Even so, he ran into quite a bit of trouble during the follow-up part of his spiritual restoration, planning to move into a Phoenix halfway house, the Dream Center, to "minister to men" there while working toward his degree in counseling. The that invitation was withdrawn after Ted sent out a boldly insane "fund-me-please" letter asking for fans to support him rather than getting himself a j-o-b.

It also didn't go over well with his de-gaying team that the letter was sent out from a Colorado Springs outfit called "Families With a Mission," run by Paul G. Huberty who is registered as a sex offender (in Hawaii for "sodomy and indecent acts" with "a 17-year-old female).