Sorry, but it is over.

I have forgiven Tim for anything and everything he has done and said about me and my daughter. It's all between him and God now. No malice is on this end. Go somewhere else if you wish to find one of Tim's enemies. I am not one. Nor have I ever been really. 

-Ben Townsend

And one last time, let me respond to any charges against me that I know about:

1. I did not bribe anyone to get Tim kicked out of Zambia. (This is a ridiculous charge.)

2. I did not give anyone a DVD concerning Tim, nor did I instruct anyone else to do so. I know absolutely nothing about any DVD at all. (I would know if I did, and it wouldn't bother me to confess this if I did, but since I did not, I can do nothing but deny it.)

3. I did not try to have Tim arrested at any time in Zambia. Nor did I care if he was or wasn't arrested. (This statement, about my trying to have Tim arrested, was allegedly made by a pastor in Pennsylvania to someone who was a member at another Baptist Church. It is totally ridiculous. It again shows the lengths these people will go to spread their accusations to those who are not part of the problem or solution.)

4. I did not give any papers to the Zambian government with Pastor Beatty's name on them, nor did I sign Pastor Beatty's name to anything. (This one is so ridiculous that it doesn't even merit answering, but since it is a charge, I will answer.)

5. I did not ask anyone in the Zambian Government to "forge" a Deportation Order and sign the name of Lt. Gen. Ronnie Shikapwasha, at that time the Minister of Home Affairs. (Tim must have been served this Deportation Order on his last visit to Zambia, or else he would not be trying to "spin" this back upon me. I just love getting all these accusations of these really far-fetched imaginations from the mind of Tim. I simply wonder how low the IQ must be of anyone who would actually believe what he is saying about this.)

6. When I found out that Tim's men in charge were selling parts of the ministry's property for their own gain, I did attempt to protect the property (and honored her request) which Linda Zike paid for in 2004. I believe that I was ethical in all my dealings with this. (There are charges going around about this, again about "forgery." Again, no signature was "forged." And I have the evidence to prove this accusation is false.)

I think that covers all the charges against me. If you think of any others, let me know and I will either accept responsibility for them or deny them. -Ben