{"product_id":"the-white-umbrella-walking-with-survivors-of-sex-trafficking-paperback","title":"The White Umbrella: Walking with Survivors of Sex Trafficking - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Frances Bowley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLouie Giglio\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories of survivors of sex-trafficking.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSex trafficking. We hear about it on the nightly news and in special interest stories from around the world, but it occurs daily in communities all around us. Every year, thousands of young women are forced into sexual exploitation. Most are under the age of 18. The damage this causes to their emotions and souls is immeasurable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut they are not without hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe White Umbrella\u003c\/i\u003e tells stories of survivors as well as those who came alongside to help them to recovery. It describes the pain and the strength of these young women and those who held the \"white umbrella\" of protection and purity over them on the road to restoration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers principles and guidance to anyone with a heart for these hurting young women and a desire to help. It is an ideal resource for individuals or organizations seeking to learn what they can do to assist these victims in becoming whole again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhite\u003c\/b\u003e, an adjective meaning \"Free from spot or blemish\" as \u003ci\u003e(1)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e free from moral impurity \u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e INNOCENT \u003ci\u003e(2)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e marked by the wearing of white by the woman as a symbol of purity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUmbrella\u003c\/b\u003e, a noun meaning: 1. A device for protection from the weather consisting of a collapsible, usually circular canopy mounted on a central rod, or 2. Something that covers or protects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery year over 100,000 girls in the United States are forced to do someone's sexual bidding. Most of them are between the ages of 9 and 19. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not some faraway, foreign problem. This is in our own neighborhoods, our own towns and cities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout these pages read the stories of these girls and the people who have come alongside them to hold the white umbrella of protection and purity over them on the road to restoration. See the need for these protecting, caring partners. Learn what it means to love and care for these survivors in action, prayer, and support. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARY FRANCIS BOWLEY\u003c\/b\u003e is the Founder of Wellspring Living, an organization fighting childhood sexual abuse and exploitation since 2001. She has been a leader in bringing the fight against child sex-trafficking to Atlanta and is a founding member of the Georgia Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force. Mary Frances is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe White Umbrella\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA League of Dangerous Women\u003c\/i\u003e. She resides in Peachtree City with her husband, Dick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757516259616,"sku":"9780802408594","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8215833692d1417d028bc4c9177a398c.webp?v=1780104828","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-white-umbrella-walking-with-survivors-of-sex-trafficking-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}