Monday, June 14, 2021

[PHOTOSTORY 4: STRUGGLE] Sex Trafficking

 By: Justin Knotts

Eagles Against Sex Trafficking home page.
This is one of the resources used on campus to help battle sex trafficking.

Lauren Huckaby looks through the EAST homepage
"I have a big passion for sex trafficking and helping bring an end to it."

Out of Darkness homepage
Out of Darkness is a ministry in Atlanta that looks to bring an end to sex trafficking. 

Lauren Huckaby looks through the Out of Darkness website.
"I have been on a trip with Out of Darkness and it really opened my eyes to the dangers of sex trafficking."

Confronting the exploiters book by The International Mission Board.
This book is a six lesson study going through sex trafficking. 

Lauren goes through the Confronting the Exploiters.
"I try to look into to sex trafficking every day and get better educated on how to stop it."

Lauren takes notes on what she looks up.
"I try to write a page of notes every week."

One of the lessons in Confronting the Exploiters
This is a very big chapter that will help Lauren get better connected to resources for volunteering. 

Lauren sits doing research.
"I try spending an hour a day reading news and getting better educated."

Lauren makes a phone call to her friend Katie Fisher.
"I call Katie because she is also very passionate about this problem."

Joe Pollock tells Lauren about recent sex trafficking news.
"I have seen what this can do to people's lives and I want to strive to prevent that."

Lauren looks at more resources for volunteering.
"The more resources I can find the more women I can help."

Lauren writes down locations and numbers of resources. 
"The more resources I can have the better equipped I will be in the world.

Lauren messages in her Out of Darkness GroupMe.
GroupMe is a very good way to communicate with people across the world.

Lauren and Joe look at resources together.
"We talk every week about this topic."

Prostitution in America: Working Girls Speak IMDB
"I have watched this documentary and it showed me how big this problem really is.

Joe looks onto the website of Out of Darkness.
"I found out about this problem in college and I have been shocked at how rampant sex trafficking can be."

Out of Darkness projects that are upcoming.
"I am trying to get a group of girls together to help out at these events."

Lauren pointing out some crazy news.
Lauren has shown serious passion about this struggle.

Lauren gives Joe the Confronting the Exploiters book
"I have read through the book and I think Joe could benefit from reading it."


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