I am a survivor. Not of Human trafficking but of sexual abuse and exploitation, specifically, incest. So, although I cannot fully understand the trauma and experiences of young girls who were trapped in sexual slavery, I can relate to the pain they endured and the long term effects of being violated. For so long I believed the lie that I was worth nothing more than what my body could offer. My mom was struggling with her own brokenness and suddenly finding herself a single

A friend recently told me about an online meme she encountered while browsing the web. It read something like this: “If you teach one person how to avoid trafficking, you are forcing another person to be subjected to trafficking”. Just hearing that statement and reading it here, again, makes my blood boil. To think we would not save the life of one person because there will always be someone who has to be trafficked is the exact thought that opens the door to allow this stark

I was watching her as her eyes lit up, a smile streaked across her face and she grabbed a pillow and drew it tight against her chest. She was watching the end of an animated princess movie and I was puzzled by her response. It was the happy fairytale ending that every little girl dreams of, but she seemed afraid. I finally asked her what was wrong. Her response continued the mystery; “I am nervous, daddy!” She said it with a smile and tugged the pillow tighter still. I glan

What is a woman worth? It is a question that every culture has wrestled with since the beginning of time. The way women are used, abused, exploited and oppressed for the personal profit and sexual gratification by men in our world today provides a seemingly terrifying answer. To consider how God views women we should start with the creation account in Genesis. The Father creates male and female in His image. This is referred to as the Imago Dei, the acknowledgement that all