Robbed of Love

What can we do for those who feel unloved?

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. What if, while we’re determining ways to romance that special someone in our lives, we also reached out and did something for those people, especially young women, who feel that there is no one that loves them or no one that could love them.  

Tragically, so many young women are being trafficked for sex in this country and around the world. These women are being robbed of love. The animals who traffic them, the perverts who pay to have sex with them, steal any love that young woman had and for many ever will have.  

But we can help them. We can support the organizations on the front lines helping to rescue and rehabilitate these women.  

One such organization, Operation Underground Railroad, is doing a campaign this Valentine’s Day called “Love Makes a Difference” where people can donate to them in another’s name and send eCards with valuable trafficking information to loved ones that will benefit from that information. You can send a Valentine’s Day eCard with a donation that explains how traffickers use online to groom potential sex trafficking victims. This link is where you can do that: https://my.ourrescue.org/product/ecardgrooming/valentines-day-ecard-grooming. 

This online grooming uses the guise of love to lure victims into their traps. This isn’t love. And parents you need to be aware of what your kids are viewing online to ensure they don’t fall victim to these predators. They have another eCard you can send with online safety tips for kids and teens. Maybe send this one to your daughters, your granddaughters, your nieces. https://my.ourrescue.org/product/onlinesafety/valentines-day-ecard-online-safety 

Finally, they have an eCard with tips about online dating. https://my.ourrescue.org/product/onlinedating/valentines-day-ecard-online-dating 

In my book, An Angel and a One-Armed Man, Lefty Bruder wades through the swamp of sex trafficking in St. Louis trying to find a young woman who has been lured into the life because she was searching for love. Angel is trapped in sex trafficking by a pimp who supplies what Angel is missing in her life. He manipulates her and entraps her and then uses her on the streets. This happened in person. But online trafficking is becoming more and more prevalent. It’s insidious, often hidden, and dangerous to kids of all ages. Please do your part this Valentine’s Day to help stop sex trafficking.