[Oe List ...] All God's Children
W. J.
synergi at yahoo.com
Fri Mar 14 19:15:10 EDT 2008
Digging a little deeper, I read that this missionary organization abused their children physically, mentally, sexually, and spiritually. That last dimension is a new one for me, and leads me to ask whether "spiritual abuse" occurred among us. Any thoughts on this?
Marshall Jones
"jonzondo at juno.com" <jonzondo at juno.com> wrote:
Thank you Marshall, for sharing this.
Today, with deep gentleness, I would like to point out that there are still "Order" parents who deny the allegations and who refuse to help.
And there are still "Order" children who need help.
Walk in Beauty,
Jon Mark Elizondo
-- "W. J." <synergi at yahoo.com> wrote:
This new documentary film may have some insights for our experience in the O:E.
Marshall Jones
http://www.allgodschildrenthefilm.com/index.htm
Short Synopsis
All God's Children is the first documentary to expose issues of child abuse within the Protestant Evangelical missionary community. The film takes a personal look at the consequences of the abuse through the eyes of three missionary families. While the parents were stationed in remote outposts throughout West Africa, the children - starting at the age of 6 - were required to attend boarding school in Mamou, Guinea. Cut off from their parents and without any reliable means of communication, the children suffered extensive abuse at the hands of the all-missionary staff.
It took the children decades to acknowledge the effects the abuses had on their lives. When they finally dared to speak out, their Church denied all allegations and refused to help. The children and their parents took action...
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