Our Backyard Slaves
In my years of doing street outreach ministry, I've never encountered a woman who said her childhood dream was to become a prostitute. As a matter of fact, when you speak to these women, most prostitutes began when they were teenagers (so victims of human trafficking). The stories are usually similar, they got sucked into some boyfriend's scheme, unknowingly to her a pimp just recruiting. 
It becomes complicated because she's brainwashed into believing this man cares for her, provides for her, loves her, buys her gifts, lavishes her with attention, yet he has this problem with pimping her out, and once she is beaten a few times she quickly realizes that she is now his property, his object to sell, and she is trapped into prostitution as a means of survival...she is his slave. This video is a story too often the reality for our young girls today, yet she found a way out by killing her pimp and now spends life in prison--from a slave to a prisoner--is this justice? http://youtu.be/qR7mno6p9iQ
Prostitutes are typically despised by the world, Christians, and the general public. They will callously drive by a prostitute on a street corner and heckle and mock her. Even more alarming is in our own backyard that churches and businesses along our infamous local 14th Street in Bradenton will openly admit to seeing van loads of women being dropped off at night to work the streets--yet where's the law enforcement while this is going on? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that van loads of women being dropped off is a sure sign of human trafficking. Anyone who is pimped out and/or owned by intimidation, abuse, coercion, brainwashing, or threats is a slave!
Where's the outrage by the public? Why do we just drive by the prostitutes and not give it a second thought? Why don't we try to help them? Why do we just consider them criminals? What about the men that are purchasing these prostitutes? Don't they know that using a prostitute is just using a slave? Why are our hearts so calloused and cold that we don't even attempt to reach out? To help? To offer a way out? Is it because we are controlled by fear? Are we afraid of what the pimp will do to us? Is it out of our own selfishness and fear that we don't even offer a smile or a bottle of water to a prostitute-just an act of human kindness? That we don't even treat her with human dignity, worth, and respect?
Human Trafficking non profits are popping up more and more these days, collecting funds, and passing legislation. Yet, where's the real grass roots effort in our local neighborhoods? Is it just the latest trend? Where's the outreach, the rescue, and the restoration?
I've been putting out requests for volunteers, to form a local prostitution/human trafficking outreach team since Light Under The Bridge CAN OFFER A WAY OFF THE STREETS and an opportunity to have a new life in Christ through our program.
I'm anxious to hear from you about this topic. What are your thoughts?
It becomes complicated because she's brainwashed into believing this man cares for her, provides for her, loves her, buys her gifts, lavishes her with attention, yet he has this problem with pimping her out, and once she is beaten a few times she quickly realizes that she is now his property, his object to sell, and she is trapped into prostitution as a means of survival...she is his slave. This video is a story too often the reality for our young girls today, yet she found a way out by killing her pimp and now spends life in prison--from a slave to a prisoner--is this justice? http://youtu.be/qR7mno6p9iQ Prostitutes are typically despised by the world, Christians, and the general public. They will callously drive by a prostitute on a street corner and heckle and mock her. Even more alarming is in our own backyard that churches and businesses along our infamous local 14th Street in Bradenton will openly admit to seeing van loads of women being dropped off at night to work the streets--yet where's the law enforcement while this is going on? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that van loads of women being dropped off is a sure sign of human trafficking. Anyone who is pimped out and/or owned by intimidation, abuse, coercion, brainwashing, or threats is a slave!
Where's the outrage by the public? Why do we just drive by the prostitutes and not give it a second thought? Why don't we try to help them? Why do we just consider them criminals? What about the men that are purchasing these prostitutes? Don't they know that using a prostitute is just using a slave? Why are our hearts so calloused and cold that we don't even attempt to reach out? To help? To offer a way out? Is it because we are controlled by fear? Are we afraid of what the pimp will do to us? Is it out of our own selfishness and fear that we don't even offer a smile or a bottle of water to a prostitute-just an act of human kindness? That we don't even treat her with human dignity, worth, and respect? Human Trafficking non profits are popping up more and more these days, collecting funds, and passing legislation. Yet, where's the real grass roots effort in our local neighborhoods? Is it just the latest trend? Where's the outreach, the rescue, and the restoration?
I've been putting out requests for volunteers, to form a local prostitution/human trafficking outreach team since Light Under The Bridge CAN OFFER A WAY OFF THE STREETS and an opportunity to have a new life in Christ through our program.
I'm anxious to hear from you about this topic. What are your thoughts?
Posted by LIGHTUNDERTHEBRIDGE at 11/13/2011 11:32 PM 
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Tags: human trafficking
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