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With NTM's track record---- hundreds of lives destroyed, enabling/encouraging pedophiles, violent physical abuse to children, spiritual abuse to both children and adults----then refusing to do anything about it, bandaid response to present MK's-----the only way I can vote is---C.

Sir Ornery of Thornery said: "My post above is a response to those whose first message to my sister is, 'You need to forgive like Jesus did.'"
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At best, those who respond to victims in this way are uninformed and ignorant. At worst. . . at worst, it is beyond qualification.

I honor your principled and persistent stand for the truth. I pray for the victims, their families and their friends. If my picky observations are of any value in meeting the needs of my fellow travelers, I will be more than repaid for the effort.

In January??
Of what year????

Yes, OT, the blatant racism is exactly what I was hinting at with my Mr T comment.

The EXTREME prejudice behind policies such as "no mixed dating" in Bible School and other policies reflecting the lily-white purity of NTM was so distasteful to me that I spoke up passionately about it (to deaf ears) for all the years I was in NTM as an adult (white) missionary.

The Wrights were one of the very, very few non-white families I knew in the mission. Honestly I don't know how they could stomach the racism, but I deeply admired them for their courage.

How many African-Americans now serve with NTM? (Don't count Hawaiians, Koreans, Filipinos, or others with an attractive tan.) How many predominantly black churches in America support NTM?

This subject could merit its own website.

Seems very odd that NTM would be racist, considering they are taking the gospel to mostly non-whites! I guess you are saying, Raz, that the NTM org considered those "heathen, they loved so much, that they gave their lives to get the gospel to them," were beneath them, inferior to them?!

Man, don't get me started on abuse in Durant!!!!

Amen, OT. There was certainly a lack of discipleship at boarding schools. Just rules and rules but not much instruction on why there were rules. Sadly the only two adults who ever seemed very invested in my life; (other than my parents) well, one was a child molester and the other was an extremely unhealthy person who caused a great deal of damage to many young people.

I'm still here...regularly reading, praying, seeking the LORD in all this. Thank you for keeping us thinking and talking and fighting, OT. You are wise and fearless. Thanks!!

Your words today were an encouragement to me. Yes, the little things can have a big impact too...I'm counting on it!

Doing the little things~

H-n-H

Hi guys! I've been watching, reading, praying, thinking a bit too much . . .what interesting childhoods we had! Talk about spiritual expectations! We were made to view adult missionary bad/sinful behavior as excusable, while our every move was scrutinized and punishable. The day before I got married I was sitting in a pizza place with momof4 when Tom Petty's song came on, "Free Fallin'" and realized that I was feeling a huge weight come off my shoulders -- no longer under the mission umbrella, and of course by marrying, I was able to get out from a dominant father's supervision . . .this forum definitely took me back to a more vulnerable stage . . .so glad I'm not back there. My daughter at 16 is now the age I was when I went to Via. I can't imagine taking her to a boarding school--we're having so much fun going through this stage together. Some of my mother's recent sadness, I'm convinced is from looking back on decades of separation from loved ones . . .see, I can run on and on and on. If there is any way that I can support my brothers and sisters from those years, please pm me. Those of you who are dealing with the more intense anger and sadness, I'm praying for you, for justice , and for safety for our present mks. You are not alone.