Letter From Dr. Mable Dunbar, President Of Polly's Place Network R, Borrowed from Maritime SDA website Options

[sonshineonme]

Dear BSDA friends and guests,
Johann posted this over at Maritime SDA on Thursday August 10th, 2006. I strongly felt the need to bring it here. It spoke to my heart in many ways. People, the battle is the Lords, and we are also soldiers for Christ. Mable and Johann, I hope you don't mind I brought it here to BSDA as well. I so appreciate both of you.
Sonshineme.
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This letter contains a number of applicable EGW statement.

Dr. Mable Dunbar has given permission to have it posted.

Johann


Dear Friends:

I would like to thank you for your support of Polly's Place Network. Some of you have e-mailed me and others have made contributions to the ministry. We are definitely in need of your financial support, but of greater importance we solicit your prayers. God is in control of everything and He is the one that ultimately will bring about truth and justice if individuals are manipulated, controlled, abused or oppressed.

I would like to share the following quotation with you:

Organizations, institutions, unless kept by the power of God, will work under Satan's dictation to bring men under the control of men; and fraud and guile will bear the semblance of zeal for truth and for the advancement of the kingdom of God. Whatever in our practice is not as open as day belongs to the methods of the prince of evil. His methods are practiced even among Seventh-day Adventists, who claim to have advanced truth.

If men resist the warning the Lord sends them, they become even leaders in evil practices; such men assume to exercise the prerogatives of God; they presume to do that which God Himself will not do in seeking to control the minds of men. They introduce the truth, and bring in false principles that will work like leaven to taint and corrupt our institutions and churches. Anything that lowers man's conception of righteousness and equity and impartial judgment, any device or precept that brings God's human agents under the control of human minds, impairs their faith in God; it separates the soul from God; for it leads away from the path of strict integrity and righteousness. God will not vindicate any device whereby man shall in the slightest degree rule or oppress his fellowmen. The only hope for fallen man is to look to Jesus and receive Him as the only Saviour. As soon as man begins to make an iron rule for other men, as soon as he begins to harness up and drive men according to his own mind, he dishonors God and imperils his own soul and the souls of his brethren. Sinful man can find hope and righteousness only in God, and no human being is righteous any longer that he has faith and in God and maintains a vital connection with Him.'; Testimonies to Ministers and Workers, p. 366.

During this crucial time when allegations, rumors, gossip and slander seem to be circulating, we need to pray that God will intervene and show forth His power and His glory. Truth WILL ultimately prevail. We must keep in mind that we are in a controversy. No religious organization is exempt from Satan's tactics. He is seeking to destroy the image of God in every believing Christian, be it Seventh-day Adventist, Catholic, Presbyterian, etc.; Satan sees that his time is short. He has set all his agencies at work that men may be deceived, deluded, occupied, and entranced until the day of probation shall be ended, and the door of mercy forever shut.; -Southern Watchman, Oct. 3, 1905. .

Last night I prayed to God to help me keep focused on Him and His ministry as found in Luke 4:18, 19; The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, and THEN to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. and Luke 1.17 last part (to make ready a people prepared for the Lord) and He directed me to the above quotation from Testimonies to Ministers. He also impressed me to fast and pray. Therefore, I would like to encourage all of you to join with me on August 26 (This is the day set aside as Abuse Prevention Awareness Day by the North American Division) to pray The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16) specifically that God will reveal the truth regarding allegations against Linda. She is God's precious child. He died for her like everyone else and He wants her to minister for Him according to the gifts and talents He has given her. I admire her courage, faithfulness, commitment to ministry, and willingness to serve Him in spite of the emotional pain she has endured and continues to endure. Whatever the truth, we must be willing to accept it, demand accountability, foster healing and restoration as appropriate.

We are in the end time, 'So everything that can be shaken, will be shaken, that those things that cannot be shaken may remain.' Testimonies, vol. 9, pp. 15,16. With God's power in our lives, we will remain. 'It is not the capabilities you now possess, or ever will have, that will give you success. It is that which the Lord can do for you. We need to have far less confidence in what man can do, and far more confidence in what God can do for every believing soul.' Christ's Object Lessons, p. 146. God is giving and will continue to give us success, not only individually, but also collectively as a church body.

Sincerely,

Mable Dunbar, President
Polly's Place Network

P.S. All quotations are taken from the writings of Ellen G. White

Note: Quotation marks have disappeared as this was copied to be posted. - - Johann

[Lucyladye]

As you all know, I am a very new member, and have done much reading on your site before giving any opinions. But I do recall a verse which I apply to myself, and will share with you. Luke 21:15 "Jesus will give me an open mouth and wisdom, which all my adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor resist". As far as I am concerned, if one can be certain that his principles are right, he need not worry about the consequences. In other words....why run?

[Sapphire]

Dr. Dunbar,
I loved your letter and words of encouragement. I especially appreciated the following sentence.

"He wants her (Linda) to minister for Him according to the gifts and talents He has given her"

I do not blieve that God called Linda into ministry and gave her 20 years experience running a network, just to let her go now. I really hope conference officials will not consider Linda as "damaged goods" and think that the people could not accept her back into her position. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I believe people would accept her back just fine! I know I will.

[September]

I really appreciated that letter from Ms. Dunbar. I will continue to pray--and especially on Aug. 26th.

You know, one of the most valuable tools for healing the wounds of someone who has been hurt, whether it be physical, emotional, or spiritual abuse, is to have someone who has 'been there, done that' in their own lives be able to relate to the victim, know what I mean? For example, when I had a miscarriage, I had a lot of well-meaning people show their sympathy and support--but it was the "I know what you're going through" from other women who had been through a miscarriage that was the most valuable to me and meant the most--because they could speak from their own experience. The way I see it, Linda has been through a whole gamut of abuse--a wide range, if you will. What an amazing help and comfort she is simply because she has been through the fires of so much abuse! I'm not saying that those who haven't been hurt in the same way as others can't help another hurting soul--for they can and often they are in the right place at the right time to help minister to someone! But I would venture to say that perhaps Linda went through what she did 'for such a time as this'.

[sonshineonme]

I just wanted to bring this to the top once more - if were wanting to join her in prayer, the 26th is this coming Sabbath, this was a reminder if you needed one. Much is happening now, lets pray for God's hand in it all, as always. (see below)

Dear BSDA friends and guests,
Johann posted this over at Maritime SDA on Thursday August 10th, 2006. I strongly felt the need to bring it here. It spoke to my heart in many ways. People, the battle is the Lords, and we are also soldiers for Christ. Mable and Johann, I hope you don't mind I brought it here to BSDA as well. I so appreciate both of you.
Sonshineme.
********************************************************************************

This letter contains a number of applicable EGW statement.

Dr. Mable Dunbar has given permission to have it posted.

Johann
Dear Friends:

I would like to thank you for your support of Polly's Place Network. Some of you have e-mailed me and others have made contributions to the ministry. We are definitely in need of your financial support, but of greater importance we solicit your prayers. God is in control of everything and He is the one that ultimately will bring about truth and justice if individuals are manipulated, controlled, abused or oppressed.

I would like to share the following quotation with you:

Organizations, institutions, unless kept by the power of God, will work under Satan's dictation to bring men under the control of men; and fraud and guile will bear the semblance of zeal for truth and for the advancement of the kingdom of God. Whatever in our practice is not as open as day belongs to the methods of the prince of evil. His methods are practiced even among Seventh-day Adventists, who claim to have advanced truth.

If men resist the warning the Lord sends them, they become even leaders in evil practices; such men assume to exercise the prerogatives of God; they presume to do that which God Himself will not do in seeking to control the minds of men. They introduce the truth, and bring in false principles that will work like leaven to taint and corrupt our institutions and churches. Anything that lowers man's conception of righteousness and equity and impartial judgment, any device or precept that brings God's human agents under the control of human minds, impairs their faith in God; it separates the soul from God; for it leads away from the path of strict integrity and righteousness. God will not vindicate any device whereby man shall in the slightest degree rule or oppress his fellowmen. The only hope for fallen man is to look to Jesus and receive Him as the only Saviour. As soon as man begins to make an iron rule for other men, as soon as he begins to harness up and drive men according to his own mind, he dishonors God and imperils his own soul and the souls of his brethren. Sinful man can find hope and righteousness only in God, and no human being is righteous any longer that he has faith and in God and maintains a vital connection with Him.'; Testimonies to Ministers and Workers, p. 366.

During this crucial time when allegations, rumors, gossip and slander seem to be circulating, we need to pray that God will intervene and show forth His power and His glory. Truth WILL ultimately prevail. We must keep in mind that we are in a controversy. No religious organization is exempt from Satan's tactics. He is seeking to destroy the image of God in every believing Christian, be it Seventh-day Adventist, Catholic, Presbyterian, etc.; Satan sees that his time is short. He has set all his agencies at work that men may be deceived, deluded, occupied, and entranced until the day of probation shall be ended, and the door of mercy forever shut.; -Southern Watchman, Oct. 3, 1905. .

Last night I prayed to God to help me keep focused on Him and His ministry as found in Luke 4:18, 19; The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, and THEN to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. and Luke 1.17 last part (to make ready a people prepared for the Lord) and He directed me to the above quotation from Testimonies to Ministers. He also impressed me to fast and pray. Therefore, I would like to encourage all of you to join with me on August 26 (This is the day set aside as Abuse Prevention Awareness Day by the North American Division) to pray The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16) specifically that God will reveal the truth regarding allegations against Linda. She is God's precious child. He died for her like everyone else and He wants her to minister for Him according to the gifts and talents He has given her. I admire her courage, faithfulness, commitment to ministry, and willingness to serve Him in spite of the emotional pain she has endured and continues to endure. Whatever the truth, we must be willing to accept it, demand accountability, foster healing and restoration as appropriate.

We are in the end time, 'So everything that can be shaken, will be shaken, that those things that cannot be shaken may remain.' Testimonies, vol. 9, pp. 15,16. With God's power in our lives, we will remain. 'It is not the capabilities you now possess, or ever will have, that will give you success. It is that which the Lord can do for you. We need to have far less confidence in what man can do, and far more confidence in what God can do for every believing soul.' Christ's Object Lessons, p. 146. God is giving and will continue to give us success, not only individually, but also collectively as a church body.

Sincerely,

Mable Dunbar, President
Polly's Place Network

P.S. All quotations are taken from the writings of Ellen G. White

Note: Quotation marks have disappeared as this was copied to be posted. - - Johann

[Johann]

Dr. Dunbar,
I loved your letter and words of encouragement. I especially appreciated the following sentence.

"He wants her (Linda) to minister for Him according to the gifts and talents He has given her"

I do not blieve that God called Linda into ministry and gave her 20 years experience running a network, just to let her go now. I really hope conference officials will not consider Linda as "damaged goods" and think that the people could not accept her back into her position. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I believe people would accept her back just fine! I know I will.

Dr. Dunbar is still doing a great work that is appreciated by many. We must not forget her greatr work for women in need.