{"id":55,"date":"2022-05-20T13:01:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T13:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mksafetynet.org\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2023-03-03T00:21:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T00:21:32","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mksafetynet.org\/?page_id=55","title":{"rendered":"What We Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We offer understanding and affirmation to MKs who have been abused or who suffered trauma in mission settings and walk with them on their journey to healing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Responding to MKs who contact us, assuring them that they are not alone and that their story is heard and believed.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encouraging MKs to share their stories with others who have had similar experiences.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing links to articles, organizations, and other resources that can help MKs in their healing from abuse.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer MKs, their parents, families, and friends a supportive environment to tell their stories and to encourage one another on their healing journeys.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connecting MK abuse survivors to one another through social media.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing a forum for MKs to share the art, poetry, writing, letters, etc. they have created&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encouraging family members and friends of former MKs who cope with the aftermath of their loved one\u2019s abuse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing networking opportunities for former MKs and their families at MKSN conferences and retreats.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage MKs as they report their abuse; educate individuals, organizations and the public regarding MK abuse issues; and network with organizations who effectively work to prevent abuse or investigate it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suggesting resources to former MKs, TCKs and their families about protocols for reporting abuse to their mission, church and\/or appropriate officials.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Responding to the media when issues about MK abuse arise.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speaking at seminaries and educational institutions, conferences, etc. to raise awareness of child abuse within the missionary environment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborating and connecting with organizations that develop policies of child protection and abuse prevention and\/or conduct truly independent third party investigations into abuse allegations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We offer understanding and affirmation to MKs who have been abused or who suffered trauma in mission settings and walk with them on their journey to healing.&nbsp; We offer MKs, their parents, families, and friends a supportive environment to tell their stories and to encourage one another on their healing journeys.&nbsp; We encourage MKs as <a href=\"https:\/\/mksafetynet.org\/?page_id=55\" class=\"read-more inline\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-55","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mksafetynet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mksafetynet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mksafetynet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mksafetynet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mksafetynet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mksafetynet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":361,"href":"https:\/\/mksafetynet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions\/361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mksafetynet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}