I am doing a project on abuse with a moral compass or focus.

Abuse by definition and practice is indeed an anomaly, frown upon by many in society, government, families and the church, but has become a norm, acceptable and permissible since nobody seems to be bothered any longer about its effects on its unfortunate victims. Therefore, I ask the following questions?

(1) What actually is abuse?

(2) How dose abuse influence mission?

(3) How does the effect of abuse affect the delivery of mission?

(4) Has abuse been accepted by society, families, government and churches as a norm now?

(5) When does abuse occur?

(6) Are there hints abuse is about to occur?

My assumptions are precipitated on my upbringing and observations in life and have created my bias for digging into the issue of abuse. They are as follows;

1. Those abused may be incapable of preventing it.

2. The abusers may be too powerful to confront or has much authority to protect from persecution.

3. Fear of losing one job, position, spouse or opportunity may result to inaction.

4. Lack of skills, abilities or alternatives may force one to remain silent or do nothing.

5. Being accepted for a long time in certain quarters make it appear normal and becomes almost impossible to kick against without touching the nerves of big names.

Objectives:

1. Identify groups wherein people are or have been abused

2. Develop a program to help people address abuse

3. Conduct a data collection exercise that could be analyzed to address abuse

4. Provide help for victims of abuse and abusers

5. Form support groups

6. Develop a manual to deal with abuse

7. Evaluate

However, the general theme I am struggling to find answer to is;

The Influence of Abuse on Delivery of Mission. The question is, how does the effect of abuse influence mission?