Aka: Pat Kashtock. Mother of three, wife of one. BA in Social Work and Biblical Studies. Graduate work at Virginia Tech interrupted, then derailed by oldest child’s brain tumor...
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For What It's Worth
Each life is a journey. The voices of many guides try to direct us, saying, “This is the path – walk in it!” Yet each one leads in a different direction.
I believe only one Voice can be true. That Voice will lead us in ways most unexpected, into worlds yet undiscovered. It will lead us up the hill, around the river and through the forest. And sometimes, it will lead without mercy.
Or so it seems.
I have made listening for that Voice and following it, my life’s quest. I will share some of what I have heard that Voice say with you. But I am not in the business of telling people how to think or what to believe. Each has to decide for himself. Only you can decide if you find the truth of the Voice in these words. And only you can decide how much it is worth to know the Voice, and follow.
MUMBAI - On the night she was supposed to be raped for the first time, young sex trafficking victim Lona*was plucked from the brink of initiation into a life of forced prostitution by police officials working with International Justice Mission in Mumbai.
Police rescued the child from the exploitative grip of a Mumbai husband-and-wife couple whoThis is not the girl in this story, but from a video I will post. IJM contacted me concerned because "Indian law forbids the publication of images of victims of sex crimes without their expressed consent." It woiuld not be right to give the impression IJM photographed a victim without her consent. had allegedly purchased Lona from a relative in West Bengal for a paltry 1500 rupees—less than $35 US. They intended to exploit the girl’s virginity for a sum of 30,000 rupees, and then sell her to a dance bar or brothel
The girl was only thirteen years old, her age confirmed through an age verification test at a local hospital. She has been placed in an after care with other young girls who came from similar situations.
If you want to feel as though your heart has been torn out, watch this video.
Beautiful Slave was written by a band called Take No Gloryafter reading about a little girl who was sold into slavery and forced to have sex with men. If you have ever watched the Dateline series on child sex slavery in Cambodia, just seeing the size difference between these tiny girl children and the grown men who use them increases the horror beyond belief. These are LITTLE children. And they are so horribly abused.
This is a music video about human trafficking and child slavery. Take No Glory wrote "Beautiful Slave" after reading a true story of a little girl that was trafficked and forced to be a child sex slave. We hope and pray this song will bring awareness
27 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ENSLAVED TODAY
80% ARE WOMEN 50% ARE CHILDREN
EVERY MINUTE TWO CHILDREN ARE TRAFFICKED FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Oppressed Will Be Set Free. Jesus Christ
Please share this song and video freely with others. Use it as a tool to stop this injustice.
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Beautiful Slave Lyrics
i dont know where i am theyve taken all that i had smuggled in for a lucrative trade beaten, bartered broken in, until i obey i used to be childlike innocent and safe now im someone else's treasure a strangers pleasure smothered in shame succumbed with drugs but Im not numb all I feel is pain is this all a dream will i ever be the same?
can anyone hear me? will anyone break these chains? who will free me? from this dark place? does God see me? what is His name? will He help me? im just a beautiful slave
my worst fear is my fate im getting older each day every girl too old in years mysteriously just disappears they never mention her name they take away piece by piece i dont think i have any left ive slowly given up all hope given in to this sleepless bed inside these bars i feel so seared by each new face how could this ever be every memory be erased?
He can hear you Hes seeking you, He wants to heal you Jesus knows the real you
Jesus Loves The Little Children All The Children Of World Red & Yellow, Black & White Theyre Precious In His Sight Jesus Loves The Little Children Of The World Hes Got The Whole World In His Hands
Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 12:20AM This is not the girl in this story, but from a video I will post. IJM contacted me concerned because "Indian law forbids the publication of images of victims of sex crimes without their expressed consent." It woiuld not be right to give the impression IJM photographed a victim without her consent. had allegedly purchased Lona from a relative in West Bengal for a paltry 1500 rupees—less than $35 US. They intended to exploit the girl’s virginity for a sum of 30,000 rupees, and then sell her to a dance bar or brothel
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