The safe house at Out of Darkness is called the Solomon House. We’re going to make over a room in the safe house for these girls! I’m so excited about this. They stay at the safe house for a couple weeks while Out of Darkness works to find them a long-term placement where they can recuperate, heal and rehabilitate. They get new clothes, medical care, love and support. ![]() Here’s how it works: the victims call Out of Darkness and they are rescued – picked up from wherever they are, at whatever hour of the day or night – and taken to a safe house in the Atlanta area.Īt the safe house, they’re given rest. I’m partnering with the Atlanta Dream Center’s ministry called Out of Darkness, which aims to reach, rescue and restore victims of commercial sex exploitation. We’re going to give them a comfortable place to land. Something very, very small in the grand scheme, but it’s something. In Atlanta, where I live, it’s especially rampant.īut guess what! You and I are going to do something to help. There are an estimated 300,000 sex trafficking victims here in the U.S. The more I’ve learned about human trafficking, the more stunned and helpless I’ve felt. Stick with me here – we’re getting to DIY/decorating stuff in just a second. ![]() That could have been you or me, but for the grace of God. When human trafficking victims are recruited at that age – the average age of entry – their life expectancy from that point is seven years. They are enslaved they cannot escape, and if they could, where would they run? They are exploited, beaten down, forced to do things they never would have agreed to. Young girls are being coerced into the sex trade and enslaved. Yep, it’s happening right here in America. This will blow your mind: the average age of entry into sex trafficking is between 11 and 14 years old. ![]() You were innocent you were fragile the world was still a mystery. Do you remember being 11 years old? You were probably in 5th grade, learning what a prime number was, still trying to get a handle on what all this puberty business is about and, if you were me, not understanding most of what happened in Forrest Gump.
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