It’s easier if we don’t know.
2009 October 7
I sat here for probably 20 minutes wondering if I should post this.
Fighting the sick feeling in my stomach.
Realizing it’s easier to live life without this information.
Fearing that some of you may be offended.
Hoping you won’t be.
Then, while remembering the conversations Drew and I have had in the past two years. Conversations where our knowledge has compelled us to help those who are helping stop this madness. And I changed my mind.
If you don’t know, you won’t do anything.
I hope you will be offended.
We all should be.
Wow. So not offended. Love your heart.
is there a link you can provide in the post to give us more information on how to stay connected and how to help?
Far from being offended, we should be weeping with those who are weeping, and doing all we can to make a change.
I know there’s lots of orgs that help in the fight against slavery of all types.
Diane and I support She Dances and The A21 Campaign (Christine Caine’s org).
Thanks Mandy for the reminder. Even as we contribute to orgs making a difference, it’s still easy to remain aloof… We can’t afford to be.
Anyone who thinks there are no children in their country be abused as sex slaves must be blind. We need videos like the one you posted to keep reminding us of this truth. This is still a problem because too many people prefer to be blind.
What is even more depressing is looking at the hundreds of organizations trying to deal with this issue, such as the “Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings”, http://www.osce.org/cthb , and realizing how extensive child sex abuse still is.
I hope we are at least getting to that first step of recognizing the full extent of this tragic abuse of children.
We can not use the word civilized to describe any society until we first element the words “child abuse”.
no offense. you are awesome, woman! how can we help?
thanks for posting this! people need to be made aware, this isn’t just happening far away its happening around us, and we need to be looking for it, praying about how we can make a difference. Even if it is one child at a time…reminds me of your “DO Something”
heart aches.
I am ill. and crying. It’s so overwhelming and makes the heart break.
Glad you posted it. It’s important that people are reminded sometimes.
GOOD FOR YOU! Keep talking about it. People are listening!!!!
I challenge each and every one of us to post this and pass it on… wether it be on facebook, twitter, youtube, your personal blog….Just like Mandy we may sit a while and wonder what people may think of us…but keep these young kids in mind…keep in mind what they go through each second of every day. Let that be your motivation to speak up and pass this along. I’m going to.