In their statement, ABWE defines GRACE and Pii. It is VERY important to notice that there is a distinct difference in these two entities.
"Following lengthy deliberation and prayer, ABWE today replaced G.R.A.C.E.— the victims’ advocacy organization—with a new investigative firm. G.R.A.C.E. was hired by ABWE in May 2011 to independently investigate the tragic child abuse by former missionary Donn Ketcham in Bangladesh more than 20 years ago, and ABWE’s subsequent handling of the situation. ABWE board members and executives discovered that G.R.A.C.E.’s investigative process was “fatally flawed” and would not find the truth, nor advance the cause of reconciliation with the victims.
ABWE remains committed to completing an independent investigation of the situation; ensuring its past mistakes have been corrected; and to bringing, as much as humanly possible, emotional recovery and reconciliation to any individuals who have been hurt by this abuse.
To that end, ABWE has hired an independent and reputable firm, Professional Investigators International (Pii), to complete the investigation and produce a report. Pii is led by Bob Davis, a retired FBI agent, with extensive experience in child abuse investigations. ABWE has requested that G.R.A.C.E. release their records from the investigation to Pii."
GRACE = a victims' advocacy organization Pii = an investigative firm, whose job will be to complete an investigation (i.e. gather reports and facts) and produce a report, which will be submitted to their client: ABWE
This is a critically important difference between GRACE and Pii.
This significant distinction between the two is all I am attempting to point out, at the moment.
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