I’ve been hesitant about posting this publically, but I have decided to for two reasons. First, because I’m going to ask you to pray for me. And second, because I know that if I put this out there, I’ll be kept accountable. I am struggling. For those who don’t know, I spent a good part of [...]
Archive for the ‘Despair’ Category
The one where I talk about my eating problems
Posted in Despair, God's Word, Life, tagged anorexia, Christianity, eating disorder, life, mental illness on May 15, 2012 | 4 Comments »
How I feel about the campaign to raise awareness about Joseph Kony, and why I won’t simply call this post “Kony 2012″
Posted in Despair, tagged current events, Kony, Kony 2012, politics on March 18, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I know people thought I’d be all over this the second I became aware of it, but I needed to think about it for awhile. Something in my heart doesn’t sit right about “making Joseph Kony famous.” If you’re reading this, then you obviously have the internet, and have therefore come across some reference to [...]
Change is possible
Posted in Despair, Life, tagged campaign, child prostitution, commercial sexual exploitation, ECPAT, The Body Shop on October 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Do you know what most commonly brings people to this blog from search engines? Phrases like “very, very young”; “american men young girls”; “new zealand teen heaven”; “too young girls.” It makes me a little bit sick to think of what people were hoping for when they found my blog. The commercial sexual exploitation of children is [...]
Ten years ago
Posted in Despair, tagged 9/11, America, war on September 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last night I prayed, as so many would have, for those falling asleep on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the day they lost their most important person. I thought of my beloved husband being killed by terrorists, and imagined myself, 9 years and 364 days from now, lying in bed and thinking “Exactly [...]
Very Young Girls
Posted in Despair, Documentaries, tagged child prostitution, documentaries, politics, sexual exploitation on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This week, I watched a documentary that broke my heart. Very Young Girls follows several American teenagers and an organisation called GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services – coolest acronym ever). Essentially, the umbrella fact is that the average age of entry into prostitution in America is just 13 years old. I teach 13 year olds [...]
Unearthing sexual exploitation
Posted in Despair, tagged children, politics, sex trafficking, sexual exploitation on March 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank
When men cease to love
Posted in Despair, God's Word, tagged Christianity, current events, religion on February 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I turned on my computer to discover that homosexuals were being blamed for causing the earthquake on Tuesday. In fact, I think the exact wording was ”lesbians running loose on the South Island as if they own the place.” This can’t be found anymore, it was on a website that is now “temporarily unavailable.” Alongside this, [...]
Why not me?
Posted in Despair, tagged Christianity, current affairs, religion on February 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In light of the earthquake in Christchurch and it’s surrounds on Tuesday, I’ve had a lot of conversations with people asking “Why, God?” And I’ve noticed that I don’t struggle with “Why?” I understand why. God promised it would happen. It is unspeakably unfair that it’s the second big earthquake for them in such a short [...]
Whisper words of wisdom
Posted in Despair, tagged children, Christianity, current affairs, politics, religion, sexual exploitation on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“There’s a road, we must travel. There’s a promise we must make… The riches will be plenty, worth the price we had to pay.” – I Know Where I’ve Been, Hairspray I was watching Hairspray last night, and I know it’s not very often that a cute little musical inspires action against injustice, although, admit [...]
Someone like you
Posted in Despair, tagged children, Christianity, current affairs, current events, politics, religion, sexual exploitation on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A woman born in South Africa is more likely to be raped then to learn how to read. A survey found that 60% of school children think that it is not violence to force someone you know to have sex. Damage from the rape of babies can be so severe that surgery is needed to [...]
