Dear Jim,
 
Amen, Amen, Amen. It's about time someone said what you said! Too often those in the LORD's army are killed by "friendly fire".
 
You can always be counted on to defend the brethren, always. May God bless you for it. I know Father is proud of you for what you say about other Christians.
 
Each one of these Ministers is on the front line taking hits from the enemy every day. When the devil's group takes pot shots at them, many Christians help them do it. NO they do not owe an accounting to the secular world and definately not to Congressmen who hate Christians. They owe an accounting to their supporters for how they use ministry money and they ALL have it available to us. They do not owe anyone else an accounting of their personal monies salary, gifts, purchases, etc. That is between them and God just as it is for the rest of the body of Christ.
 
In fact some of these Ministries send out once a year an over all financial statement. With that is included contact information if a fuller account is desired.
 
As for how these our brethren became so blessed by God, it is as you say. They sowed and gave and blessed others. Some of these people have given away many automobiles and have reaped autos in return. These autos they have then given away to needy people because they cannot possibly use them all. But t h e n  you know what happens? They get more and more autos and better ones, the high priced ones other Christians are jealous of because God never caused them to give away a car. This is God's law of sowing and reaping, giving and getting and how dare we allow anyone to criticise a Christian for putting them into practice.
 
I could say more but for now I will leave this to everyone's conscience. We need to be praying for our brothers and sisters in the devil's attacks on them instead of helping the enemy. It is no wonder when we violate Scripture to prove to the world that we are followers of Christ by how we love one another, that the world looks at our actions and says, "If that's a Christian, I don't want to be one." And you had better believe they are saying it.
 
I'm sorry, dear Doves, but I must say one more thing. How many of us could live our lives in a fish bowl and pass every test the world gives us? How many of us would have something in our lives to be judged for even if it was not wrong but only appeared to be? Most of these brethren live exemplary lives because they have been in the spotlight for a long time. I know others would have a lot to judge me for because I do not live up to THEIR standards. I pray I live up to God's, but even then I know I fail at times.
 
Please let's pray for these little ones in God's sight, the apple of His eye. They have the well known name but to Father they are "son" or "daughter". Most of these six are God's best servants. Who are we to judge them.
 
Thank you for considering these things. May we all repent, if we have judged. And brother, Jim, I know to you God says, "Well done, thy good and faithful servant."
 
Blessings,
Shelva