The following is a note recently posted on Facebook by a young lady in North Carolina who is hosting a 50 States race for Run for Their Lives! It floored me and pointed to exactly the reason why we exist so I asked for her permission to share it here.
If you are looking for information on hosting or participating in the race follow this link to the website. www.R4TL.com
My dream is to save women and children from sexual exploitation, abuse, and anything injustice to what Our God declares righteous. My heart is broken over these women selling their dignity and self worth to support their families, thinking they have no other way to survive. They need to hear the Word of what my God has done for them so they may know that they can be saved and redeemed. On August 3rd, 2008 I realized the love God had for me. He healed all my wounds from the past and to come and showed me a better life then before. I hope that these girls will be able to say the same because we helped them get there.
This October 29, I will be hosting a 5K run/walk in the triad area called Run For Their Lives. Run For Their Lives partners with Freedom 4/24 to raise awareness for sexual slavery worldwide but, specifically Southeast Asia, where my family originates. Freedom 4/24 also raises money to support Christ-centered ministries that seek to rescue women enslaved in the sex industry. The 5k race is not a race or competition at all. It’s a chance for us to act against the unfair world we live in that has allowed these statistics to be true:
-It is estimated that two children are sold into slavery every minute.
-There are more than 300,000 prostitutes in Thailand alone.
-Close to $300 million is transferred every year to rural families by women engaged in prostitution in urban areas.
-There are more than 300,000 prostitutes in Thailand alone.
-Close to $300 million is transferred every year to rural families by women engaged in prostitution in urban areas.
To be apart of Run For Their Lives you can register online at www.r4tl.com . Your $24 goes towards getting a girl off the streets of Thailand for 24 hours. She will be taken to Beginnings, a Freedom 4/24 ministry partner, and safe house in Bangkok. The goal is to show her a way out of the sex industry, through Beginnings, which offers alternative means of survival and opportunities they never could have imagined.
(Though location is not completely determined yet) I hope to see you there!
Amie