Leticia grew up in a poor community surrounding Cape Town. Her parents where alcoholic, and when she was 9 years old, her dad murdered her mom.Social services moved Leticia and her brother to a foster family. Life was not easy there; she was used as a slave and was neglected most of the time.

At the age of 12, after spending another night outside in the cold, she decided to leave and find a better life in another community she had become familiar with. She’s been living on the street now for 9 years. Very soon, prostitution & drug usebecame her norm in an effort to survive and cope with life on the street . At one point, Leticia accepted a job with a man in Cape Town, and found herself locked in a house with other girls who had been sold into prostitution. She managed to escape.

Today, Leticia is on a new journey and really wants to see change in her life! Since February, Leticia has been working at a coffee shop under our supervision. She’s regularly attending counseling and Bible study. We are now helping her to apply to do a Disciple Training School (YWAM 6 month program) which will begin in July. We have already noticed a big transformation in her life, but know that Leticia needs to be totally removed from her street life to really be free of all the negative and destructive influences of her past.

Leticia’s story is so common. It is classic Human Trafficking. Exploiting the desperation of poverty stricken people, tricking them into thinking they have finally had their “big break” and then are are sold into slave like conditions, in Leticias case sex slavery. Leticia has told me when we were having coffee a few weeks ago that her heart is for small children, and that is she can some day work with them she would be really happy.

Cost for DTS (Disipleship Training School): 7990 rands ($1,140) for the 3 months lecture phase only. The outreach costs will depend on the location, but can also be around 8000 rands ($1,115). If you have any questions, or feel like this is something you would like to give to, please email me at KimberlyMiddlebrooks@JusticeACTS.org