Dear Men
June 26th, 2009
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: I am currently a student at NTBI Waukesha, and was shocked and appalled to hear about all of this in chapel last week. I remembered vaguely hearing about this from [...]
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: I just found out about these horrific stories of abuse this morning from a New Tribes MK. I must say this person's parents still serve in the field and the [...]
: We cannot begin to express our deep sorrow, anger and disappointment that reading the GRACE report and your stories has brought us. Thank you for your persistence and courage. We [...]
Even Frank was worried back then about covering NTM’s collective behind. It’s obvious they all knew they would be royally screwed if everything came out in public.
“Dear Men” – the opening line of this letter is one of the most reveiling elements of ntm’s misguided approach. Where are the women!!?? I would guess they still do not populate the junta(committee)ranks of the mission.
My life was spared, but watching those who I loved and identified with self destruct all around me was so terribly confusing, damaging, and painful. My trust in authority and men was severely undermined in the process. I spent many years feeling like a terrible failure for not being able to help my close friends, even after I did all I could by reporting things I knew and trying to walk with them through it.
One did not need to have been a direct sexual abuse victim of brooks or gate to have been abused at fanda or to be displaying symptoms of abuse. physical, emotional and spiritual abuse was common as well as a cold and unloving general atmosphere.