Monthly Archives: March 2012

No More Violence

These are some great words from God to his people, in the book of Isaiah (chapter 60).  It makes me think of prostitutes, because prostitutes are women who are oppressed and know firsthand what violence is. The sons of your … Continue reading

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YAY! I’m not crazy!!!!

A huge blessing in my life is a website called Survivors Connect Network (http://survivorsconnect.wordpress.com).  It includes countless stories from countless bloggers who have been hookers and now have escaped!  Praise God! My favorite thing about reading other women’s stories is … Continue reading

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Sex is Defrauding?

I Thess 4:3-6 mentions that engaging in sexual activity outside of marriage is wronging someone, and taking advantage of them. Barbara Wilson talks more on this: When God says we sin against ourselves, He means that everything sexually wrong that … Continue reading

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What is an Emergency?

Food for thought – and for motivating us to action! Two years ago at a dinner I sat next to a man who runs a human-trafficking awareness organization.  He described how these children, most of whom were sold or abducted … Continue reading

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They Are Still Chained

I read some very powerful words on the blog of another prostitution survivor.  You can read the full entry here:  http://rmott62.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/reasons-i-cannot-celebrate-yet/ She expresses that she cannot celebrate yet, even though she is free, because countless others are NOT free. The … Continue reading

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Breaking the Negative Associations

I’m reading an excellent book called The Invisible Bond by Barbara Wilson.  In the chapter I read today, she shares that your mind can have negative associations with sex if you’ve had negative sexual experiences in the past.  Whatever emotions … Continue reading

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Sex Without Guilt

I’ve spent a lot of time these days thinking of getting married, wondering who that guy is and when I will meet him, or if I’ve already met him but have been too scared to talk to him.  I wrote … Continue reading

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But I Used to Sleep With Married Men

Have you ever had one of those moments in which your breath is taken away, and you can’t talk because you’re aware of the powerful and crazy reality that God is right in the room with you? Yeah, I call … Continue reading

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