WHY The burning question that torments the mind of the elderly is the word WHY.  In the vulnerability of their age and heaven knows their illnesses and disabilities their lives are stacked on a mountain of uncertainties.  The WHY to this is fathom in the forgetful minds of their children and families.  They need to feel safe and secure not living on the edge of feeling disaster will strike and no one cares. The wide spread of mental and physical abuse can only be measured by the coldness of the heart that feels empowered to exercise these evil deeds.  Money foremost drives the power of rejection and abuse.  If the elderly have money, property etc. the abuse is shadowed by the lurking hearts of wanting it all by inheritance and many use every opportunity to cease the moments in the weakness of the elderly to deceive, while giving them little or no true heart of love and caring.  These evil doers have to make sure some semblance of decent care is...

What is seen in the reflection of the eye of an abused child is it’s ABUSER. A child does not see the innocence of their station in life but only pain and horror. It is horrible enough the abuse coming from an outsider but the crushing blow to the heart and spirit of a child is when the act comes from a parent or sibling. We at WE A SERVANT OF CHRIST MISSION see and are told from the children who come to the mission about beatings received mostly by the fathers for one reason or another. The children use the word beating and the age of the child holds no merit. I witness two days ago a 20 year old woman being hit by her father and mother before going to work and the another night a child being hit on the head by her father. Last night some of the children gathered at the mission and among them were a 9 year old child who comes sporadically since her father made it known not directly to the mission but to the neighborhood and the child of his discontent. However, he does give...