Comments on: Email to New Tribes missionaries

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:23:31 +0000

i know two or three commenters here. i know their parents. This is a desperate problem that caused a greater circle of effect than can be told. NTM attracts the manipulator. They understand, enable and propagate each others lifestyles. It isn’t just child abuse. It is adultery and other manners of sexual deviancy. The manipulation of the Word and nature of God is despicable and victims weep far and wide. Truth is the answer. The only one.

By: Raz

Raz — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:45:59 +0000

Aritao MK, it is good to hear your voice here! There are a few of us from Aritao speaking out. Have you visited the Forums (see tab at top of this page)? I don’t think I’ve seen you there. I encourage you to click on there and tell us more of your story.
Raz, an Aritao Mom

By: Clif and Kari Huntting

Clif and Kari Huntting — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:43:12 +0000

@Aritao MK just wanted to encourage you...if and when you speak up, so many of us in ntm will support you just as we have supported the fanda mk's. we will not let this go away.

By: Aritao MK

Aritao MK — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:33:37 +0000

@Former NTM MK (Philippines) I was an abuse victim at Aritoa in the early 90s and I know that the NTM field committee did not handle the abuse situation correctly at all. They were more concerned about their reputation than about seeking justice. The dorm dad there had been abusing children for so many years by the time I got there and by God's grace, another girl came forward so I was only in that dorm for 2 quarters. I was 9 at the time, though, so that was long enough. I have expereinced extreme emotional and psychological stress because of that experience but after therapy (which NTM paid for) and other support, I have been able to overcome and go on with my life. However, I am haunted daily by the fact that NTM covered something like this up. I even spoke with a former leader at NTM who told me that there are many, many similar situations to this all over the world. Even more haunting is the fact that this dorm dad never had to face any kind of justice for what he did and the fact that it is likely that in the past 20 years since my experience, he has very likely continued in those hideous actions. I have contacted police and investigators who say that they have no jurisdiction over something that happened overseas but I know that if the coverup that New Tribes committed was brought to light, it would draw attention to the abusers involved and would lead to their justice as well. Years ago, I contacted a lawyer and I inteded to file a class action law suit against new tribes but because I didn't have the support at that time, I backed out. But I regret every day that goes by that I don't do something, say something. I deffinately think it is time to stand up for the truth. I used to be afraid that if I spoke up then maybe New Tribes would not be able to reach people with gospel as much any more, but if this is their MO, how can they really be leading people to the truth when they are breaking their backs to cover up the truth. Anyway, I do have quite a bit of information about the Aritao incident and I feel that it is my responsibility to do something about it, finally.

By: Tuti Hess

Tuti Hess — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:09:48 +0000

@John doe Dear john doe so sorry for the abuse suffered. Please seek God in regards to coming forward with evidence of the abuse for the sake of others. Please ask God for strength in order to help others. Thank you for writing on here.

By: Denise Amstutz K.

Denise Amstutz K. — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:16:42 +0000

Grace wants to hear from you, please consider talking with them.@John doe

By: shadowspring

shadowspring — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:36:13 +0000

Parent of an MK : Under another site, Joseph III writes: “I think it will be interesting who all the Lord will hold accountable for these abuse cases, and my thoughts are the parents will be at the top of the list for having sacrificed something God mandated them to be responsible for. ” With all due respect, Joseph III, I beg to differ. Blaming the parents for the abuse that took place at a Christian school – a place where they honestly felt their children would be kept safe from harm – is a real stretch. Did they have the slightest idea that their children would be sexually abused in that environment? Of course not. Knowing what they know now (hindsight being 20-20), would they do the same thing again? I don’t think so. Unfortunately, parents cannot control what happens to their children. Try as they might, they cannot protect them from every kind of evil. How do you suppose those parents feel who sent their kids off to Columbine High School on that fateful morning in 1999? Are they to blame for the massacre that took place that day? Are they to be held accountable for having decided to send their children to that school? In the midst of all the finger-pointing, let’s not forget who the real evil-doers are: the ones who committed the crimes. THEY are the ones who should be judged, not those parents who made the painful decision to send their kids to a mission school, with the belief that by doing so, they were providing the healthiest and safest environment for their children. In case you haven’t noticed, Joseph III, we live in a sick and fallen world. You do not have to go far to find evil. Tragically, our own daughter was raped IN OUR OWN HOME by someone we all knew. Who will you hold accountable for THAT?

Parents are accountable for abdicating their responsibilities to bring their (own) children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. In delegating that responsibility to someone else, you remain de facto responsible for the actions of your parental stand-ins. Ignorance is no excuse. Own up to the fact that you let others convince you that the only way to fulfill your call as a missionary was to farm out your call as a parent. You bought it, you obeyed, and the people you trusted to love and nurture your children failed you. But your responsibility remains. You are the parent.

By: Kari

Kari — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:57:50 +0000

Please consider writing to Grace about this, and talking about it on the forums may encourage others to come forward.

By: Shary Hauber

Shary Hauber — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:59:38 +0000

John I am so sorry. I am so angry. People must stand up and tell all those “kids” that man had no right to use God to protect his sin. Those kids will not be in danger of hell for telling the truth, for reporting him. He is in danger of hell for offending “one of these little ones” as Jesus referred to child.

By: John doe

John doe — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:07:32 +0000

You have no idea what atrocities were committed against young innocent children by the dorm dad Les was his first name at the NTM dorm at Aritao in the Philippines starting in 1986 and continued for SEVERAL years. The abused were sworn to secrecy "in front of God almighty" and were made to believe if they were to ever mention these things it was a breach of trust with God and they would burn in hell for telling the truth. When discovered, the dorm dad justified why he did these things and confessed to only minor infractions, and NTM officials only asked him and his family to leave. The abusers that were confronted LIED for him to protect their place in heaven. There was no justice. There are right now, as I am typing this, Adults in their mid 30's who suffered torturous physical sexual abuse in his office, in the lounge, and in their own rooms, who still have trouble sleeping at night. Who still have nightmares, and breath taking anxiety attacks. NTM knew of these things and offered no councelling, no justice, no... NOTHING! @Former NTM MK (Philippines)