Deceived and Violated, A Filipino Girl Awakens to New Life
From Starvation to Salvation
Sarah dug through the trash, her stomach rumbling and six hungry children swarming around her. The roadside was her mattress, the sky her roof. Meals were nothing but morsels from the trash, and hunger was a constant companion.
Read MorePerfect Timing
What does a future without freedom look like? For Ellie (not her real name), it meant being sold not only once, but twice … forced to marry one man, then sold again to another. At age 16, she was on her way to being a slave for life!
Read MoreHow Grace Received Grace to Heal
Burt and I have been in Kenya for about a week. Yesterday we had the privilege of reuniting with Grace, a girl who has overcome a heartbreaking story!
Read MoreWiping Away a Dark Secret
As she told her story, Keziah laid her head on the table and wept. The long silences were labored; tears fell, leaving pools that dripped to the floor. A few words would be softly uttered, followed by another long silence.
Read MoreThe Sound of Freedom
We recently watched the powerful movie, "Sound of Freedom," and it moved us deeply. It tells the true story of a brave federal agent named Tim Ballard, who risked everything to rescue a brother and sister abducted and trafficked in Colombia. It was a painful movie to watch, but sadly, for many children in our world, this is an all too common reality. Vulnerable and innocent children are torn away from their families and forced into a cruel world of sexual addiction, organ harvesting, and child slavery.
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