satan has been behind it all, redouble
your efforts to win as many as possible from his terrible grasp.
The surest way to win a victory even in challenging times is
to refuse to be distracted from the mission of seeking and saving
the lost. We love you very much. May God bless all of your labors
with joy and fruitfulness in His name.
Love,
Randy and Kay McKean
Gordon and Theresa Ferguson
Wyndham and Jeanie Shaw
