"Stolen": A Book Review

  Hello friends!  So since it's National Human Trafficking Awarerness month I decided to do a book review on a book I just finished about a survivor of sex trafficking.  It's called "Stolen" by Katariina Rosenblatt with Cecil Murphey.  It is a true story about Katariina and how she was lured into a child trafficking ring but also how she escaped and turned her life around for the better.
  From the back cover: "Katariina Rosenblatt, LLM, PhD, is living proof of the promise she heard long ago at a Billy Graham crusade that God would never forsake her.  Katariina has a PhD in conflict analysis and resolution and an LLM graduate law degree in intercultural human rights, and she works closely with law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and Homeland Security to eliminate human slavery.  She also founded Stolen Ones- There Is H.O.P.E. For Me, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to freeing other victims of human trafficking..."

  This book really moved me and showed me how human trafficking really can happen anywhere.  Katariina was young and vulnerable.  She had grown up in an abusive household and she just wanted to be loved and that made her the perfect choice.  Recruiters for human trafficking will often show that they care for and love the victim in order to trick them into human trafficking.  That's why, when a young lady "befriended" Katariina and pretended she cared about and loved her, it was easy for her to fall into the trap of modern day slavery at the age of thirteen. 

  Fortunately, God had a plan for Katariina and is now using her story to help others trapped in human trafficking.  Just like He has a plan for you and me.  He had His perfect plan for us even before He formed us in the womb.  We just have to be willing to listen and follow Him.  I'm not saying it'll always be easy.  For sure no!  But it will be worth it because Jesus will be right beside us every step of the way, guiding us down the path we call life.

  I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about human trafficking.  It is very inspiring and informative but it's also filled with content that may be innappropriate for anyone under the age of thirteen.  I would recommend a parent's approval before reading this book if you are under the age of thirteen.

  "They [victims of modern day slavery] need a voice- a voice for the voiceless in our society." -Katariina Rosenblatt from her book: "Stolen"

  "The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners," Isaiah 61:1

  "The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:8

  "For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to proser you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11