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Jim Bramlett
Jul 24, 2004
- Dear friends: On July 16th I forwarded a message revealing how a Christian man, Larry Lee, was expelled from a Marietta, Georgia YMCA for sharing the gospel. It was appalling. As I did, many people wrote the YMCA director about it, and received the same reply and lame excuse.
- Now, thank the Lord, the matter has been resolved. Below is a letter from Mr. Lee explaining.
- Jim
- _______________________
- Dear Friends,
- On Friday, July 23, 2004, I met with the Executive Director of the Cobb County YMCA, Tom McCleskey.
- I am thrilled to report that Mr. McCleskey has welcomed me back to the East Cobb YMCA as a member in good standing.
- Mr. McCleskey (tomm@ymcacobb.org) will be issuing a statement sometime during the day on Monday, July 26, 2004, to appear on the YMCA website (www.ymcacobb.org). The purpose of the statement will be to announce that this situation has been resolved, and that at no time did I pose a threat to the safety or security of anyone at the YMCA, which of course includes the two high school seniors with whom I shared the gospel of Jesus Christ on July 2, 2004.
- I want to take this opportunity to first of all thank God for His incredible work in bringing this situation to a wonderful resolution. I also want to say that I thank God for all of you as my friends, many of whom I've never even met, for your prayers and active involvement in this very important matter. This has been a very difficult 3 weeks for my family, as a false portrayal of "Dad" was being circulated on the World Wide Web. With the full restoration of my membership, the YMCA has cleared the air of any false accusations, and for that I am grateful. Both the YMCA and I agree that the safety of all people at the YMCA deserves top priority, and we agree that sharing the gospel respectfully and appropriately is certainly a worthy activity at a Christian organization.
- Friends, please remember that sharing the gospel is still legal in this country, even though this is not the case in many countries around the world. And sharing the gospel is still the Great Commission that Jesus gave us before He ascended into heaven. My prayer is that this situation would serve as an encouragement to you to share the good news of Jesus Christ with others in a loving, respectful, courageous and truthful manner as ambassadors of Christ.
- And, as I've requested in the past, if you contact the YMCA regarding the resolution of this matter, please do so with every effort to be Christ-like in your manner.
- God bless you all.
- Larry Lee, President
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