Thread by @fabilabis12

Continuing my thread with a heavy heart. I appreciate your prayers and sharing to reach others that may be going through similar situations.

https://twitter.com/fabilabis12/status/1428799329465028612

“When I objected to lying and being forced to hide the trauma I had been subjected to, they asked me, “Why do you feel the need to get revenge?” 

Fact: This has been casually, informally, & semi-formally thrown at my husband for the mere “daring” to push for justice…

… or just posting about racism “too often”, and posting photos/stories of his —by the grace of God— succesful mission development work where an actual congregation of humans is evident

“How many pastors have lost their jobs because they followed God’s command to speak out for justice? 
How many have had to sacrifice what they believed because they had a family to feed? “

Fact: We were lucky that we could afford not to sign the NDA. Not to say that…

…we are and we continue to be suffering a tremendous economic constraint. We’ve had to ask for monetary help from family & friends, get a loan, extra hours/gigs…

…risk psychosomatic health by not taking vacations, not being able to see our extended family, bouts of insomnia, etc.
on top of not feeling fully capable at the moment to adequately handle our own family issues (we’re humans with human problems after all)

And if you missed what this is about, I am analyzing our own ordeal through quotes from these articles:

patheos.com/blogs/ecopreac…

Pastoring in a Racist Church: One Pastor’s Story | Leah D. Schade

Thanks for reading, sharing. We want an #NDAfree church. We want a truly diverse church, not just in a cosmetic way but in a decision-making way, so as to truly bring justice…not fake “unity”

(Oh, and the firt thread is here, making this thread an imperfect 🧵of 🧵s)

https://twitter.com/fabilabis12/status/1428474711474798593

@threadreaderapp please unroll