I have a buddy, Tom Cabeen, and I was talking ot him about the formation of BRCI. Tom was there at the beginning.....
They started back in the early eighties. Today, the internet is our mode of connecting, however, it was letter, phone, and personal visits back then. I can not imagine the effort needed, without internet, to contact and arrange an event so "underground" (that is the term Tom used) as an "apostate" meet up. The group formed and went on for twelve...fifteen years before starting a site. They have talked to thousands since BRCI formed.
We all, here, and across the globe, that oppose the lies, half truths, rewrites, and mind control of the WT owe a huge, huge debt to BRCI. The folks who formed this little group are, truely, trailblazers in regard to forming a bridge across the chasm of doubt and anxiety in leaving the WT. They and others are ministering to a diverse, uncertain, and emotionally charged crowd. BRCI and Beacon Light and, later, Freeminds were my foundatin stones five years ago.
Imagine, though, BEFORE that, when the resources were not there. We need to form a "museum" of sorts to memorilize these heros. A "wall" where thier names are inscribed....something....
With appreciation to them and all of you,
V