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4, 2012 To those around the world who do not yet know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and have somehow been touched by the ministry of Afshin Javid, I AM thirsty, or Vancouver Christian Fellowship, In October of 2008, I, Brenda Klemke, co-founded the ministry of I AM thirsty along with Afshin Javid. At the same time I became a board member of the church where he was a Pastor, Vancouver Christian Fellowship (VCF). I AM thirsty became the missions and outreach arm of the VCF. I served as a board member and administrator of both ministries until September 30, 2011 at which time I resigned and we parted ways. I am writing this letter to tell to you, that I am completely renouncing any and all involvement with Afshin Javid, I AM thirsty, and Vancouver Christian Fellowship, as well as their current covering Church of Zion & all of their overseers in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. I have been wrong, and I owe you a sincere apology. The ripple effects of this ministry have reached around the world, so my apology must as well. If in the last four years, you have attended any of the conferences of this ministry or the church; if you have heard Afshin speak in person, on the radio, on the TV, on the internet; if you have read and or promoted his book As Easy As Drinking Water; or have a friend or family member in your life who has been affected, I am personally apologizing to you. I am so sorry. Through this ministry, the name of the Lord Jesus Christ has been maligned & I am partly responsible. What began for me, as a ministry to reach the world with the message of the Lord Jesus Christ has gone horribly off track. At a place of very deep pain and brokenness in my own life, I was deceived & subsequently lead many others into a cloud of deception so deep and so wide, it has reached around the world. Although the Bible clearly warns us over and over that there will be those who call themselves followers of Jesus even doing amazing and miraculous things, it does not mean that they are true followers. Jesus said: Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name? And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness! Jesus strongest words were to the religious hypocrites those who preached one thing, but lived another. He said: These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. I believed Afshins claim to have seen Jesus. I listened to Afshins words but had not yet recognized his ways.

The sin that I once stood against, I subsequently became involved in. What started out as a loving, caring community intending to help lifes wounded, eventually left many dear friends more bruised and battered than they were to begin with. By the time I left, I was a terrible example, and I am so sorry. Some of my actions during this period did not reflect what Jesus taught or how a Christian should live. My desire is that you would get to know who Jesus Christ really is, and how much He loves you enough that He died for you. You will find the answers to many of your questions here: http://www.whoisjesus-really.com/index.html When I left the ministry, Afshin asked me to write him a letter, telling him how he had offended me. While it is my story, it is not only me personally but the body of Christ, the church that has been offended. It is the name of Jesus that has been maligned. It has taken me until now to find the words. How I got involved. What I experienced. What I saw. What I became involved in. How I fell hard. I was blindsided! Youll find it here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oua4ksqlny4wmwp/Apology to Afshin.pdf Get yourself a coffee. It would take a book to tell the whole story, but this is the condensed version. To misunderstand the nature and the threat of evil is to risk being blindsided by it. (I was!) Sincerely Brenda Klemke