The whistleblower
Who am I?
My name is Thomas Robert Kunkel Jr.
Christ saved me over a quarter-century ago through the faithful witness of my mother, the daughter of a Presbyterian Scottish immigrant, through the love and patience of one of the founding members of the PCA, and through the solid preaching of a PCA church planter who planted a church near the college I was attending. Also, for what it is worth, I have a master's degree in theology from Westminster Theological Seminary having studied under some of the most influential Presbyterian professors and ministers of our times, for which I am enormously grateful.
For over a decade now I have served alongside my Mexican-born wife in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico as an ordained minister of the Gospel, nine years of which were served in a church called Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) that was planted by the PCA through Mission to the World (MTW). That is to say, I not only have over a quarter-century of connection with the PCA but also over a decade of experience working alongside MTW missionaries.
As an ordained minister of the Gospel of Christ, I am fully conscious of the gravity of the accusations that I make against a fellow ordained minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and Teaching Elder (TE) of the PCA. According not only to the rules outlined in Appendix I of the Book of Church Order (BCO) but above all, according to the commands of Christ Himself in Matthew 18:15, I first reached out privately to TE Steve Robertson in a sincere attempt to reconcile the following issues and to call him back from his sin to Christ on November 30, 2021. When that attempt was ignored for more than a month, I contacted him again on January 5, 2022 according to the rules outlined in the documents of both the Libro de Disciplina (Book of Discipline) of the INPM (the local sister denomination to the PCA here in Mexico), Appendix I of the PCA’s BCO, but above all, the teachings of Christ Himself in Matthew 18:16. Only because these were ignored do I make these issues public now.
My primary purpose with this letter isn't to defend my name. Christ clearly told us in the Scriptures that as His followers we would be hated so attacks on our name as ministers of the Gospel is to be expected. However, the fact that sin is being willfully committed in the name of the PCA, MTW, but above all Christ Himself has caused such pain and division in the Lord's Church here in Guadalajara that it should be of deep concern to anyone who, like myself, have been so richly blessed and edified by God through the PCA.
Over the years, a number of victims have come forward including the underage rape victim and her family. While some fear coming forward (there are more sexual assault victims who haven't agreed to tell their stories publicly yet) a number of the victims have asked for my help and/or agreed to let me bring their stories to light.