All God's Children
"All God’s Children" tells the personal story of the first boarding school for children of missionaries to be investigated for abuse at the hands of the parents’ missionary colleagues.

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Release Date:
DVD Release - December 2008
Genre:
Documentary
Studio:
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All God's Children

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NYC Premiere of "All God's Children"
It's finally happening!
Screening of the documentary "All God's Children" at the Tribeca Cinemas. Reception to follow. Scheduled to attend so far are film participants Marilyn Shellrude Christman, ...
Host:All God's Children
Time:7:30PM Tuesday, August 11th
Location:Tribeca Cinemas
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Graceann Deters

Graceann Deters This movie echoes my own story--I was a missionary daughter in Brazil during the 1940's and 50's. I was sexually abused by my father's ministry partner, and experienced great emotional harm at the hands of the church there. There is hope for survivors, check out my story at Divinebetrayal.comhttp://divinebetrayal.com/?p=535

Caught Between Two Different Cultures | Divine Betrayal
Source: divinebetrayal.com
CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT CULTURES In my book, Divine Betrayal, I write about moving from America to Brazil in 1939 and back to America in 1945. Then,
Wed at 4:44pm
Dianne
Dianne at 5:47pm July 1
Thank you for putting the link to your story here and for validating our story with yours.
Graceann
Graceann at 8:28pm July 1
I didn't specifically write my story for Mk's and Pk's but they are identifying with my story Divine Betrayal, and understand what it is all about. Blessing, Graceann
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Dale Ingraham

Dale Ingraham We had a viewing of this film in our church a few weeks ago. What a powerful and moving film. Every Christian needs to this documentary. I pray that God will use this film to make a difference. As a victim of sexual abuse it is amazing that stories of abuse are so similar that it seems like every story has the same elements, just different names. It seems like the norm is to blame victims and excuse offenders. Victims are told to forgive and forget and offenders are given a slap on the wrist and told never do it again. Proverbs 17:15 says "Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent--the Lord detests them both." It seems that because Christians don't want to admit that we have to deal with this sin it is easier t make excuses or minimize than to deal with the sin issue. Faith Ingraham, Curtis Baptist Bible Church, Campbell NY

June 27 at 6:28pm · Report
Dianne
Dianne at 6:54pm June 27
Very true. Thanks, Faith, for sharing how the film echoes your own story.
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All God's Children We have new questions in the "Discussions" section. Please check them out and leave your comment.

June 27 at 7:58am
Jason
Jason at 10:54am June 27
Luci, I really enjoyed seeing the film a second time. I'm so proud of the work that you and Scott do. Love you guys! :)
All God's Children

All God's Children "All God's Children" is screening tonight in Gainesville, Florida, at The Story House (see "Events"). There's an article about it in the Gainesville Sun (see "Notes").

June 26 at 7:44am
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All God's Children Great article about the film and screening tonight in Gainesville, Florida.

Nearly 50 years after the abuse they experienced in Mamou, Guinea, the silence held by the children
Source: www.gainesville.com
Nearly 50 years after the abuse they experienced in Mamou, Guinea, the silence held by the children of the Christian and Missionary Alliance boarding school is being broken.The documentary, All Gods Children,
June 26 at 7:41am
All God's Children

All God's Children The article in the Washington Times has been corrected.

DUIN: Missionary kids abused sexually - Washington Times
Source: www.washingtontimes.com
I was at a book-signing event in Seattle a few months ago when I met Marilyn Christman, who asked me to look into the sexual abuse of Protestant missionary kids (MKs).
June 26 at 7:40am
All God's Children

All God's Children Check out the "Discussions" tab to read thoughts or share your own on the subject "Children of MKs". We'll be adding more topics soon and are interested in your suggestions. Unfortunately an admin has to add the topics or we could invite you to start your own conversations directly.

June 25 at 6:12am
Margaret Briggs

Margaret Briggs This is an incredible story that took alot of courage to tell. A must see!

June 22 at 10:31am · Report
All God's Children

All God's Children The article from the Washington Times we had linked to yesterday, had a serious error (misquote) in it. We're hoping it will get fixed so we can post it again as soon as possible.

June 22 at 8:55am
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All God's Children

"All God's Children" Screening in Gainesville, FL
Free Screening of the documentary "All God's Children" at the Story House in Gainesville, Florida. Through the eyes of three families, "All God’s Children" tells the persona...
Host:All God's Children
Time:7:00PM Friday, June 26th
Location:Story House
June 17 at 1:28pm
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New Film Tells Story Of Abused Missionary Kids | Missions News: Various
Source: faithtelegraph.com
Hundreds of miles from their parents and without any means of communication, missionary children suffer abuse at the hands of a school's all-missionary staff.
June 16 at 9:20am
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David
David at 7:36pm June 16
Both of our kids' parents attended Mamou (Judy Tschetter Darr and me). Here's a quote from one of our kids' spouses, (with the names edited):

"I will say, we have yet to see the film. Honestly, [] is hesitant and I think still very angry over what happened and somewhat fearful of watching it. My point is that [](who doesn... Read More’t know I am writing this...) has A LOT of pain due to what happened in Africa. It has directly affected [] and []'s belief in the church and God. [] continues to struggle with this. Especially now that we have children. As for them, we have decided that they will know what happened (when at the right age) to their family in Africa. However, hopefully, they will have been smothered with so much positive love from their parents, church members and pastor that it will be a story of what they are capable of. Leaving them with a sense of empowerment of what their family (AND FATHER!!!) overcame and a proud sense of who they are!"
Dianne
Dianne at 1:01pm June 17
All the positive press in recent weeks has been wonderful. When I read a review of the film and realize that perfect strangers not only "get it" but care enough to tell the whole wide world, I am really touched.
All God's Children

All God's Children Very inspiring screening at Curtis Baptist Church in Campbell, NY today. Thank you, Shary Kroeker Hauber for organizing, Pastor Dale Ingraham and wife Faith for hosting, Tim Hauber for projecting the film, Dianne Couts for speaking, Bud Couts for handling the merch table and everyone for attending - especially on such a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

June 14 at 7:25pm
Dana
Dana at 7:29pm June 14
I'm so glad to hear it went well! :)
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All God's Children From Luci's Blog.

GOOD HARD WORKING PEOPLE: More Endorsements, More Screenings
Source: goodhardworkingpeople.blogspot.com
Luci Westphals blog about video and new media productions at Good Hard Working People with some random recommendations and experiences thrown in.
June 13 at 6:03am
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All God's Children Christa Brown's outstanding book "This Little Light" is finally available. I recently got to read the book and highly recommend it. Christa tells of her experience as a survivor of sexual abuse by her Southern Baptist pastor, her journey to find justice and healing and her advocacy for the sake of other survivors and to protect children from having to experience the same.

This Little Light
Source: thislittlelight-thebook.blogspot.com
Meanwhile, here are some things others have said:"Moving, eye-opening, shocking and even suspenseful . . . Christa Brown does not hold back in this courageous account of her journey from impressionable ...
June 11 at 10:49am
Graceann Deters

Graceann Deters Is there a way we could get the film here in Minnesota?

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All God's Children at 9:45am June 10
Hi Graceann,

thank you for your interest. We'd love for the film to screen in Minnesota. But we don't have a specific screening set up right now.

We are encouraging people everywhere to set up their own screenings, e.g., at their church, school, local library, community center, etc. ... Read More

Please contact me at screenings@allgodschildrenthefilm.com and we can talk about possibilities in your area.

Showing this film to others is a great way of helping to get this and similar stories heard and to start a conversation.

Please be in touch,
Luci
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"All God's Children" Screening in DC
at SNAP National Conference 2009
Screening of the documentary "All God's Children" at the 2009 SNAP Conference. Through the eyes of three families, "All God’s Children" tells the personal story of the first...
Host:All God's Children
Time:7:00PM Saturday, August 8th
Location:Hyatt Regency Crystal City
June 9 at 7:22am · RSVP to this event
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All God's Children The next screening of "All God's Children" will be in Campbell, NY, on June 14th - 2:30pm... http://tinyurl.com/nc4zu5

June 8 at 8:39am
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All God's Children at 12:09pm June 8
Working on a plan to bring it to Ireland soon.
Dianne Darr Couts

Dianne Darr Couts It's been exciting to make our travel plans for attending the AGC screening this coming Saturday. It will be great to see Shary again. She attended Mamou from 1949 till 1960. Our parents were GMU colleagues in Mali.

June 7 at 3:28pm · Report
India

India Thank you for creating this! Maybe some of the impact from this film will help the survivors of ICA be able to stand up and speak out!

June 7 at 7:42am · Report
Dianne
Dianne at 3:24pm June 7
My brothers and I are participants in AGC. It is good to know that what we have done is helping others in their journeys. I suggest that you check out the website MKsafetynet. It gives encouragement and suggestions for survivors of missionary boarding schools.