Chilling.
Not the weather. Least not yet. 🙂 I, for one, am not looking forward to the colder weather. But I know it is going to happen. Just not yet…please!
I’ve been writing this week about the sad state of affairs we find ourselves in when it comes to our children. And even last week. I guess I’m like a lot of people: something gets under my skin and I can’t stop scratching it. I finished Make It Zero last night (Tuesday) and have been wanting to write this post all day but time has not been a commodity for me. I have a few minutes before my Wednesday night 66 class so I thought I would give you some statistics that have me chilled to the bone.
70% of all sex trafficking victims were former foster children.
More than 100,000 children are currently trafficked for sex in the United States.
In 2014, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline received reports of 3,598 sex trafficking cases inside the United States.
The average age of a child when they first are used in prostitution is twelve to fourteen years old.
Do those chill your bones? They should. I can’t get the children out of my mind. Sorry for the preoccupation I seem to have. No…I’m not sorry. I sense outrage. I sense sorrow. I sense something needs to be done. But what?
What can I do? What can one person do? Not a whole lot. But it is a start. What can you do?
My daughter sent me a link to this upcoming movie. I am trying to get it here at our local theater. Check out the trailer.
Bill, I share your concern of the evil adults perpetrate on the children. It makes me sick. What can we do? I don’t know. We can support the law enforcement efforts, we can condemn the Catholic Church in their perpetuation of the problem (that’s a 2000 year old child abuse organization much worse than the KKK or others), we can be careful of who we let our children be around, etc. But we can’t stop it. And it makes me sick. We have our own sicko deal in Spencer working its way through the courts. It just makes me sick.
I concur with you on all you say Jeff. And that sicko deal does to me what it does to you. As you put it: it is evil adults doing it to our children. Thanks for caring.
Bill, I can’t think of the names right now, but there are Christian organizations out there that are fighting this sort of trafficking. If you Google it, I’m sure many sites will come up. I’ll be sure to check out the movie trailer.
Blessings!
I know Martha. One is an organization by Christine Caine. Gary Haugen, an attorney, also has one. Thanks for caring.
That’s the woman who spoke at the Passion Conference here in Atlanta several years ago! That weekend raised over $1 million for the cause. What a blessing!
It just tares at my heart and makes me want to go all Rambo on the perpetrators of this great evil.
But the dichotomy is that the perpetrator, in most cases, was also a victim of similar injustice that went unresolved. I hate the circumstances that created the perpetrator and I hate the results created by the perpetrator. But I don’t hate the perpetrator. I just wish we, you, me , us could have done something sooner. More can be done, more should be done, and more will be done if enough people care to do it.
You are right Jeff, my Dad was abused. It took some research for me to understand why he would turn around and abuse. And then came the fear I would be an abuser. Living in abuse caused me to be determined not to be an abuser. In most cases it’s a choice. yes there is certain sicknesses that need locked up in order not to abuse. We must not be afraid to address it or confront it for the sake of the children. Giving hope to those who have been abused is essential. First remove their bodily if possible and then help then not to live a victim life. Keep saying it, more can be done, more can be done and that will help you do more.
My heart breaks for kids that don’t get to be kids. To stripped and violated like an animal… This injustice brings my blood to a boil.
Our job as a society is to protect kids, and the discipline should fit the crime… if you know what I mean.
Just want to thank you Bill for making us aware of this issue. I have no allusions of it ever going away but to not fight against it or do something to help someone who has been abused is really like hiding our heads in the sand. It’s an every day battle for those being abused and we need to help them get away from it and help them live life. Thanks again Bill for being bold to write about his..