From Claire Martin, 18, Reunion Island
(Second-generation member of the Family International)

This is my conclusion, after hearing of the dreadful murder of Angela Smith by Ricky Rodriguez, and his consequent suicide.
I’m saddened to tears, but more determined than ever to live my life as a professional missionary and revolutionary for Jesus. I realized more than ever now that the ever-elusive “Endtime” which we’ve been preaching for decades is now fully upon us without a shadow of a doubt.

Angela ranks in Heaven’s Endtime Archives as being the very first Family Martyr of the End. She is Up There now enjoying the bigger rewards and pleasures than she’s ever dreamed of! But her death is not what speaks the most to me; what touches me most is how she lived: a selfless, sharing, caring and giving, Christ-centered soul.

But she’s not the only one! I know dozens, scores, hundreds of people, young, old and in-between who are just like her! They too are 100%serious about their lives and they realize that one day, they too may be caught between a wall and a knife, threatened with death for their faith, conviction and dedication to an elite cause.

I, and thousands of others, see our commitment written on the wall, loud and clear–I’m 18 years old, and I can do whatever I please with my life, sans pressure or coercion from any side–and we’re faced with the ultimate choice: AM I WILLING TO DIE FOR THIS CAUSE???!!

My answer: YES! Not just die–LIVE FOR IT TOO! And I’m not alone!

Dear detractors and Apostates: You are a serious minority!!! Did you think that this would scare us into quitting, jumping ship and/or surrendering? Did you really think we were that cowardly? Checkmate! You lose! Go have another think! We, the members of the Family International, aren’t going anywhere but forward to victory. We are single-minded, born-to-be victors! And absolutely nothing that you do or say is gonna sway us.

Dear Ricky, you were always our hero, our role model. It’s so sad to know that your life had to end in this way. We were always sure you’d be the one, together with your saintly mother, to lead us into the Future as one of the Endtime witnesses. I used to look up to you. You had an enviable life, until you threw it all away.

You, son of the king and queen, why did you reject your birthright for husks and lowness and shame? Why did you choose to go down in the halls of shame as a “dandy bad example” instead of as a conquering hero?

And if it weren’t bad enough to relinquish your destiny, you had to take a beautiful, innocent, saintly life to her earthly grave, before taking your own life. Well whatever you were planning didn’t work–you’ve only put her name in big lights and heightened our resolve to give our all to Jesus and the lost before the bad guys destroy what little beauty’s left on our planet. You dug your own grave by your actions, Davidito aka Pete aka Ricky. You were the one to choose to end it all. By your dastardly and evil actions, you only served to make us band tighter together, sober us deeply and give us further cause to surrender totally to Jesus, the only One worth living and dying for.
Angela could have lived much longer, thus bringing joy and peace and love to a thousand thousand more hearts. Now we who remain have double duty: we must reach the ones she could have reached, but no longer can in the flesh. We must finish the work she left off, so that her legacy of love may be complete.

You detractors and apostates, why do ye stone us? What evil have we done in thy sight? What’s the big hype anyhow? How can you hate me, whom you’ve never even heard about? I’m a human, just like you; I’ve not always been so gung-ho about my beliefs–heck for a time I hardly even knew what I wanted to do with my life. Those days are over. As an adult, I’m laying aside childish things and throwing away the weights that beset me, in order to run the race with patience. I want that crown! I want a victor’s reward! I want to see Jesus coming in full power and glory in the clouds! I was called and chosen by the King of kings to do His bidding; I will obey! Your promise of gold-painted husks and a meaningless, empty, cunningly-disguised worthless type of life is dust in my sight compared to the glories He’s promised and given!

Your immature, purile, base and ugly actions and words have deeply saddened us all–no words can describe the pain we feel to see you, our brothers and sisters, in such a hateful state, mostly of your own doing. I pity you–but I’ve got no time to listen to your diatribes and lies. There’s a world to win, there are souls to save and lives to help in healing. There are thousands who beg for the truths we’ve grown up with, powerful truths we almost take for granted, truth that set our spirits free! The least we can do is share this amazing wealth!

We’ve got so little time–get out of our way! Join us or leave us, but stop trying to bother us–the end result will be catastrophic for you. Go find something useful and worthy to do with your lives. May God help you! As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.