by storymustchange | Sep 1, 2014 | Devotional, Strategy & Behind the Scenes
It’s bound to happen. We read the numbers: 400,000 boys worldwide and 10,000 boys in the Dominican Republic. The news ticker tells about another ring that is busted. We hear of another city where sex trafficking is on the rise. After awhile though, we are not...
by storymustchange | Aug 11, 2014 | Strategy & Behind the Scenes
The social services agency that oversees our Dominican Republic home requires an adult to sleep in the boys’ bedroom each night. Considering the abuse our boys have experienced, an adult male isn’t appropriate in that role for Blackbox. So, after...
by storymustchange | Aug 4, 2014 | Strategy & Behind the Scenes
1. It happens! You may not like to think about sex trafficking or even acknowledge that it happens, but it does. Pretending and ignoring won’t change the truth. Once you know, you can’t un-know. Now, the question is yours to wrestle with: what will you do about it? 2....
by storymustchange | Jul 27, 2014 | Strategy & Behind the Scenes
When it comes to helping boys rescued from sex trafficking, counseling is key. The Blackbox team of professional therapists–Jeremey Wolfe, Peter Buckland, Whitney Nobis and others overseas–designed the first therapeutic curriculum for trafficked boys. They...
by storymustchange | Jul 14, 2014 | Strategy & Behind the Scenes, Updates
When I hear the numbers, I get overwhelmed in a hurry. 400,000 boys are victims of sex trafficking. 60% of tourism to Costa Rica is connected to the sex industry. 15,000 boys are being trafficked in the Dominican Republic. Some numbers come from the State Department...
