by storymustchange | Dec 15, 2014 | Devotional
I didn’t care. Even now, I wince as I type those words, because they’re so hardhearted. I wince because the truth hurts. I didn’t care about sex trafficking. More than that, I didn’t care about the children that sex trafficking enslaves. The innocence lost. The...
by storymustchange | May 7, 2013 | Updates
Lots has been happening since we completed the 50/50 Campaign. God has been good, and there are plenty of things to keep lifting up to him, as we prepare to open our first home for trafficked boys in the Dominican Republic. Blackbox has hired two counselors. This is a...
by storymustchange | Dec 29, 2012 | Strategy & Behind the Scenes
The other day someone asked me why Blackbox chose to begin our work in the Dominican Republic. It’s a great question. After a year of specifically researching and praying about this decision, we chose the DR for several reasons: The latest, official reports...
by storymustchange | Dec 24, 2012 | Devotional
The story keeps being repeated, but the horrific shock hasn’t worn off: Local authorities, teamed with a loving pastor, storm the gates of hell (in this case, a brothel). As they usually do, they find trafficked children. The darkness of the night pales in...
by storymustchange | Dec 11, 2012 | Strategy & Behind the Scenes
The aroma of coffee lured me into a large cafe that also served as an exhibit area. I had just arrived for Day 1 of the Story Conference in Chicago, and I had some time to look around. One exhibitor immediately caught my attention. They had turned a large refrigerator...
