by storymustchange | May 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
It all started with a box of Lego. Well, a box of Lego, and a mom who wanted to help. She had sons of her own, and couldn’t imagine what hundreds of thousands of boys around the globe face every day. She wanted to support Blackbox International, and to teach her kids...
by storymustchange | May 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Peter Buckland, Blackbox International Trustee One night when I was 20, I prayed that God would give me a hard ministry—a ministry like the Apostle Paul’s. “If my ministry is too easy,” I told God, “I’ll be dissatisfied and quit.” Needless to say, my idealism was...
by storymustchange | Apr 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Several years ago, my husband and I spent the day at a zoo. As we walked through the park, we heard a low, rumbling sound. We couldn’t tell what it was at first, but when it grew louder, there was no question. It was a lion. All at once, everyone on the trail began to...
by storymustchange | Apr 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Executive Director Wade Landers It’s a simple question. How old are you? The answer? Not so simple. When boys first arrive at one of our houses in the Dominican Republic, they almost always answer with an older age than they really are—always trying to...
by storymustchange | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Brian Jennings, Blackbox Board Member Heavy is the burden of caring for trafficked boys. My heart has been consumed for the boys (and I pray it always will be), but recently I’ve pondered what effects the atrocities of the world have on the rest of us—on...
by storymustchange | Mar 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
“That’s not true.” In the early days of Blackbox International, Executive Director Wade Landers spoke before a group of ministry leaders. He told them—not graphically, but honestly—about the crisis of boys being trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation...
