Making it Real

Taking seriously the teachings of Jesus such as selling all they owned when joining the group, sharing everything communally and working full time for God instead of for money, the JCs often lived as nomads. 

Seven young members (including Roland) hit the headlines in 1985 when they walked 1000 miles across the Nullabor desert in Australia without taking any food, money or supplies, claiming God would provide for them.    They survived eating road kill, finding food and water and being donated supplies by passing motorists.  

The controversial movement of less than 30 people experienced strong opposition from the religious establishment. 

One  JC was sentenced to three months jail for burning one dollar in a statement about trusting God and not money.   

From 2001 onwards most members of the small movement independently and altruistically donated their spare kidneys to strangers, often being the youngest altruistic donors (19) or first in some cases, highlighting the worldwide need for living kidney donors.  JCs were banned from donating in Australia and throughout the UK because they challenged laws forbidding such donations.  Media controversy and medical ethics debates about the JC’s subsequently helped bring about changes in the law in both countries.  In the UK there have since been over 100 altruistic kidney donations.  

JC’s also exposed shocking food wastage from supermarkets  as “freegans” in reality TV shows and other media from  2002 onwards.  In late 2010 the movement became secretive and claimed to have disbanded.  Roland, Sue and Daniel left at this time and the group changed it's name and focus to End Time Survivors.