Wabi Sabi: Beauty in Brokenness
In this line of work, brokenness is a concept we are very familiar with.
Broken lives, broken families, girls who have been used and taken advantage of and kicked to the curb; boys too, more and more commonly. Trafficking at it's core, is…
Life as Leader by Nicole LeBlanc
Hello devoted readers! I am honored to make an appearance on the My Refuge House blog and must first extend my apologies for 7 months of relative silence. In lieu of writing a 20-pager on the numerous events of this past 7 months, I will…
Prayers and Progress
Today, I visited My Refuge House for the first time in over 5 months.
I have to say, it's surreal and amazing to come back to this house.
As many of you know, I directed our home in the Philippines for over 2 years, before moving to…
Healing Stories (3)
Our third "Healing Story" was written by Lacy. I've had the privilege of watching Lacy grow in some incredible ways she she first arrived at our door. But one thing has never changed: from the minute she arrived she has always felt more…
Prevention is Better Than Cure
I am often asked some variant of this question: "How can we stop trafficking, once and for all?"
There are many different approaches you can take to this question, and many different answers that are (at least partially) correct. Some…
More Services, and the Miracles that Make Them Possible
Since we opened the first building on our property, our home has often been filled beyond the capacity for which it was built. It was built to hold 12 girls, but there have been times when 15 girls have been living together under this roof.
Thankfully,…
Healing Stories (2)
I guest-blogged three times for the "The Marcella Project" in the past couple of weeks. It was a great honor to be featured by Jackie Roese and her incredible ministry. You can read all three of them at : http://www.themarcellaproject.com/blog…
Opportunities for Miracles
God says, all throughout scripture, that He fights for justice. Vengeance is mine He says. Trust in me and fight hard He says.
Somehow, even though I know it’s going to be a hard fight, I’m still not always prepared for just how hard the…
Meet Nicole LeBlanc, Our Clinical Program Director in Cebu
We are excited to welcome Nicole LeBlanc as the new Program Director of My Refuge House, Philippines. Crystal Sprague has been promoted to Executive Director of My Refuge House and been relocated to the U.S. Nicole has taken on the incredible…
