08/01/2023
We took the twins to see Sound of Freedom Sunday night. I am not going to debate with anyone about this movie. I encourage every one of you to make the time to go watch it. It is difficult to watch for most. However, this is the harsh reality of the world we have been living in. S*x trafficking is HERE. It's BEEN here. I am one of many professionals who hear about this first hand too frequently and I am somewhat desensitized to the issue. Having 4 daughters, yes it is terrifying but, I'd rather be knowledgeable and aware so that I can teach my girls. S*x trafficking is not prejudice to color, race, or age. VERY young children are sold daily all across the US. I-10 IS A VEIN for s*x trafficking. Just yesterday in a nice, Texas suburb, a young MAN, that my family loves, had a 57 year old man try to pull him into a vehicle while attempting to grab something from underneath the car seat. Law enforcement believes the man thought he was a teen being that this happened a block or so from a high school. They believe he was reaching for a gun or something to stick him with! Thank GOD he was able to jerk away and run to people in their yard who called the law. This situation was reported and the person had been identified yet, terrifying for our loved one and us!
The National Human Trafficking Hotline, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and operated by Polaris, a nongovernmental organization, reported that in 2021, 10,359 situations of human trafficking were reported to the hotline, involving 16,554 individual victims. Being aware could save a child, could save YOUR child or grandchild. For several years, we have had the Harvest House, an amazing, Christian, nonprofit organization in Beaumont that responds to the epidemic of child s*x trafficking. They provide education and long-term care as a place of refuge and safety for victims of s*x trafficking. There is a reason such organizations are needed HERE. I am not trying to instill fear in you! I want you EDUCATED and aware of what is all around us and our children. Awareness can save a life!
Sound of Freedom, based on the incredible true story, shines a light on even the darkest of places. After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child trafficker...