If Tom White molested a 10-year-old girl, or more than one child, then he committed a terrible sin. God knows the state of his soul; we don’t.
Thinking of the years I’ve been reading his pages in the VOM newsletter, I would say the main theme has been that he was inspired and challenged by the witness of persecuted Christians, to trust in God more completely and to serve more generously. I think anyone who is aware of the persecuted church would have to take away the same message ... and any personal sin of Tom White or anyone else doesn’t affect that in any way.
Everyone involved will be in my prayers.
“and any personal sin of Tom White or anyone else doesn’t affect that in any way.”
Yes, I totally agree, and that is why, in addition to the pain of the sin itself and the young girl, and his family, there is the pain in knowing that even though there shouldn’t be, there will be repercussions for VOM, which has ministered to persecuted Christians and others all over the world for over 30 years. His introductory articles in the magazine were always a voice of compassion and care and encouragement to participate in prayer and ministry to persecuted belivers.
It is heart breaking that if this is true, he allowed himself to be ensnared by the devil and then could not seem to face the awfulness of what he did, and death seemed the only way out.