My name is Ele-Elleid, and I am 33 years old. It would be difficult to summarize into a few paragraphs what Global Community Communications Alliance Church has done for me, so I will try to touch on the key points. At 23 years of age I had arrived at the gates of insanity and death. I had passed over into the chronic stages of drug addiction and alcoholism and was beyond any human aid. At that time God intervened in my life and gave me very clear direction. Either I could continue living as I was and die an alcoholic death, or I could accept God’s help and try to walk the path He was to lay before me. With all of my stumbling and bumbling ways, I attempted to follow the Spirit of Truth in my life and began the great search for truth and meaning in this strife-torn world. I was searching for answers concerning the state of the planet, and I was searching for my true elders who could help me to understand this call from God I now had in my life. It took a few years and some searching, but I finally found Global Community Communications Alliance (GCCA) in July of 2001. On my first contact with community, they told me about The URANTIA Book and The Cosmic Family volumes. The revelation is truly the greatest blessing in my life. This is where I finally started finding answers to the questions I had about the world and where I began to understand how my life had become so filled with trauma. I learned I was caught in the Lucifer Rebellion, which began on this world 200,000 years ago. I am grateful to the community for showing me the way out of this rebellion and helping me to hear what God’s perfect will is for my life. I also have found a great deal of hope in the revelation realizing that the rebellion is due to end soon on this world as well as within me. I am incredibly blessed to know that our planet has a destiny to come into the first stages of light and life, which will mean the end of all suffering on the planet. This is the hope I could not find anywhere else. It took a few years for me to be able to live in Sedona in the religious community. I had legal and family issues to work through and settle before I could commit myself to the religious order of GCCA. During this very difficult time, GCCA brothers and sisters offered support to me in so many ways. They prayed for me and ministered to me over the phone weekly. They blessed me with the gift of a home study course so I could study the revelation. Although I was thousands of miles away, I always felt very connected and supported. When I returned to the community, I stayed with them donating just the small amount of funds I had. I lived in a beautiful home and could attend classes and receive spiritual counseling which I really needed. As a single mother not having a job or much money when I arrived in Sedona, this was a huge blessing. I was also given a personal transmission that gave me my cosmic name and a new vision and goal for my life. Thank you to Global Community Communications Alliance Church for helping me to see that God has a much greater plan for my life and for this planet. I would have sold myself short. Amen.

My name is Hamael, and I am 18 years of age. I used to smoke a lot of dope before I came here. As a matter of fact, people called me Dazed and Confused. Being in the Personality Integration Rehabilitation Program sponsored by Global Community Communications Alliance (GCCA) has brought on several physical benefits that have had a tremendous and positive impact on my life. Having a set schedule and routine has allowed me to get more sleep, and has thus brought balance and energy. I’ve been working in Avalon Gardens. This work has increased my stamina and strength drastically, and this, along with a healthy organic diet, has brought an incredible state of health and vitality on, bringing me into an optimal physical condition in a very short time. Having a set schedule, working, taking spiritual classes, enjoying musical performances and films are just a few things to name which have brought variety into my life, allowing me to enjoy a more active lifestyle with more interaction and entertainment, coupled with discipline and introspection, which has created a life of balance I’ve always needed. The lifestyle here in Divine Administration—from work to diet and from spirituality to the great community family—has manifested a strength within me that has allowed me to quit, and stay off drugs. After using for over six years, quitting has reminded me of the clarity and strength of a clean mind and body. The people here in this community are inspiring and uplifting, their actions and attitudes keeping my mind in the right places, my thoughts on the right subjects, and keeping me, as a whole, in higher spirits. Being around these people has brought out a happier and more lively me, a me I only dreamed about before arriving here. This environment and these people are more real to me, and are more of a family, than anything or anyone I’ve ever encountered elsewhere in my life. Their constructive confrontation and intention has had me growing in all directions, and now conflict leads to growth, as opposed to an argument or quarrel of some kind and a poor attitude. Yet of all the things here in this community which have brought a sense of meaning and beauty to my life, it is the spirituality which rises up and above, singing songs of truth and grace which bring light to my life, joy to my heart, and sense to my mind, and the greatest part is it’s moment to moment occurrence. After nearly six and a half years of searching, confusion, pain, and tears, I finally feel at peace. I had read up on every belief system and philosophy the world could throw at me, and none of them brought peace like this. My relationship with God has grown and continues to grow every day. I now commune with God in my heart and mind regularly. There are group prayers where we gather holding hands, the energy levels rise as our hands unite, and we share silence and prayer with God. I find myself in introspection often, usually praying several times throughout the day—whether with others, or alone in silence The stability and balance of the spirituality in this community have brought me to a meditative state of mind where the dominating feelings are happiness and contentment and the dominating thoughts are of God, heavenly beings, and love. The teachings here resonate with my soul and bring an understanding to all of the twisted concepts I learned before arriving, making sense of all philosophy and belief systems, and of all religions. Being here has changed my life and my perception of life, for the common good of all on this planet. I am amazed at the level of harmony and happiness I experience here daily, as if my dreams have become a reality. I work every day to help play a part in bringing on a change to this planet, and the best is yet to come!

My name is Kachein, and I am 30 years old. Global Community Communications Alliance ministry has helped me in many areas of my life, spiritually and materially. Before coming to live with and be a part of the rehabilitation program of Global Community Communications Alliance I was living in New York, struggling to survive. I worked many different jobs that didn't pay much and was unhappy with all of them. The money I was making was barely enough to keep a roof over my head. At that time, I was also addicted to alcohol and knew I needed to stop drinking. Living here with the religious community has guided me to whom God wants me to be. Here I learn to work for the common good of all, not for self. I am learning a lot about our Universal Father and Christ Michael (Jesus) who is our Creator of our local universe as spoken of in The URANTIA Book. I am also studying Continuing Fifth Epochal Revelation (The Cosmic Family volumes), which teaches me about ascension science, cosmic relations, dio (not of God) traits, Deo (of God) traits, and different universes. Now that I have a relationship with God, I continue to stay off alcohol. I live in a beautiful home and am surrounded by people with like mind who want to help others. With the help of God I continue to work here and enjoy what I do. I feel this is my calling and what God wants me to do.

My name is Robert, and I am 22 years of age. In California I found myself in a life of drugs, particularly marijuana. I thought that this brought me closer to God. Actually, it caused me to malfunction in many areas of my life. If it had not been for the help of Global Family Legal Services, I would have been incarcerated--jailed. Now I have a future and a life. The program I recently graduated from was a TASC equivalent program called the Personality Integration Rehabilitation Program staffed by members of the church, Global Community Communications Alliance (GCCA). Soon after I first started living with the GCCA Religious Order, they helped me in many ways—materially and spiritually. I lived in a nice house with many nice people. There was always a lot of good food. And I never lacked any of my basic needs. Working at Avalon Gardens helped me a lot physically too. I became a harder worker. Getting the chance to work in agriculture with the soil was a big blessing to me. It taught me a skill and to appreciate food more. It helped me to love the earth and respect her more. GCCA also helped me spiritually. Being in the Personality Integration Rehabilitation Program and living in a drug-free environment helped me to get off and stay off drugs. Studying the life of Jesus, as found in The URANTIA Book at Global Community Communications Alliance church helped me to grow in my relationship with God. Living in community helped me very much in my social life and taught me to share more with other people. I really thank God that He brought me to these very wonderful people and places in Sedona and Tubac, Arizona.

My name is Sagein and I am 22 years of age. When I was in Guatemala I lived in a small cement block house that wasn’t painted or tiled. I shared a small room with four brothers. My family’s house didn’t have a fridge, an oven, cabinets, etc. It was a small house. Often, my family and I didn’t have enough money to buy food; mainly we grew corn for our meals. I ate meat once every two weeks or sometimes once a month because it was too expensive. It was hard for me to go to school because I would help my dad at work early in the morning and later in the evening. I wanted to become a musician, but I didn’t have the opportunity. When I lived in Guatemala I had a lot of trouble. I had to defend myself from my own peers and from other families because of domestic problems. Since living in Divine Administration, I have gained a lot of things: material, physical, and spiritual. First of all I have been helped to apply to become a legal citizen. I now have a driver’s license. I have learned English. I live in a more beautiful house than I had ever dreamed of. Also I have become a landscape architect, a mechanic, a builder, and many other things. I am discovering many other talents. I am learning how to play the guitar and become a good artist. And I have found what I always wanted—“friendship.” When I look at the people who I live with, I see God in their eyes. The people in Global Community Communications Alliance are hard-working, Godlike people. They inspire me to serve God and humanity. I am learning to be loyal and respectful to my elders. If I wasn’t here, I would not be as good a person as I think I can become. If I hadn’t found this place I would be still doing the same things that keep me away from God, and I never would have found my destiny. I am very grateful to be here because without God, my elders, and my family in this community—whom all serve under one God—I would be lost. Being from another culture I am able to love people. I am learning how to be accountable, being able to be confronted and confront when it’s needed. I could go on and on. But I honor the man and woman who started this community, Gabriel of Urantia and Niánn Emerson Chase, who care so much for all the people. They are the ones who inspire me to grow spiritually. It is my greatest hope for other people to live in a community like this. And I pray that the children on this planet can have what they don’t have now.

My name is VarNaNae, and I am 41 years old. I have been on a spiritual path most of my life. I explored many religions of various kinds—traditional to nontraditional—with the hope of making a true connection with God; even so, I could not quite get to a true spiritual awakening in my life. Now I'm a member of Global Community Communications Alliance religious order. I receive spiritual training and education that is lasting. Here I have the opportunity to apply it to my life; true spiritual growth is worth its weight in gold to me. The spiritual path is not an easy one; staying focused and on the right path can be difficult at times. The Elders here have given me much love, guidance, and care-fronting when needed; I am truly grateful to them. I thank God that I have remained here. The spiritual experience I am gaining is helping me to make a difference on a planetary level by making changes within myself. Being raised in foster homes, I never felt like I belonged. Now I have become part of a team of change agents who have a similar vision of helping to right some of the wrongs of this planet. My talents are being more used, and I am a part of a musical band called The Change Agents Band—something I only dreamed about before I came here.

My name is Torrea, and I am 28 years old. Coming to Divine Administration, originally from the Philippines, has helped me learn a lot compared to if I was living outside of Global Community Communications Alliance (GCCA). I felt very disconnected before committing myself to the religious order of GCCA, even though I had a family who loved me. Coming here has made me feel emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually connected. More and more, the longer I am committed to this way of life, each level of commitment brings me closer to God—knowing, understanding my own soul/body. One example is a doctor who is a mandated Vicegerent Elder of GCCA. He is a doctor who will minister to you by educating you with higher truth and will suggest resources which you can look into about how to heal from within and outwards: what foods to put in your mouth (materially speaking and spiritually), body movements/exercises to keep your blood flow naturally, and papers and books you can study to help you move forward mentally, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. Like many others who have committed their life to God who are here, I have been more interested and have appreciated more how I need to treat the vehicle (body) I am in, and my soul. I'm learning more and more every day how to be my brother's and sister’s keeper, by being of service, unselfishly. Interacting with the people here who have come from all walks of life has helped me realize there is only one God. On an outward look, I am able to also meet a diversity of people who pass by GCCA. With Future Studios—a place where many concerts are held—I am able to see, hear, understand, and expand my perspective about people from their culture, religion, race, music they play, and stories they tell which have been passed down for generations, etc.—even the society they live in, their environment, their government and more. How they experience the manipulation of the world, their point of views, and so on has helped me become more aware of what’s going on with the world. Living in an environment as we do here—which is trying every day to change for the "common good of all"— I'm learning how to change the reality I create myself—from how I think, how I associate myself with others, what I read, and so on, which all depends on the education I receive from others in the public who come to Future Studios or who come to events which are held at Avalon Gardens—experiences I would never have had in my struggles to support myself. I also learn from people who just come to the core of the community or Church to check us out. "Walking the talk" is difficult to do, which I am learning more and more how to do every day. I try my best to hear and commune with God. In many ways our ways of life remind me how I was brought up from a disciplined, loving family, where we also learned much about how to respect our elders. Where God-oriented structure doesn't exist—like what we have at Global Community Communications Alliance—I would be lost.

My name is Delemaiasan, and I am 43 years old. When I first had a spiritual awakening at the age of 24, my life was going pretty smoothly. I had no major health problems or self-destructive habits ruling my life, and I felt pretty good about myself and the world around me. I felt a strong connection to Jesus and started seeking His will in every area of my life. It was an exciting, beautiful time, and I sincerely wanted to do God’s will. However, I did not realize then that just beneath the surface were some deeply embedded, self-destructive patterns that would not be so easy to overcome. I wanted things to be easy and when they weren’t, I had a tendency to “flee.” Little did I know that I would flee right into the arms of the devil himself. Unbridled liberty—it seemed like freedom at first, easy, but only to my lower self, my fallen self, who had been out of God’s will for so many lifetimes—until I began to face that many of the choices I was making were not God’s will and were causing me great sorrow and suffering. There’s a saying, “The path to hell is paved with good intentions.” Well, there I was, in the hell that I created for myself. By that time I was not feeling safe in the world or with myself. I started doing a meditative visualization where I created a safe space for myself, and one day Jesus appeared in my visualization out of the blue, and we were walking on the beach together. He was talking to me and I remember having a very distinct feeling of being completely safe and secure with Him and realizing that I had never felt that with any man in my life, including my father. It was such a relief; I hungered for it. Most of my unbridled liberty had to do with getting involved with men who, although they were charming, intelligent, multi-dimensional, and successful in the world on different levels, were not good for me. I was committing a slow emotional and spiritual suicide and didn’t realize it until I had gone so far “under” that I didn’t think I would ever come out of it. Being involved in Global Community Communications Alliance has given me the opportunity to be bridled enough to begin a tremendous healing process. With the help of the teachings by Gabriel and Niánn on evil and sin and what true healing really is, the love and support of the healing team here, and especially the merciful love and support of Jesus Christ Michael and His entourage of celestial ministers, I am now able to free myself from the stronghold that addictive patterns and compulsive behaviors had on me. The presence of the angels here is very real, and they have helped me through some “dark nights of the soul.” I’ve been able to begin to get that “safe, secure” feeling back, but on a much deeper level because it is coming from the relationship I am cultivating with God, not with anything outside of myself like a man, a car, a certain amount of money, or a career. Although it’s still a struggle with my lower self every day, I actually feel more free and happier than I ever have. I’m beginning to really experience that true freedom comes from security in God and a peace that passes all understanding because of a closeness with God and the Spirit of Truth, the comforter within, and from finding your destiny, God’s purpose for you in this world. For a number of years my life took some unexpected twists and turns which brought me to the depths of despair. In those desperate moments, I doubted it was possible for me to find the kind of peace and security within that I often have now. I didn’t think I could overcome my addiction to security in “things” or heal from all the pain on the level I needed to in order to be happy. And although there is still much healing to do, I have overcome quite a bit on many levels, and I am no longer in that deep despair I experienced for many years. I believe that it is through the teachings and the love and support I have gotten here that I have been able to do this. I feel extremely grateful that I don’t have to live in that “hell” I was in anymore. One day at a time, I can find peace and fulfillment in being of service to God and humanity. I am functioning more and more fully on all levels, as I overcome my lower tendencies and become more of my unique God-given personality, reflecting Him and becoming more like Him, which is what true fulfillment really is for every human being.

Hi my name is Alviendae. I’m seventeen years old and am on the Personality Integration Rehabilitation Program for young adults of Global Community Communications Alliance. My time here has completely changed me, and without a doubt, for the better. I feel like an entirely new person, and I am definitely happier than ever before. For a while before I came here I was really starting to feel empty. It seemed that I could not find true happiness in anything that crossed my path. I was smoking pot all day everyday; I was going through about a pack of cigarettes a day; I was drinking; I was experimenting with other drugs, and I couldn’t keep a job to save my life. I very much hated attending school because I was surrounded by mostly immature people that I could not relate to. Not only that, I thought the curriculum was pretty ridiculous. I left public school half way through my junior year and finished my high school education through an Internet program. I graduated on May 1st of 2007, and on that very same day I began to inquire about the Global Community Communications Alliance Church programs. Since I’ve been living here, there has been a tremendous change in the way I feel as well as in my thought patterns. I’m no longer doing any drugs; I’m no longer smoking; I’m no longer drinking, and it feels great to be sober again! I will say that the process of quitting has never been easier than it is here; in fact, this is the only time I’ve actually been able to quit. I’ve also made many strong connections with the committed people here, and it feels like we’re just one big family, and I absolutely love it. I have endless love and support from everyone, and that alone has given me the bit of confidence I’ve always needed. I’m not used to being surrounded by such kind-hearted people; I’m used to a world of competition, and eliminating that competition from my life has been so comforting. I have learned much discipline, something my parents couldn’t manage to hammer into me after seventeen years. I’m learning responsibility, respect, honesty, discernment rather than judgment, and I’ve learned to truly appreciate who I am with and what I have. My parents have visited me here, and they support my choice to be here too. Most importantly for me, I now have God in my life which I’ve never had before coming here. I’m finally building a relationship with God and I’m learning how to grow in His perfect will. Every time I make a higher choice that it is in God’s will, it’s like a whole new experience, and it feels simply amazing. From being here I’ve realized what an emotional and sensitive person I am, and when I’m having any kind of problem, I know now to take it straight to God. There is something so wonderful and beautiful about taking the time to stop what I’m doing and just pray. With that said, I feel honored and blessed to be here serving our Father on a moment to moment basis, and I certainly don’t plan on leaving my new family.

My name is A’Journe, and I am 61 years old. Belonging to the Global Community Communications Alliance (GCCA) Personality Integration Rehabilitation Program is being part of a family—to be able to work, eat, and socialize every day with family members is so valuable. And to be able to live with true spiritual elders is valuable beyond measure. Of course, a part of the Church-sponsored program means that I no longer need to be concerned about paying for food, rent, or other things. But for me the value of being a part of GCCA is spiritual. I live a more God-oriented life. On most of the inhabited worlds in the entire universe it is the norm to spend one’s days trying to do the Father’s will. Currently, this world we live on is a fallen world, so such a situation—where everyone is attuned to God’s will—is difficult for us to imagine. So being a part of GCCA, for me, means a chance to clean up and do it right. And this opportunity exists, in no small part, due to the long-acquired virtue of our founder/leaders, Gabriel of Urantia and Niánn Emerson Chase. It is because of their extraordinary love, wisdom, and discernment that I am beginning to comprehend (in some detail) what it is I must do to become a man of God. And then, without doubt, it will be because of their guidance and leadership, I will be able to continue to grow emotionally and ascend spiritually. This realization comes from honest humility, because I now know how important spiritual direction is. It is my greatest hope that the people of this planet can come to live as a true family—that we can come through the crisis we’re in—into a world of light and life, and that I can be of some use to others in the transition.

Hello my name is Anacor, and I am 49 years old. I am originally from Germany, but moved here via Ireland, where I owned and ran a farm. Global Community Communications Alliance Church made it possible for me to advance spiritually more than I ever could have imagined. Whereas in the former third-dimensional thinking I presumed there is not much more I could do to advance because of the factor of relativity, like what is true of the UFOs, all the different opinions of cosmology, or what is really behind Christ? An answer to this came with the Fifth Epochal Revelation (The URANTIA Book) and Continuing Fifth (The Cosmic Family volumes). Every serious student of these books should come to the conclusion that these books are not written by humans, but transmitted by celestial beings with revelations way, way beyond what humans could ever know. In fact, these are the highest revelations ever produced on Earth and are available for everyone. An even more important point refers to my personal change. Growing up in the third dimension creates a lot of wrong concepts and attitudes. These are quite well hidden in the psyche. The Global Community Communications Alliance religious community is designed to change it and to bring you, as a result, to a higher spiritual level. Yet, because of the hidden nature and upcoming resistance of those attitudes, it takes time to change. Being here now about three and a half years in this community, I am still very much in the process of change, yet long enough to see many profound changes in me, which allows me to communicate with my brothers and sisters in a higher way. I’d especially like to refer to the Jesus Papers of The Urantia Book. This is a true report of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth produced by the midwayers, which are similar to angels, yet closer to humans. For me personally these teachings are very profound. They have, along with my service work, caused me to change my life towards a higher and better way. Only with these teachings I can finally understand (and learn to apply) what it means to: “Love God above everything and love your neighbor as yourself.

My name is AVanSen, and I am 56 years old. I made the mistake of not joining Global Community Communication Alliance’s work more than 14 years ago when I first came into contact with them. If I would have, I could have been spared a tragic divorce and the loss of my four children. Pride got in the way, as it does in many people’s lives when they don’t recognize their spiritual elders and wish to be elders themselves before they are ready. I went from job to job, and place to place, struggling to survive and find myself. Although I knew deep inside I had much to give, I could not be balanced and stable enough to give what I had. The ministry program of Global Community Communications Alliance (GCCA) called Personality Integration Rehabilitation Program facilitates my personal growth process affecting all areas of my life—spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Gabriel of Urantia, Niánn Emerson Chase, and the GCCA ministerial staff provide unconditional love and support centered on teaching by exemplary example, being in loving service to others. The privilege to live and work within this support system has afforded me the opportunity to live a practical spiritual life without economic stress. My home is very comfortable, peaceful, and beautiful. My mental health is monitored and nurtured by GCCA’s licensed psychologist. I am afforded the opportunity to attend bi-monthly counseling sessions supplemented with any additional meetings as needed. My dietary needs are abundantly met with the work of GCCA organic gardeners, community cooks, and food support staff. My physical wellness is now nurtured by the GCCA healing team of a physician, nurses, and massage therapists. The GCCA lawyer and legal team have successfully aided me with my legal issues. Socially, I am encouraged to participate in many functions and activities, and attend concerts of musicians from all over the world at Future Studios. I am eternally grateful for the uncompromising love and support. As I said, I have been acquainted with Gabriel of Urantia, Niánn Emerson Chase, and the GCCA spiritual community since 1993. I have discovered them to be honest and consistent in all their endeavors. I see a future for myself in the service of God and humanity. I cherish the opportunity to be of service.