All Gods Children a Brief Report of Canadas First Screening, MK Planet, January 25, 2010

All God’s Children: a Brief Report of Canada’s First Screening

MK Planet
January 25, 2010

http://mkplanet.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/all-gods-children-a-brief-report/

Yesterday evening Joel and I attended a screening of “All God’s Children” that we had been planning for several months.

With 53 people in attendance, I was told our screening was slightly larger than some previous ones, which was exciting to hear. Both Joel and I briefly spoke during the Q&A, as did Lois Kunkel, an adult MK who wrote a thesis called “Spiders spin silk: Reflections of missionary kids at midlife“.

We were fortunate to have Nancy Mayer as our moderator. She is a member of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), and very involved in efforts to end all forms of abuse in religious settings.

A highlight of the evening was hearing from Beverly Shellrude Thompson, who appears in the documentary, and is also a co-founder of MK Safety Net. She shared about the updated child-protection policies of the mission organization her parents were with, and answered questions about things like faith, contacting high profile politicians, and so on.

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Beverly Shellrude Thompson engages the audience during the Q&A

It’s easy to plan a screening, because the producers of “All God’s Children”, Luci Westphal and Scott Solary, support anyone wanting to show the film.

The easiest kind of screening to plan is in your own home, showing it to small groups of friends or family.

It’s also a great movie to watch in a class, or with a Bible study group, because it brings up lots of issues for discussion.

There are more ways to help if you believe MKs should be safe from sexual, physical, psychological and spiritual abuse:

1) Ask major TV networks in your area to show the film ALL GOD’S CHILDREN.

2) Ask your government how they prosecute citizens who abuse children overseas.

3) Ask your church’s mission organization about their child protection policies.

And if you think of other ideas, please tell us about them!