I am a fair way through the spiritualism chapter of the Truth book, and I read it with tears and amazement because I know how I have contributed to a general problem of ambivalence to God's way, choosing sometimes my own way above His. The truth truly does set us free through Christ, and I am finding comfort and peace in confessing these sins to God.

I am from _____ and my children attend the school that is within 100m of the _____ Division headquarters. The school is deeply connected to the local "charismatic style" SDA church and I have had a battle from day one to understand how the school/conference allows such blatant apostasy to rule on so many levels. Their "chapel" time is an abomination to God. It is filled with drama, secular items, and praise songs which are common and cheap and result in the children behaving badly. The name of the game is fun, not worship. Even though there are other more "conservative" parents there as well, they seem to not care or feel like it is not worth risking speaking up. But after reading the Truth book, I feel that it is time to let God lead, and if He can use me then I pray that He will. Ads fill the school newsletter for drama and dance classes and competitive sports. There is no sense of the nearness of Christ's soon return.

Please remember us in your prayers. _____ is rife with the problems you have mentioned. It isn't safe to attend any conference events anymore. When I read the EGW quote about how Israelite parents had to make the decision in their time to not attend God's appointed place of worship as it would not be safe for their families, I wept as I sense how even in my own church we are close to that point due to irreverence in particular. May God continue to bless and guide you.