31days of Freedom blog submission by Kathy:

What does 31 days of freedom mean to me? Simply this: the beginning of a lifetime. Having worked for over a year with American girls who have been the victims of human trafficking in our own nation, I can do no less than give my life to the restoration of these precious lives, and the eradication of this despicable crime. I’ve begun the process of what I believe is a vision from God…to open a faith-based residential treatment program for young girls who have been victimized.  I know that the road ahead is a long one, but it is one I must travel. I cannot ignore the dreams, the leading, the cries of the children. And I’ve been told that I’ve already gone too far down the road to turn back now. So each day, I commit to doing what I can to make this vision come to pass. I will be accountable to those who will hold me to it, to the children, and to God. I will keep a daily log of the process and the progress that’s made. I will be diligent to keep making those phone calls until I get what I need from the powers that be. I will not give up when it gets hard, and I will remember that I am not doing this in my own power, but in the power of the One who loves the children and has a good plan and purpose for each of their lives.
And as for the 31 days, I will commit to praying at least ten minutes a day for this vision and for more to catch it, and I’ll do what is probably going to be the most difficult thing for me…I’m giving up my greatest craving and food love! ICE CREAM! My family insists I have a problem…an addiction to the stuff…but for the sake of the children, I’m giving it up for 31 days.  Yeesh. Hurts to even say it!!!

In the cleft of the Rock,
Kathy

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