Ok, I am really pissed off right now. How dare NTM think that they can look into the other schools without the help of GRACE? GRACE has been the only bright spot in this whole travesty after 20+ years of silence, denial and sheer incompetence on the part of New Tribes Mission. and that's not counting the horrible years of Fanda, mind you.
GRACE may not have done it perfectly, but they were a hell of a lot more effective than New Tribes was. GRACE believed us, did a huge amount of research in a relatively short time and earned the trust of the majority of the Fanda MKs they talked to, something that the good ol' CPC sure can't say. But I guess NTM doesn't give a damn about that, after all they have their reputation to protect. such as it is. And we can't have this abuse stuff getting out to ruin the work of the LORD now can we. So much to cover up, so little time.
This whole thing is making me angry. I am sick and tired of waiting around for New Tribes Mission to take some real action. Their words mean less than nothing to me at this point - I want to see actual proof that they terminated the people named in the report, I want to see the letters they allegedly sent to those people's churches, I want to know details of all these meetings the EC says it is having. I want some real attempts at communication - vague updates and form letters don't count anymore. I want them to quit telling their members not to share the report. And most of all I want the several thousand employees of NTM to stop being afraid and/or stop hiding behind holier-than-thou forgive-and-move-on pharisee theology and start making some noise to let their organization know that it cannot be a place where children don't matter any longer.
I still say that more press and media attention may be the only tool we have at this point to bring about any lasting change, and we need to do something quick because I sure am not feeling reassured that abuses of all types are not continuing to happen at NTM's missionary schools and elsewhere. Public shame seems to be the currency that works best 'round Sanford town, sad to say.
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