03 March 2011
Last night three of my kids and I went back through our DVR to find something to watch. We landed on "How to Stop the Candy Shop."
This short film and broadcast was on our local PBA station to inform the public, especially in the metro-Atlanta area, about child sex trafficking.
Yes. Child sex trafficking in the United States. In the Atlanta area. Probably in my own community.
It was unbelievable to watch the true story of a victim, to hear the countless statistics, and to realize that the demand of underage prostitutes is what keeps this industry alive and well. I look at my own 12-year-old daughter and know that somewhere in this city another girl her age is being forced into sexual acts for money. She sees no other way out. She has no hope.
My heart breaks for that little girl.
I post this article as an awareness. Take a look at this amazing film that is an allegory to the child sex trafficking problem. (It's about 30 minutes long, so be prepared to settle in.) Or you can view it below...
Stop and think about the little girls in your life that are blessed to have homes, parents, and a firm foundation. Then pray for buyers to stop, for justice to be served, and for a future for other girls that are not so fortunate.
It is happening. Here. Now.
Well, February 28th is finally here. I do say "finally" because even though I picked a short month to conduct my blogging project, it has ended up being quite a long 28 days. I guess that's what happens when you have a deadline hanging over your head... literally every day :)
