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So much went on that so few knew about.

Hmmmmm, I disagree, partly.

There was a lot of gossip (well what else do you do when there is no tv?) and bits of what was going on filtered out. Granted the sexual abuse was mostly well covered (except for Jim who bragged about what he was doing), but even that was discussed. Like the missionary who was "sent home because he had a problem with homosexuality", which turned out to be he raped boys.

As for the mistreatment of Kiwi missionaries, there were so many involved in it, it was unstated field policy! As previously posted, it was that well known it filtered back to the home committee, who openly discussed it and yet still new folk were sent like lambs to the slaughter.

Most didn't question because they were cowards or they had been brainwashed. So others got abused and it was passed off as "God testing their faith through trials and tribulations". Many of course completed their term and went home, never to return and they were dismissed as being weak, unless they could come up with a compelling reason for their non return or landed a nice little job back home (like sending more mugs to the field by omitting to tell what was really going on).

Other fields had some insight into what was going on in PNG, because it was reasonably common knowledge that is where the whackos ended up.

And the worst aspect of this is the big question, HAS ANYTHING REALLY CHANGED? A little bit of policy change, a few nice words, sure. But NTM is still trying to cover it's past, obstructing justice, excusing it's paedophiles and conning it's members and donors.
If NTM had truly changed, Scott Kennel would have been stopped long before he ended up in jail. How many more Scott Kennel's are still in NTM? And how many more victims will occur because "so few know"?

Perhaps "So much went on" because so few cared or dared to speak out?

Well, there IS that, too.
Yes, there was gossip.
Which of course was sin.
Confrontation?
The few who tried were dealt with.
That's the hallmark of toxic leadership.
No dialogue allowed.

The Kiwi thing is really sad!
No, we never heard.
Only about all the triumphs in PNG.
We know some really good people who served there.
And some really bad things happened to some of them.