Must read for any who seeks to fight sex trafficking
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I think this book was an amazing book how deceptive and dangerous the world of sex workers is and the redemptive power of the God she believes in in.
1489138
Holy Mackerel!  I'm often amazed by how so many of the evils that were fought against in the 19th century are coming back in the 21st century in an even more virulent form.  Here in the U.S.A. a whole war was fought against slavery and now it has come back in the form of human trafficking/sexual slavery and it is so completely horrifying.  This book covers the different types of sexual slavery, such as strip clubs/lap dancing,those actually sold into sexual slavery as children, porn addiction, and the transgender/transvestite sexual traffrcking as well. The first section of the book really just reveals the absolute depravity of the underworld of society, while the second portion begins to give us some of the stories of the Christian ministries and the lives that they've transformed. I really appreciated the prayer guide towards the end for how to pray to put an end to this awful and heinous evil.  The book does a good job of emphasizing how so many of the prostituted people were abused sexually as children, up to 85% or more, and how they are the victims of this evil industry, which is third behind drugs and firearms.  Perhaps number one by now.  It is a compelling and fast read.  And the opening line of the foreward shows how compelling of a need there is to put an end to his evil for "Tragically, the world's oldest profession has one of the world's youngest workforces . . ."
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From the dilapidated brothels in Thailand to the charcoal camps in Brazil, Kevin Bales gives the reader a graphic view of modern day slavery. Due to socio-economic factors, debt bondage, and severe poverty, many people throughout the world are vulnerable to slavery. Yes, folks, this crime against humanity is occurring at this very moment in Mauritania, Pakistan, India, and many other nations. This book is a MUST read! After reading it, pass it along to family and friends. Indeed, everyone must get involved in eradicating slavery once and for all. Please educate yourself. Human naivety is no excuse.
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The author uses his own journey out of homosexuality and the journey of six others to share how they all found freedom in Christ:  He shares the core issues that he and these six had and how Jesus and other believers helped them to heal and have victory.  The issues range from homosexuality, pornography, sexual abuse to dysfunctional family background.  He does an excellent job of walking you through their story and showing how healing came about.  He gives hope and shows great compassion to those who are in bondage by an addiction they cannot control on their own.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is trying to find victory from an addiction and wants true and lasting answers.
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This book really opened my eyes to the world of sex trafficking.  The true stories that Ms. Jordheim portrays are almost beyond belief.  How can a mother, an uncle, or a friend do this to a victim?  How can a helicopter mom lose her daughter to sex trafficking?  Why do they blame themselves?  Why don't they just leave?  It is so sad and right now on our southern borders these drug traffickers make more money peddling human beings for sex than for drugs.  It is hard to read but stay with it, they need you to.
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What a nail biting story! I was hooked from the word go! Horrible to think that sex trafficking of children is such a big business and that it affects children of all ages! Thank goodness for people like Mex and his team who can find the children and reunite them with their families! I wish all the children could have hero's like Mex & his team. It's a book that needs to be read by parents, teachers and child minders so that they know how easy it is for children to be taken and make the children in their care aware of how to try and stay safe!
A well written and compelling story that will hold your attention from the beginning and allow you to feel the terror, degradation and helplessness these children feel! Read it and feel it!!
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Parts of this book made me sick but we need to be sick over this issue- to push us into action. His vulnerability is inspiring. Anyone joining the justice movement for human trafficking needs to read this book to understand more about the undercover parts of it.
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This book exposes the horror of being trafficked as a very young child and an adolescent.  The experiences of Jenni Jensen are nothing less than torture on a daily basis.  She holds nothing back in describing the horrors that she experiences and is to be applauded in so doing . Our society needs a wakeup call to the realities of human sex trafficking and the identity of the traffickers.  The lack of resources  for children to be removed from situations such as hers are more than evident. Yet there is redemption for Jenni through her salvation and faith in God for healing and new purpose for her life.  This book is a must read for anyone who wants to enter in to liberate those who are trapped as slaves in the evil of human sex trafficking.
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This book speaks "Bold" truth about sexual addiction and how to conquer over it with Gods help. It is very well written and I feel completely inspired by God. Every man should read this book, and women too for that matter, in order to get a full understanding of the hidden world of sexual addiction. It also teaches how to love with "true intimacy" as opposed to "false".  This book is helping to save my life. Thank you Dr. Pickering.
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I could not put this book down! Not just a story on paper but an experience of a life time. It really opened my eyes to human trafficking in our country and across the world. But, there is HOPE! This book is an excellent tool and resource for every day people like us, to read and to share!! You won't be disappointed!!!
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Everyone hold rad this book. I am somewhat familiar with human trafficking,however was not aware of the intense problem in Cambodia. As a woman I can not imagine the life these girls must live. It is  difficult to imagine what goes through the minds of the abusers of these girls or their parents who sell them. Please read this book to make yourself more aware and appreciative of your life.
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And I couldn't put it down. Good for Theresa for overcoming and speaking out! My eyes were opened to the horror of sex trafficking
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I have known about the issue of human trafficking, known that it existed in ATL, and could recite to you some basic statistics about it. HOWEVER, after reading 'Rescuing Hope' the issue of human trafficking came alive to me. It is now more than just statistics. I think about the some 17,500 people enslaved in the United States and instead of seeing just a number I now view those people as 17,500 different stories, many probably similar to Hope's (the main character in the novel) and it is heart wrenching.

Thank you Susan Norris for transforming the way I think about this issue through this novel.

It should be said: When you sit down to read this book (because you need to) give yourself a good bit of time. I was not able to put it down and read it cover to cover in just one evening.
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I had no idea I was a "victim" of trafficking until a few months ago. I heard about this book and I decided to purchase it and I'm glad I did. I'm not the type to normally seek help but since reading this book I've decided to seek counsel to help me walk out my healing process. I actually thought I had healed from what I had been through but finding out I was a victim really put everything in a different perspective.

I wish ALL girls and women who have been trapped in trafficking reads this!
Thanks Rebecca.
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I liked the easy way that the story unfolds, but containing powerful messages of selflessness and compassion. I would recommend the book to all adults to awaken them to the human trafficking scourge, it has made me aware of the dangers for young girls caught up in poverty as well as travellers. I especially like the statistics and charity sites provided so that the reader can explore further information and provide help to rehabilitate those rescued. More than rice...is a perfect title.
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This is a well-researched and well-written book about the disturbing world of sexual trafficking.  Calmly and rationally, author Janice Raymond, who is Professor Emerita at the University of Massachusetts, exposes how governments the world over have colluded with traffickers in sexually exploiting women involved in prostitution.  In this book, she challenges the use of the euphemism "sex worker", stating, "In my experience, I have learned that these terms serve mostly to dignify the sex industry by giving buyers, pimps, recruiters, and other key perpetrators of sexual exploitation more legitimacy than they could otherwise obtain."  Marketing prostitution as some sort of free market commodity is exploitation of human beings at its worst.  Meticulously detailed, with copious notes at the end, this scholarly book vividly yet rationally demonstrates that sexual trafficking is an act of violence against women.  Highly recommended.
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Beautifully filmed and finished. The victim centric theme of this Human Trafficking documentary is eye-opening and desperately needed. It is a great showcase of how residential recovery and treatment programs are conceived and put into reality across the country. The revelation that tens of thousands of human sex trafficking victims are American citizens, born and raised here is incredibly valuable. This is not just a Human Rights problem in other parts of the globe. It's an increasingly desperate problem here. Individuals can make a tremendous impact in their communities for this victim population and there are successful examples in this film.

I strongly recommend this documentary as it is accurate, eye opening and very well done. If you are looking for films or information on how human trafficking victims are identified and recovered in the United States, this is for you.