2022 Light the Darkness Simulcast
2022 Light the Darkness Simulcast is today! Don’t miss this important event!January 26th, 6:00-10:00pm EDT Rescue 1 Global is joining The Samaritan Women – Institute for Shelter Care to celebrate Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month. Rescue 1 Global is hosting an online watch party for the 2022 Light the Darkness event. TSW-ISC is bringing…
2021 Season of Freedom
Freedom Stories: 12 Days of Freedom Join us on a journey of freedom as we tell the stories of human trafficking survivors that we have the joy to serve! Click on the video below to view Days 1-12 in a Youtube playlist. If you’d like to read the blog story that accompanies each video, click…
Celebrate a Season of Freedom
The Ultimate Freedom Story We read about freedom, dream about freedom, and rejoice in the notion of freedom. We teach, advocate, and hope for freedom. But what do we mean by freedom? “Freedom” means many things to many people. “Rescue” means many things to many people. “Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you,…
Celebrate a Season of Freedom
Survivor Story 11 I came to the US with my father when I was young, crossing the southern border. It wasn’t long until he started selling me house to house. When he thought he was about to get caught, he abandoned me. I was barely a teenager, and I was pregnant – unable to take…
Celebrate a Season of Freedom
Survivor Story 10 My growing up years were spent with biological parents, step-parents, and adoptive parents. But by the time I was in high school, I was on my own. Having been introduced to the sex industry at a young age, I made a “career” out of porn and exotic dancing. Others viewed my body…
Celebrate a Season of Freedom -Day 9
One of the biggest dreams of a woman is to experience walking down the aisle with her man on the other end waiting for her to say “I DO”. To some, this dream becomes a reality while to others, this remains a fantasy. I am Sara, a former resident of the Red Light District, and that’s what I thought of my dream to be wed—it was a fantasy.
BUT NOW, I’m Married!
Celebrate a Season of Freedom
Survivor Story 8 My siblings and I were raised by our grandparents because of our parents’ drug addictions, so I grew up in an upper class Christian home. I made good grades at my elite private school, but even with all of this “going for me” I couldn’t shake the abandonment of my parents and…
Celebrate a Season of Freedom
Survivor Story 7 My dad said we could all have a better life in the United States, so we moved here when I was 14. I knew he was struggling to keep us safe and provide. He and I worked together at a local grocery store and restaurant. One day, he dropped me off with…
Celebrate a Season of Freedom
Survivor Story 6 Rescue 1 came to my church and did a human trafficking training. I was overwhelmed by what I learned. I knew I had to do something – I had to join this fight, but how? What could I do to make a difference. They shared that one of the needs was for…
Celebrate a Season of Freedom
Survivor Story Day 5 All I knew, as a 10-year-old girl, was that mom was leaving and going away to the city to find work. I never knew what that single decision really meant for her or for us. Several years passed, and no one spoke of or heard from mom much anymore. So, I…
Celebrate a Season of Freedom
Survivor Story Day 4 I grew up in a great family and went to good private schools. When I was in middle school, I signed up for my first social media account. I added all my friends and even some “new” friends I didn’t actually know in “real life”. I accepted a friend request from…