Last night I discovered an extraordinary site describing efforts to rescue young women and girls who are trapped in the sex trade. Because my primary interest is in healing – physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual – this spoke to my heart.
So many people need encouragement and tangible help from others. This is true here in the United States, but is also a global problem for children everywhere. Children are abducted, sold into slavery, made into soldiers, and stolen for the sex trafficking industry. Because I am a mother, this breaks my heart! I could not imagine this happening to one of my children.
When I finished reading the wonderful healing work done through http://www.thriverescuehome.org , I was prompted to this poem. Thrive Rescue Home is located in Pattaya, Thailand, which is the sex trafficking capitol of the world. At Thrive Rescue Home, their specialized restoration of these girls includes medical care, counseling, schooling, and love.
I hope you enjoy the portrayal of the loving nature of the people working to make this a better world for the children who have endured the unimaginable.
HERE I AM
I don’t know what
to say or do
to ease the pain you carry.
Childhood stolen,
innocence gone –
taken by others
against your will.
Yet here I am.
I’ll stand by you
‘til dark times
turn to light.
I’ll tend your wounds,
both heart and soul.
Rest gently now,
You’re safe.
©Susan H. McIntyre
I discovered this site with the help of @jenkraus on Twitter, and I am grateful for the work Jenifer and Jeremy Kraus are doing! I highly recommend you visit their site to see the wonderful healing they are bringing to these children!