September 15, 2014 – KP emails JD acknowledging receipt of 2nd Letter

KP tells JD he was surprised by our appeal to the board and that he thought we were working toward a meeting but hadn’t yet had a chance to schedule.

“I still think that you and I getting together to discuss these grievances face-to-face would be the best and most biblical way of reconciliation. However, since you have a appealed to the board as our authority, I will contact them and set up a meeting for them to examine and inquire of us and our leadership practices and teachings as a ministry as you have suggested.”

Gmail JD Smith <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Fwd: Latest Letter to Board Members

K.P. Yohannan <kp@gfa.org> Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 4:41 AM
To: “jaydge@gmail.com JD Smith” <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

From: “K.P. Yohannan” <kp@gfa.org<mailto:kp@gfa.org>>
Date: September 14, 2014 at 8:55:48 PM CDT
To: “JD Smith (xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxx>)” <xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: Latest Letter to Board Members

Dear Brother JD, I arrived back from India less than 48 hours ago and immediately went to Florida where I had meetings this weekend. While I was there, one our US Board members, Chuck Zink asked me if I had received your latest letter to the Board of Directors. I told him that I was totally unaware of a third letter to the board and ask him if he would please send it to me.

JD, I remember as I was leaving the States for this most recent trip to India that we were going to plan to get together and talk when I got back. As you can imagine, I was quite surprised to hear of this most recent letter since we had not even had a chance to set that up yet.

I still think that you and I getting together to discuss these grievances face-to-face would be the best and most biblical way of reconciliation. However, since you have a appealed to the board as our authority, I will contact them and set up a meeting for them to examine and inquire of us and our leadership practices and teachings as a ministry as you have suggested.

In the meantime, let us work toward reconciliation of this matter as we have discussed in the most recent past. Continued strife and division does not help any of us. JD, is there a time that I can meet with you in person or by telephone to talk with you about reconciliation of this matter?

Thank you, brother. Kpy