It all began here for me..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqyLRpGgxRs
Constance became apart of me and what I wanted to fight for. Constance started off as a video and soon became actual faces to me. i was struck at the connection between sex trafficking and pornography. i had been affected by pornography earlier in life with people that were close to me. it was pain that i new i wanted healed, and my way was to help others that had also been hurt.
so for a year of my life i met these faces. from brothels to porn conventions to strip clubs. Constance was all over. I am not saying that all of these women have been forced into the industry but a lot of them have. the girls in videos are real people, with real families and real hearts. seeing the brokenness in flesh makes that very real.
i know that this is controversial subject....pornography. but in my mind its simple. when someone looks at porn on the internet, they dont know where or who these people are. are they from the states? Thailand? the Philippines? are they 12? 17? 25? How did they get there? where they forced? beaten? coerced? are these questions people ask when they are wanting to satisfy a so called "need"? sadly, they dont. i believe that if people knew the connection between the two, some people may change their mind the next time they "need to satisfy that need". some may not care at all, but for those of you who do...i encourage you to think about that the next time you sit down at your computer.
porn is also a real addiction and i know that. ive seen it. that side of the story is also sad. there are ways to get help just like every other addiction. if you desire that help here is a resource for you...
xxxchurch.com you're not alone in that.
all that to say, it is my passion in life to help people face these issues, and face them myself. these are ugly things with real people involved. i have a tattoo of a bar code on my wrist with the numbers spelling "constance" to continually remind me that there are people like Constance all over my city and the rest of the world. the people that i have been able to share this with has been amazing. i continue the fight and to know that if even one person is changed, i am reaching that goal. so to that, i hope that thoughts of concern and urgency have been planted.
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