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Helps me to understand why some of the MKs at the Bible College I attended 35 years ago seemed so wounded.

Some are affected negatively and become themselves an abuser and some are affected positively and use that experience to save others. Thank God, He used our president to save many children that went and that are going through by telling his own wounds boldly and graciously for His glory. I believe this story not only need to be told at Mission camps or Christian schools but at churches and everywhere the defenseless live. It has happened, it is happening & it will happen if we do not design a system that can sift the evil out of our society, out of our church and nation. God bless our president,Dr. Wess Stafford

Vivian, you hit the nail on the head. Christians come up with cliches based on inaccurate reading and misinterpretation of Scripture. God cannot use sin or magically make abuse "good". It is evil, period. Exactly as you said, God is not involved in rape, molestation, assaults, etc., or else he would not be God. As for the suggestion that this story paints all teachers/leaders of MK schools as bad, Bart certainly does not think so. Should we remain silent about abuse? On the contrary, those who are acting appropriately and living right will want these atrocities exposed so they are not grouped together. Silence is never appropriate in the kingdom.

Perhaps the time has come for either: A) Missionaries to keep their children with them instead of placing them in boarding schools, or, B) Missionaries wait until their children are grown before they go, or, C) Missionaries forgo having children at all.

This was so powerful. Thank you so much Mr Stafford for coming out with your story. May God bless the work of Compassion International.

One of the best articles I've ever read in CT. What Satan meant for evil....God turned into good....

it is good to have publicatins pick up on this. Many Churches think it si only catholics that abouse children. I went to that school at the end of its life. the mission we were with has changed its name rather than admit it ignored the truth of its children. The circle if abuse also includes the churches who sent the missionaries and refused to listen to their pleas. Let us make all parties responsible if we take one, from pastors and chruch leaders to adminsitrators and teachers.

This article by Wess rings so true in my own life. My Lord has taken something out of my life that I could not shake off for over 50 years. Thank God in 1962 I asked Jesus into my heart. No, the troubles of my mind did not stop there but great weights were lifted off my shoulders and the work of the Holy Spirit begun. I have reached out to Compassion children because I want them taken out of poverty and to know that Jesus died for them, He loves them and He cares. I hope many will read Wess' article and reach out to help the little children who cannot help themselves. YES, MY GOD IS RESTORING WHAT THE LOCUST HAS EATEN. I have two sons who are serving the Lord; one is an evangelist and one is a missionary. God bless you Wess

Wess: Amen, brother.

Blessings, healing and honor to Wess and all who know his pain! As a current foreign worker, I am grateful for the courage and faith of his generation to challenge the foul notion that, "the abuse/sacrifice of one soul is worth the saving of another"! What an unbiblical, unfaithful attitude! May our Great Jehovah Jireh redeem all that locust intended to destroy!