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 Ray and I attended Faith BC. However, we went to some events at 1BC as part of encouraging inter-church relations and promoting a less isolationist worldview at Faith BC.
-In the Summer of 1999, I attended a Rubens Ghenov Bible Study that 1BC hosted and sat next to Cham(shy)e(shy)leon in a prayer circle. Note: The Bible Study had been held at the Ghenov home but had moved to 1BC due to growing in size.
+In the Summer of 1999, I attended a Rubens Gh*nov Bible Study that 1BC hosted and sat next to Cham(shy)e(shy)leon in a prayer circle. Note: The Bible Study had been held at the Gh*nov home but had moved to 1BC due to growing in size.
 I'd seen Chameleon at the Bible study before, but we'd never talked.
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-Mark Allard, a former member of the Ghenov Bible Study, was a D.J. during that period. He says that people would buy a club and make millions of dollars in less than a year, then sell it, and somebody else would try to repeat the success.
+Mark Allard, a former member of the Gh*nov Bible Study, was a D.J. during that period. He says that people would buy a club and make millions of dollars in less than a year, then sell it, and somebody else would try to repeat the success.
 Each time, the club would take on a new name and theme, like "Red" or "Space" or something like that.
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 **A dramatic story:**
-Around 1995-1996, Chameleon claimed, she became a drug mule.
+Circa 1995, Chameleon claimed, she became a drug mule.
 A drug dealer came up to her and pitched it to her as easy money, and something one could do without getting caught. She agreed, she said, to take the job.
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-Whether or not the Jamaica story is true, circa 1996, Chameleon came back to Pennsylvania. It may have been to live with her mother, who was still in the State at the time.
+Whether or not the Jamaica story is true, circa 1995, Chameleon came back to Pennsylvania. It may have been to live with her mother, who was still in the State at the time.
 She shaved her head and started to use her biological father's surname instead of her legal surname. The reason for the changes isn't clear.
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 Chameleon refused to come to Church services, but she agreed for Rubens to read the Bible to her in her home.
-She visited the Ghenov Bible Study as well. I saw her for the first time on one of those occasions. I was just 14.
+She visited the Gh*nov Bible Study as well. I saw her for the first time on one of those occasions. I was just
+.
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-The Old Coder says, "The Jamaica story is made-up. This didn't happen or key incidents were omitted. Sure, they shrugged and let her go without explanation because God sent a lawyer angel in a white suit. Too bad the Catholic girls didn't get one."
+**The Old Coder says:**
-I can't say that the story sounds entirely believable. But she sold it really well to Church groups later. In fact, it led to a full-ride scholarship to Baptist Bible College, an institution in Clarks Summit, PA that is now known as Clarks Summit University.
+The Old Coder says: "The Jamaica story is pure fiction. It's made-up. This didn't happen or key incidents were omitted. Sure, they shrugged and let her go without explanation because God sent a lawyer angel in a white suit. Too bad the Catholic girls didn't get one."
+</WRAP>
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+**Jake comments:**
+Jake comments: I can't say that the story sounds believable. But she sold it
+quite well to Church groups. In fact, it led to a full-ride scholarship to Baptist Bible College, an institution in Clarks Summit, PA that is now known as Clarks Summit University.
 People were fascinated and captivated by Chameleon's sordid past. She said that she wanted to become "a single missionary to Africa" to demonstrate her commitment to her new life. In the end, 1BC offered her the scholarship and she took it.
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+**The mundane truth:**
+Chameleon was born in 1975. She attended Souderton High School circa
+to 1993. Rubens Gh*nov was a class(shy)mate.
+Chameleon moved to New York City or the area circa age 18. She was
+inconse(shy)quential there. She worked as a pros(shy)ti(shy)tute
+though pos(shy)sib(shy)ly as a bar(shy)rista or other blue collar
+worker as well. In her spare time, she was a "raver".
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+If Chameleon was ever a drug mule that God rescued by way of angels
+dressed in expen(shy)sive clothes, there is no evi(shy)dence of this.
+The reality is that Chameleon seems to have been a pros(shy)ti(shy)tute
+whose primary skill was that she was just post-High School and men
+found it attractive to get on top of such types. However, she didn't
+do that well at the pro(shy)fes(shy)sion.
+</WRAP>
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+Chameleon returned to the Souderton area circa 1995 after a couple of
+years in the big city. She con(shy)tact(shy)ed Rubens Gh*nov but there wasn't much to
+talk about.
+Chameleon became further associated with Rubens over time.
+It should be noted that Rubens is known for "knowing every(shy)body
+every(shy)where he goes". He tends to befriend even strangers. Chameleon
+took advantage of this.
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+Subsequently, the young woman came up with the angels-drug mule scam as
+a pos(shy)si(shy)ble ticket to a future that was to be funded by
+Fundies who were eager to believe her story.
+Fundies then sent her to college; specifically, to BBC.
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+**Jake says:**
+Jake says: I first met Chameleon in 1995 shortly after her return from New York City.
+I was just 13 years old, but I still remem(shy)ber a
+wild-eyed creature with her head shaved.
+She'd shaved her head and started to use her biological father's surname
+for reasons that weren't clear. It seemed to be some sort of New York City
+legal issue.
+Her core position was that she was the center of all things and
+the world needed to do her bid(shy)ding. If nothing else of her story
+is true, it's true that she was a striking figure.
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-The year after I held hands with Cham(shy)e(shy)leon, 2000, Ray and Cham(shy)e(shy)leon hooked up. Cham(shy)e(shy)leon told me later on that Ray didn't question her sincerity and that was something that she liked about him.
+The year after I held hands with Cham(shy)e(shy)leon, 2000, Ray and Cham(shy)e(shy)leon became involved to some extent. Cham(shy)e(shy)leon told me later on that Ray didn't question her sincerity and that was something that she liked about him.
 The couple lived together in a "flop(shy)house" while Ray attended BBC Seminary. But it didn't last long.

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