Sunday, February 3, 2013

Superbowl Sale..... of young girls

The Superbowl is a great time and a fabulous excuse for a party. Not so much into football myself, but I love a party.

Most Superbowl parties involve watching the game, eating snacks, and maybe drinking a few beers. Pretty innocent stuff. But there are some parties that are not so tame.

We don't want to think about it, but down in New Orleans, the police are bracing not only for potential drunk drivers, but also for an increase in sex trafficking. Girls as young as 12, runaways from America and youngsters from poor villages in foreign countries, are being shipped in for the pleasure of men.

The horror of this breaks my heart. Innocent little girls ....and hardened teens... it's just beyond imagining.

Most of these girls have been tricked into a life of prostitution. They need our help and prayers. Many organizations are set up to care for them and should have our support. Those girls need the hope and comfort of Jesus.

The men who use these girls need prayer, too. This behavior is sick and until these men are healed of this sickness teenagers will be endangered. These men need a cure for their own sakes too. They need the light of Jesus in their dark hearts. One group has declared today "Pray for the Johns" day.

Personally, I am going to pray for everyone involved: the girls, their families, their traffickers, the men, the party hosts, the police, the rescue organizations.


How about you?

8 comments:

  1. Yes we need to pray for all of them.
    Can you imagine a world were there is peace and everyone is safe? wouldn't that be wonderful?

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    1. It would be wonderful...amazingly wonderful.

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  2. Hello Melinda,

    Great post. Yes, this illegal practice has been going on for years. I first gave a special attention to it when I saw Nepaly activist
    Anuradha Koirala at the CNN Heroes. This woman blew my mind! It's incredible how many girls she saved and how many victims she was able to give a reason to live again.
    Thank you for sharing your thoughts and YES these men need prayers and the girls as well.

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    1. I haven't heard of her work specifically, but I'll look into it. Thanks for mentioning her, and for giving attention to this topic yourself.

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  3. Thank goodness we have a much better awareness of this and there are groups fights for the safe care of young children. But not enough can ever be done.

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    1. Yes, it is good that we are more aware. At one time the police would not have been bracing for this type of activity, it would have just gone on under their radar. And you are right, until this is eliminated entirely, enough can be done.

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  4. Yes, I'm praying and sending light to all involved. I envision a future where these types of activities are a distant memory.

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