A woman who wears pants or immodest dress will produce a daughter that will have either masculine character or rebellious character or the qualities of a strange woman. I am writing this letter to commend the Hephzibah House ministry.
Patti Williams, along with her husband Ron, founded Hephzibah House, an unlicensed Baptist girls group home in Winona Lake, Indiana.Williams died several years ago, but her husband still continues to operate Hephzibah House. HHM is filling a distinct void and meeting a tremendous need in a vital area as they endeavor to salvage tender lives for productive purposes in families, churches and human society. Young ladies who would have gone wild and perhaps ended up dead or marred for life, are now productive pastor’s wives, missionary’s wives, and faithful women across the land. And that is not possible in a normal home situation. Williams died several years ago, but her husband still continues to operate Hephzibah House. Does it make sense for a Christian woman to cover her body with modest Godly clothing then take these clothes off to go in for mixed swimming? Meaningful memories. , under great protest from her. This marked such a deep change that he never drank again. Garden Lady is right -what were the cops and CPS thinking? Often this is not an easy process, but with patience, they can be helped until they can make responsible decisions on their own. Her dress and character will bear fruit in her children. Dr Jon Dybdahl Then you say women have been bound for thousands of years and they ought to be allowed more freedom. Our prayer is that someday the things she learned with come back to her, and she will find the way to real, satisfying life—life in fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ. This is yet another example of why I hate fundamentalism.
Memories of people and events that changed our lives decisively for the good. In all of this matter, these Bible verses are very appropriate:“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man (anyone) soweth, that shall he also reap” Galatians 6:7.“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners” (I Corinthians 15:33).“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? They could have said anything, they could have maligned us and bashed us, and all they did was praise us. Fortunately, shortly after arriving, she settled down and settled in.
Your family has been a great encouragement and testimony to me. Even then I wanted to be beautiful. How ridiculous. Pastor Ron has made a relevant addition to the journey of every believer. Thank you for having such a ministry as the Hephzibah House, what a truly needed ministry! Parents need to read these stories before sending their children to be tortured! I soon learned that I could control men with my eyes, voice, body movements and dress. Having spent years counseling abuse victims, I can easily spot the distrust in the eyes of an abused person if he is near the one who has taken advantage of him. A woman who is causing problems in the body of Christ is either not dressed properly or not under submission to her husband. Thank you for your sacrifice and stand that others may reap the benefit. My own theory is the horrors of daily life among Puritans and Pilgrims who brought those Midieval ethics to this hemisphere. None of these would have been possible without the loving care and counsel of our dear friends of Hephzibah House. Do these vindictive people begrudge or resent this young lady’s happy home, loving husband and beautiful children? We also appreciate the great security system that keeps the young ladies safe from any that would want to do them harm.Dad and Mom, if you need help for your dear child, contact Hephzibah House, and your child and yourself will ever be thankful, that your child has been one of the blessed ones to be there. This is your first post. But let us look at ourselves Mother. However, that social construct is a pandora's box in the context of the United States of America. In both of their lives there was great change for the good. Of course when she rebelled she had little good to say for Hephzibah House.Interestingly, two years later when Ron Williams came to our church to preach, she came under conviction and repented of her sin. Their years together were filled with happiness and adventure. . Mother, we are producing the ungodly generation. I pray that God will exalt Himself and His name through your testimony and that God will greatly bless and use you for. She used words to paint a very bad picture of anyone who attempted to correct her behavior. He was the twelfth of thirteen children. When CPS came to interview the girls, of course none of them said anything against the staff. Please be assured that I am very familiar with Hephzibah House. School, chores around the place, lots of good fresh air and exercise, encouragement and approval, great food, seasons of having a blast, hearty counsel from caring adults, schedule, and best of all, plenty of the Word of God, shared in loving concern and with wise discernment for just what was needed at the time. I would highly recommend the ministry of Hephzibah House. In light of recent attacks against Hephzibah House in general and you fine folks in particular, I would like to pen words of encouragement to you, and lend my voice in your support. Her countenance was transformed and she was earnest about serving the Lord.Sadly, she did not guard her heart, and, over time, she began to pursue the world again. Where do they get these ideas from ?? They have demonstrated a recognition that while the word of God never changes, applications of God’s word can and must change (Acts 13:36). Such was the story of Ron's life: a father to the fatherless, loved by children, listened to by prostitutes and prison inmates and loved by Australians high and low. Again I want to express our sincere thanks for your help. Aira Chilcott is a retired secondary school teacher with lots of science and theology under her belt. If he [Ron Williams] was an abuser or a pedophile, I would know. Throughout my ten years of acquaintance and involvement with Believers Baptist Church and Hephzibah House, God has allowed me to make several observations. My name is Ron Williams and our mission is to partner with you to build you up physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually by enhancing your life in faith, family, fitness and finances through the Word of God and Prayer. With an American society where families are being torn asunder by unwholesome sexual and sensually oriented pressures, adultery and divorce, it is no surprise that many young teen-girls have succumbed to such stress and become temporarily rebellious to proper authorities in the home, church and society.
She would stay out late, drink, do drugs, bring home different guys when she thought her parents would not be around.In desperation, they took her to HH, under great protest from her. Hephzibah House lovingly takes these very same young ladies, with hang-ups of mountainous size, into a structured and protected environment full of the elements needed in any young woman's life. http://www.focalpoint.org.au/archive-ai&a-articles-ronwilliams.php, https://atributetoaustralianchristians.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/ronnie-williams/, http://www.fatherhood.org.au/resources_fatherhoodAwards.html, https://www.smh.com.au/national/traveller-of-the-compassionate-way-20031124-gdhu96.html, Pascoe, B 2014 Dark Emu: black seeds agriculture or accident?
And the children -- they all hold a very dear place in our hearts. Hephzibah House has not gone the way of political correctness in many areas (including their requiring conservative dress and music, restrictions on television viewing, and non-attendance at popular entertainment settings), and sometimes “the press” will focus on the sensational over the helpful. I want to please the Lord not man.
It's amazing to me how easily we put people on pedestals for doing amazing things when at the end of the day they are still... "God pays no attention to what others say (or what you think) about you. Anita Bryant is a prime example of what the Bible condemns. How can you be a keeper at home rearing your children loving your children, and your husband and at the same time leading a movement across the nation? There was constant tension and strife. View Ron Williams’ profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. For church and special occasions or a precious date with my honey, I wear my finest. He and his wife have six grown children and twelve grandchildren. Hi, I'm Ron. Perhaps we need to be bound up? I greatly enjoyed their singing during the church services and I remember hearing some give their testimony of how the Lord had changed their lives since they had come to Hephzibah House.After hearing and seeing all that was said and done I truly considered this to be a needed and helpful ministry. Working with rebellious girls almost 24/7 has to be one of the most challenging callings on earth. Williams, one of the young ladies was so changed and challenged that her desire was to visit the mission field.