I was raised singing the song Jesus Loves Me and eventually learned sign language to the song. My peers and I would travel to nursing homes, children’s church, and youth group to perform this song for an audience. Everyone would clap after we finished and think it was cute to hear little voices singing. It was one of the most common and well liked songs among the children. Now that I’m an adult, working hard to raise awareness and support for children rescued out of sex slavery, I can’t help but wonder how many of these victims have been told by a loved one that Jesus loves them. How many of the kids know that when they are weak, even in their darkest moment, Jesus is strong? How many actually have the opportunity to sing and have someone praise them for their performance? It is said that there are over 300,000 American children sexually expoloited every year. That is 300,000 children too many.
It is the goal of Redeem The Shadows to restore victims of sex trafficking in a holistic manner. We have high hopes of opening a rehab center in Florida specifically for children rescued out of sex slavery. Once the rehabilitation center is opened, the rescued victims will have the opportunity to thrive in a safe environment. They will be free to dance, free to sing, and free to grow in all areas of life. Creativity will be encouraged, possibilities will be offered, and a grim future will be found bright.
Redeem The Shadows is on the brink of something huge. We are looking forward to the day that we can give children the opportunity to sing again. In the meantime, please pray for the team members who are working diligently at finding support for the rehabilitation center. We are also in need of assistance in the following areas: graphic designers, human resources directors, full time administrators, grant writers, prayer warriors, social media gurus, volunteer coordinators, touring team management and interns. If you are interested in helping in any of these areas, or if you have any new ideas, please feel free to contact one of our team members below:
Stacey at fadingtheshadows@gmail.com
Noel at fadetheshadows@gmail.com
Priya at jfarul@seu.edu
Jesus loves me! this I know,
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong;
they are weak but He is strong.
Fighting for Freedom, Stacey Wesche
