Hard week

I work for a ministry that provides support to Christians who are persecuted for their faith. Over the past few weeks it has been discovered that one of the men with which I work has made some poor choices. Choices which are going to cost him his ministry, his reputation, and most probably his family. He lives in a very poor country, and I truly believe that desperation causes people to do things that they wouldn't normally do. He has been mis-using funds. The temptation is just so powerful when there is access to large amounts of money and little accountability put into place. We never want our people to feel like we don't trust them. What I think we have been slow to realize is that those accountability measures protect them also. Even if it is just from themselves.

Anyway, in a way I have become his prosecutor, being saddled with the job of assembling the evidence and making the accusations clear and easily understandable. This is unbelievable difficult for me. Although the evidence is irrefutable and I know that he has done wrong and should face consequences, for many years I have considered him my friend. It hurts to have to do this and I grieve for his family as well.

I'll be so glad when this is over and I can go back to my regular, boring work. . .