Woman At Risk

It was a Saturday afternoon a couple of years ago. I was laying on the couch flipping through the channels just wanting to find something to occupy my mind for awhile. I was a new mom and this was some "Me" time.

I believe it was the LifeTime channel that I stopped at. It was a movie about human trafficking. Little did I know that this particular movie would lead me to tears for a good hour after! It was unbelievable. I think I knew that this existed but I didn't know that 800,000 people a year are kidnapped, tricked, and sold into human slavery. Human SEX slavery. And, half of those people are children. They are treated horribly. Stripped from any human decency, raped, abused, and have had things done to them that we can not even imagine.

This is just wrong and it sickens me down to my bones. I didn't know what to do. I researched sex slavery on the internet but didn't feel I could do anything from my home in GR. So, although I had a passion for helping, like so many other things, I put it on the back burner.

This summer I was talking with my cousin Jessica about a new job she was pursuing. It was working for W.A.R or Women At Risk. After she told me some more about it I realized that FINALLY I knew of a way to get involved.

A few weeks ago my mom and I attended the W.A.R gala at The Amway Grand Hotel and I learned so much about what is going on. There are ways that we can help! W.A.R is on a mission to rescue these women and children and to teach them job skills, LOVE them, pray for them, and enable them.

One of the ways you can help is by purchasing the beautiful things these woman make. I bought SOME AWESOME jewelry last week. And, knowing that I was helping these women made my heart happy. There are so many ways that you can get involved but this is just one. If you would like to see how you can get involved, make sure to check out their website.

There is a store in Rockford that opened last week called The W.A.R Chest Boutique. If you are looking for beautiful jewelry, wanting to help in some way, or want to give someone a unique Christmas gift, please stop by. If you aren't looking to buy anything, please keep these woman and children in your prayers. They would rather have a million prayers than a million dollars.

I also plan on hosting a WAR party in my home sometime in the near future. If you are interested in coming, leave me a comment and I will be sure to invite you!