I watched the movie TAKEN for the second time tonight. Most of you have probably read this blog already (on my old site), but I feel like I need to repost it.

I have been thinking about this since I saw the movie TAKEN a few weeks ago. It’s a good movie, but the ending seems a little to Hollywood for me. My wife works for Wellspring Living, a non-profit organization that ministers to girls that have been “taken”. when I say girls, I am talking aboutteenage girls, 12-17 years old. When I say taken, I mean that they have been kidnapped and/or smuggled into the United States by people who make money selling them as prostitutes. 12-17 year old prostitutes, let that sink in for a minute.

aka SEX TRAFFICKING or SEX SLAVERY

What most people don’t understand is that it is happening right under their noses. I live 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta. Atlanta is among the TOP 3 cities in the United States for SEX TRAFFICKING/SLAVERY!

The Wellspring staff minister to these survivors by taking them in, caring for them, providing counseling and providing schooling for children that have been through God knows what. And they are supposed to “get well” in 12024 months? how can you undo a lifetime of unhealthy relationships and slavery in 12-24 months? You can’t, but as the Wellspring staff will tell you “God can” and “God does”.

Healing for these girls comes in only one way, JESUS.