Yes, Shiloh can be a place you're sent as a form of punishment...or to reeducate you into God's ways. I was directed there one summer to work on a project, which I did. The fact that before I went I suffered a rather serious injury (deep gash in my shin, which became infected), had not sought medical treatment (no health insurance), made no difference. Those behind my placement did not see a problem with it...and I worked for over a week in that condition. A few so-called doctors at Shiloh, aware of my situation, refused to provide any advice or treatment for me. Perhaps it had something to do with a Word Gary delivered at Shiloh just prior to my arrival about how God was intending to 'amputate' members of the body for their disobedience. Anyway, When I finished my work, the final day involving me operating a jackhammer (no joke), someone finally agreed to take me to a local doctor. The doctor, not affiliated with the church, immediately gave me antibiotics to stem the infection, which eventually did the trick. I was not charged for the care he provided. If I met the Lord during my stay at Shiloh, it was in the form of this doctor.
p.s. I did not come back from Shiloh with a souvenir...no t-shirt, not even a spare fan blade.
p.s. I did not come back from Shiloh with a souvenir...no t-shirt, not even a spare fan blade.