Exclusive Content:

1 ½ Years After My Wedding, I Saw Marriage Wasn’t for Me—When I Looked at my Wife, I Knew My Dad Was Right

"The nearer Kim and I approached the decision to marry, the more I was filled with a paralyzing fear. Was I ready? Was I making the right choice? Was Kim the right person to marry? Would she make me happy? Then, one fateful night..."

“I Looked Over to His Side of the Bed. He Wasn’t There. I Knew He Wouldn’t Be There, But for the First Time, It...

"I looked back to the bed. Still empty. And then it happened. I fell to my knees, and then to my back. It came from up from my gut. I could almost physically feel it moving to the top of my abdomen, to my chest, into my neck and then my head. I cannot describe the pain."

Mom Dies Giving Birth & Dad Lays Baby on Her Chest—10 Minutes Later, He Hears the Scream…

"You are so unbelievably excited that your child is born…and in the next moment you believe you’ll have to say farewell to your wife forever. It was like being numbed."

10 Sex Slaves Tell Their Story of Breaking Free from Human Trafficking

8. This woman who found freedom through “Survivor’s Ink”

Many of the women and young girls who are forced into the sex trade industry are “branded.”

Their pimps often mark their territory with a very specific tattoo: often their initials, and a crown.

Jennifer spent more than five years as a sex slave after an abusive childhood led to her being raped at 12 years old. Not long after, she was forced into prostitution where she was sexually and physically abused, became addicted to drugs, and was sold on street corners in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio.

Through a literal God moment in what she believed to be the final moments of her life, Jennifer was able to escape. Still, she wore the memories and trauma of her life as a sex slave on the skin of her neck. Permanently branded by the men who abused her.

Physically free, but emotionally chained.

Jennifer was able to save up enough money to get a new tattoo of her choice that would cover one of her four unwanted pimp tattoos. Through it, she found TRUE freedom.

sex slave

9. This survivor who became a sex slave at 11 years old.

sex slave

Lexie Smith was first trafficked and sold when she was just 11 years old.

While she doesn’t share the details of how she escaped, Lexie has found freedom and power in something much more important: Survival.

In the years since she’s escaped, Lexie has worked closely with the Rebecca Bender Initiative to recover from the years of abuse she suffered. As part of her healing process, Lexie made a video in which she reads a letter to the men who trafficked her.

It’s an inspiring three minutes of bravery, courage, and an ode to freedom.

Bri Lamm
Bri Lamm
Bri is an outgoing introvert with a heart that beats for adventure. She lives to serve the Lord, experience the world, and eat macaroni and cheese in between capturing life’s greatest moments on one of her favorite cameras.

1 ½ Years After My Wedding, I Saw Marriage Wasn’t for Me—When I Looked at my Wife, I Knew My Dad Was Right

"The nearer Kim and I approached the decision to marry, the more I was filled with a paralyzing fear. Was I ready? Was I making the right choice? Was Kim the right person to marry? Would she make me happy? Then, one fateful night..."

“I Looked Over to His Side of the Bed. He Wasn’t There. I Knew He Wouldn’t Be There, But for the First Time, It...

"I looked back to the bed. Still empty. And then it happened. I fell to my knees, and then to my back. It came from up from my gut. I could almost physically feel it moving to the top of my abdomen, to my chest, into my neck and then my head. I cannot describe the pain."

Mom Dies Giving Birth & Dad Lays Baby on Her Chest—10 Minutes Later, He Hears the Scream…

"You are so unbelievably excited that your child is born…and in the next moment you believe you’ll have to say farewell to your wife forever. It was like being numbed."