JULY 2009
LETTER
 Dear Friends,
Our current July-August newsletter has an article about Voice
of the Martyrs (VOM). Their web site says, “The Voice of the Martyrs is
a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization dedicated to
assisting the persecuted church worldwide.” That is an excellent goal
for VOM to pursue. Over the years we have read numerous such goals from
many mission agencies. We have also read the stated commitment to
equally valid goals for Bible colleges, seminaries, and other Christian
institutions. However, it has been said: “What you do speaks so
loudly that I can’t hear what you say.” In other words one must
look behind what is said in printed statements to see what these
organizations actually do. In reading the VOM web site we are impressed
with much of what they say, but when we read about what they do in
promoting a questionable, occult-like inner healing process, it greatly
diminishes what they say in “assisting the persecuted church
worldwide.”
Yes, the statement of intent of organizations such as VOM is
very important as it encourages many who would like to contribute to
godly causes to donate to such organizations. In fact, there are people
on our mailing list who are financial supporters of VOM. We know that
some will be pleased with our article. However, we hope all of the VOM
supporters who read the article will see the huge gap between VOM’s
intent and their “Restoring Wounded Hearts” article.
We read a long letter from VOM’s medical director (who is not
a medical doctor) supporting their use of the “prayer process” and
strongly defending this occult-like inner healing activity described in
the article. The VOM’s medical director says, “Many Biblically faithful
believers are very comfortable with healing prayer and modern psychology
and do not see any conflict in employing the best of these methods.” Our
summary of the VOM medical director’s long letter is that he is both
ignorant and naïve—ignorant of the characteristics of occult inner
healing and naïve about the scientific research that would discredit the
“prayer process” approach. We have concluded that VOM has an open door
to psychoheresy.
We are thankful for those of you who see through this inner
healing-psych approach and its rationalization by the VOM medical
director and who recognize this approach as a combination of occult and
psychological techniques that Christians should avoid.
In Christ,
Martin and Deidre Bobgan |
