There is an unconscious, underlying assumption among the middle classes in the wealthy west, that the poor don’t feel pain. We hear that so many children die from poverty each year in the third world that we somehow feel that they must get used to it. For us, the death of one child is a disaster, particularly if that child dies in violent circumstances. Then the news is all over the media. In addition if one child goes missing that is banner headlines until the child is found. On these occasions mothers and fathers go through agonies along with thousands of other strangers, who leave flowers at disaster sites and hold vigils.
However the mothers and fathers of the poor in the third world, go through just the same agonies when their children are in pain for which there is no relief. Also when their children go missing they suffer in exactly the same way as those of us who live in more privileged places. The difference is that nobody much cares about their pain. It is an everyday occurrence.
If you would like to read a book about a girl who disappeared and who was eventually found and rescued, then please read ‘The Garden of Sparkling Delight,’ by Deborah Varen. This exciting and gripping story tells the tale of a young Brazilian girl who is tricked into sexual slavery. This is a common occurrence even in the wealthy west.
The novel seeks to raise the awareness that children who are taken like this, suffer untold pain, not only physical but also mental and in addition their mothers, fathers and siblings also suffer. Even if such girls are rescued they are never the same and their parents will bear the scars of their loss for the rest of their lives. Please read it or listen to it, and join my campaign against this evil. The book can be listened to for free, from this site or You Tube, or read on Kindle or paperback from Amazon. The audio version is FREE.
The novel is called, ‘The Garden of Sparkling Delight,’ and it can be obtained from Amazon on Kindle and as a paperback book. You can download and listened to for NOTHING from this site and on YouTube. When you have read or heard this book, please either give to the campaigning organisations that are to be found in the back of the book, or think up creative ways of fighting this evil.
You can use this link to the audio, The Podcast or go to the links at the top of this WEB page and select 'Tis The Podcast'. There you will find access to the 21 half hours episodes to listen on-line or download for later listening and sharing. Please use it to draw peoples’ attention to this evil. This is why it was written. Thank you.
For up to date information from those working to end this trade and support victims contact:-
ECPAT www.ecpat.org.uk [End Child Pornography and Trafficking] is active in the UK and several other countries. It specialises is lobbying, campaigning and supporting rescued slaves.
The A21 Campaign www.thea21campaign.org - this is a global NGO that fights to abolish injustice in the 21st century. Its focus is on those affected by human trafficking and it runs prevention and protection schemes throughout Europe, Australia and USA.
The Salvation Army www.salvationarmy.org.uk/modern-slavery/am-i-safe-now
Stop the Traffik www.stopthetraffik.org - A global movement of individuals communities and organizations fighting to prevent human trafficking around the world.
Meninadanca www.meninadanca.org - This society fights child prostitution along the remote arterial highways of Brazil. They also provide a place of safety where rescued girls can go and be rehabilitated.
Plenty here to show your support and some of these charities need practical helpers.
Thank you for reading this blog and please share with others.
Should the novel move you and I hope it does, please join the fight against this appalling modern trade.
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