I learned that I have the power to change the situation around me. I don’t need to live at risk to make ends meet for my family. With effort and perseverance, I can live a dignified life and encourage others to do the same.”

Rescued girls are tired from working long, night-time hours. They are quiet and they cannot trust anyone. They have a hard time believing someone wants to help them. They often ask ‘What do you want from me?’”

One day, they [Empower trauma counselors] shared a Bible scripture from Ephesians 5, which talks about ‘living a holy life’. This has been the greatest turning point in my life.”

It’s one of the most harmful crimes that I’ve ever seen in my policing or investigative career, generally because of the connection between the victim and the abuser.”

I did not want to work like this from the beginning. The only reason I had to do this work is because I needed the money.” 

Before I had given up hopes in life – that’s why I was so bitter. Now, I have come to realize that there are still hopes for me.” 

Many of the girls we help post-rescue have no government ID card. They grew up in poor areas where it was impossible for them to have one. Without it, their path of freedom is extra hard.”

I just wish that girls everywhere get a chance to live the way they were meant to – in dignity and freedom. 

 Girls lose their lives and their identities when customers start touching them. They are no longer a person…just a product.”

This evil of child sex slavery can, and will, end in our generation if we are willing to own the shame of the cards dealt to us from generations past and then declare with a loud voice: “No More!” And then actually do something. 

The number of people being trafficked is increasing–at the end of the day, we just want to rescue whoever we can, as much as we can.