What followed was fascinating. There was no grandiose vision or plan to make money or develop a hugely popular ministry. They let the ministry develop day by day. Allowing the Lord to develop and form "the work" as He saw fit. The ministry was simple in purpose and vision: share with anyone who would listen about the life changing reality of Jesus Christ.  

The daily routine was simple:

·  Start the day with prayer and personal Bible reading, then breakfast;

·  The daily activities would vary depending on what was needed at the time, but was quite a worldly: working together in group jobs like painting, farm labor, washing cars, planting trees, cleaning the house, washing clothes and dishes, etc.

·  Days end would turn to dining together, followed by free time, then Bible study and prayer, and usually street ministry and preaching the gospel.

·  Usually there would be young people who would be brought to the ministry houses for a place to stay, a hot meal, clothing and a shower. More often than not, these visitors would find Jesus as their redeemer. This is still a miraculous experience even in hindsight. Amazing.

·  We would spend time after these evening activities praying together, talking and sharing personal issues which usually resulted in praying together. We would just care for each other, sincerely without any pretense or expectations. Just the sincere love for one another that the gospel called us to cherish. 

·  Go to sleep and do it again the next day. We loved it. 

Very few of us thought this routine to be boring. We found it to be a simple calling on our lives. Those that didn't feel that way, or married or other reasons, left the ministry. There was no ministry leadership oppression or directive to force people to continue in the ministry. We knew and preached that the Lord has a calling on each of our lives and Shiloh would not dictate His will to the members. 

The ministry grew and multiplied naturally. Those that had matured and were committed to the work became pastors and deacons (male and female). Teams were formed with a pastor, 5 deacons (two women, 3 men usually), and 2-4 mature men and women. These teams were formed and allowed to develop together for 6 months or so and then sent out to an identified city. The Team was responsible for everything related to the outreach effort: finding center location, establishing the work in the neighborhood and developing the outreach in the city. Working with city and government agencies, police, churches to help them as community partners. The Shiloh organization would provide seed money to setup the center, but would virtually immediately be the local center responsibility to support itself financially. Again this was quite a miraculous experience. 

By the end of 1978, when the ministry eventually dissolved because of leadership team strife, there were ministry outreach centers in almost every state with over 1,500 members. Over the 10 year period of ministry activity, it has been estimated that over 200,000 people were converted to Christianity because of Shiloh member activities. 

It has now been over 30 years since the ministry as an outreach organization has ceased to function as it did during these  10 golden years. We now have a Shiloh YRC Alumni Association that exists to keep the relationship connection alive. ShilohYRC.com has existed to keep the light burning in the window and helps keep the alumni connected. There are also online chat and elist groups as well.  

Every 5 to 10 years we have a reunion in the Eugene area. We look forward to having another reunion in 2010 or 2011. I hope this information has been helpful to you.