Young Girls Do It Too

The smartest thing we ever did was to take a readers advice and sign up for the FBI emails. They're packed full of information regarding sex trafficking. My only issue is that you have to be subscribed to get the information. I feel it should be on the local news more, and all over the Internet. Not something you have to hear about from someone else, or really search for to get the information.

That's beside the point though, because, this is yet another post about an article we recently received from them. It's about a girl, who we'll call, Pam (not her real name). She was recently sentenced to 18 years in prison for conspiracy of sexually trafficking under age girls. Though they have officially put the ruling as a "conspiracy" there are girls, under the age of 18, that supported the accusations against Pam.

There are plenty of terrible things you can read on this trial. Like, the fact Pam was the head of a gang in Tennessee, that trafficked girls to get extra cash. They trafficked girls in Tennessee and in New Orleans. She, of course, kept all the money the girls made from selling themselves. If the girls refused to "work" she would threaten them and use force to get them to continue working. One witness even claimed to have seen Pam drag a girl by her hair while beating her.

That's not even the worst part. It's not the thing that hurt our heart the most. The thing that tore us up was the fact that Pam is a 20 year old girl. She's the same age as Nicole and I. She's selling girls for sex. She's beating them and forcing them to lose all respect for themselves. She's making these young girls feel worthless. She's stolen all their security. She has stolen their innocence. That's going to be the hardest thing to gain back. SHE'S ONLY 20!

We could NEVER think of doing to someone what she did to these girls. Not now, not when we're 90! But the fact that a 20 year old girl could take the freedom of so many girls and lose 18 years of her life is sad to me. She took a risk to make some money. Greed controlled her so much that she was willing to lose her "golden" years to make some easy money. Not caring that she was hurting so many innocent people in the process.

This generation saddens me. Why do we feel so empty that we seek all the wrong things to fill that emptiness? We try to fill it with money, sex, drugs, drinking, etc..... Obviously this generation needs something more. Pam wouldn't have been willing to risk 18 years of her life to fill that "void" if she didn't know there was something missing. She just thought it was power and money. She was wrong. She's just as empty in her jail cell as she was out in the world. Worldly things can't fill her void, obviously. They just landed her in jail. And in the end how did that help her?

We already did a post about the men who buy and sell girls and boys for sex trafficking and how they're held captive by things too. It was controversial to say the least. Now, here's a post on a girl who's being held captive by something.

Here's the thing. Nicole and I are Christians. Our beliefs are this: We have a deep relationship with Jesus Christ. He is Lord of our lives, and lover of our soul. We believe the Bible from the first word in Genesis to the last word in Revelation. We don't take away from the Word and we don't add to it, as the book of Revelation says not to. We're not here to preach to you, or to push our beliefes on you. But, we are here, rather, to inform you on sex trafficking. But, every now and then our faith will come up, and our views might be different then yours because they're based upon our faith.

This is one of those views. So let us explain ourselves please. The Bible says in

John 8:34-36
Jesus said, "I tell you most solemnly that anyone who chooses a life of sin is trapped in a dead-end life and is, in fact, a slave. A slave is a transient, who can’t come and go at will. The Son, though, has an established position, the run of the house. So if the Son sets you free, you are free through and through." (MSG)

We believe this scripture whole heartily. Therefore we believe that unless you have been set free from sin, by Jesus Christ, you are a slave to something. Just like we all were slave to something at some point in our lives. By seeing people, such as the people who buy and sell boys and girls for prostitution, set free from their bondages there can be a complete stop to sex trafficking as a whole. I believe that this case shows that. Pam was a slave to greed and power so she was willing to risk it all and to degrade other human beings to become "free" and feel the emptiness in her life. I'm glad she's behind bars so she can't take others down with her in her search to fill her void. But, I pray she finds the only true freedom maker, Jesus. If she had found Him in the beginning she wouldn't have felt the need to traffic young girls.

Please, don't take this the wrong way. We understand that EVERYONE is needed in this fight. No matter the belief difference, the ethnic background difference, the gender, age, or race difference. We want everyone to feel that they can voice their opinion, and we hope you see the bigger picture, which is to see sex trafficking STOPPED COMPLETELY, and not just the difference in beliefs or opinions that this post might have. No matter our differences we want to fight this fight with YOU if you're willing to partner with us. We are more then willing to partner with you. Let's work together. Let's see sex trafficking stopped completely!

Just two people desiring to change the WHOLE world,

Janice & Nicole

P.S. Are there any suggestions you have on how to find more information about sex trafficking? The FBI suggestion came from a reader. We'd love to hear your suggestions too!!!

Email us at: askmeaboutsextrafficking@gmail.com or comment on the post. We want to hear what YOU have to say. :)