I weighed less than 90 pounds the first time I was sold for sex. 2020 Trafficking Awareness Looking back, I can see that I was a little girl in many ways. Physically, I was small. I was very immature, socially. I was groomed for prostitution by my...
Who is vulnerable to human trafficking? Vulnerability There are a number of factors which make people vulnerable to abuses of all kinds, particularly human trafficking. The most obvious is youth. Young children don't know what they don't know. They can be used and abused and not know...
Human trafficking victims, like child abuse victims, live in a deceptively normalized state. Victims Can Be Anyone If you grew up in a home with one parent with an explosive temper and the other remained submissive, you wouldn't know that the violence you experienced was abnormal. Nightly...
By now, you may have seen the video portions of our program designed for pregnancy centers, learning about human trafficking. Learning The video portions posted are part of the course. Interactive attention helps with learning. There is a library with various printable and shareable infographic, posters, and...
Humans rights are for all humans. We were created unique individuals with countless abilities and talents, emotions, vocabularies, culture and choice. Choice Choice has become a dirty word, but it isn't. It is our unique ability to choose that differentiates us from virtually every other creature. Ok,...
There are many ways to help human trafficking victims. Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Pro-life pregnancy centers help women and families every day. Some of those clients are human trafficking victims, hidden in plain sight. The unidentified or misidentified "difficult" clients may be exhibiting responses to complex trauma. That...
First, don't be afraid of life. Not So Easy It may be easy to say, "First, don't be afraid of life." But it is not easy to control fear of the unknown. Even if you have a steady job and a healthy family, life is full of...
Life is hard, but your suffering is not worthy of death. Neither is anyone else's suffering or potential suffering worthy of death. We all die, but we are not all killed. Suffering There is no person on earth that will escape the experience of suffering. It just...
"No greater love, has anyone that this: to lay down their life for another," DP translation of John 15:13. No Greater Love You can say the words all you want, but if you are not actively making sacrifices for another person's benefit and wellbeing, you are not...
No, Mr. President, let's don't carve out exceptions. It is completely illogical to carve out exceptions in pro-life policy. There is either a baby worthy of our protection, or there isn't. It is that simple. This is a very emotional subject, but it really is that simple....