Men and women around the country will be taking a one-night stand for freedom Friday, May 19 … and I’m planning to be one of them. This means I’ll be giving up one night of entertainment and donating that money to help one girl escape a life in the sex industry. I’ll...
A young Thai girl sat in shock. She had just learned she was going to become a mother — at age 14. To keep her identity safe, we’ll call her Maylee. “You aren’t fit to care for a child,” Maylee’s mother hissed, her eyes burning with anger. “I will raise the child,”...
Caylen stared in disbelief as she gazed down the bustling streets of Pattaya, Thailand. Blinding neon signs lit the night sky as young women in tight, short skirts swayed to the pounding music pouring out of the bars. There were hundreds of them lining the sidewalks,...
There is one battle every person faces, regardless of race, gender, and geographical location — the battle over true identity. Throughout our lives, we all encounter attacks against our identity — we fight lies that we don’t belong, that we aren’t good enough, and...
It wasn’t long after ISIS took control of the city of Mosul that residents began falling sick. Baffled at first, many assumed the widespread sickness was the result of harsh living conditions and exposure to trauma … but they were wrong. Mosul’s people were being...
