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About Concerned Women
of America
How and Why I Became
Involved
Living a fast paced life
as most professionals
do, but not totally
fulfilled. I wanted to
make a real difference
in the world. That was
my life in 2001.
I
then met a woman at
church that was seeking
help in the political
arena with an
organization called
Concerned Women For
America. It is a faith
based organization. The
most crucial issue is
about upholding family
values, with other key
issues involving,
sanctity of life,
religious liberty,
stopping pornography,
education by keeping our
textbooks accurate and
truthful, in addition to
being concerned with our
national sovereignty.
CWA is concerned with
promoting Biblical
values among all
citizens, through
prayer, and education
striving to reverse the
moral decline in our
nation.
I
thought, that sounds
exciting, interesting,
and challenging.
I
knew nothing about
politics in Texas, and
up to this time was only
interested in building
my business. She was
persuasive and
encouraging. I joined,
and threw my heart and
soul into the
organization as I do
most situations in which
I become involved. I
was appointed
Communications
Coordinator of South
East Texas. We attended
a leadership training in
Washington, DC in the
fall of 2001. At that
time I saw a photo, and
heard the story of Rosa,
a victim of human
trafficking. It deeply
touched my heart. I
knew this was something
in which I needed to
become involved and make
a difference.
I
spearheaded an
art
exhibit in the Houston
Galleria April 22 - May
2nd, 2005 , entitled
"Give The Gift of
Freedom", raising
awareness for victims of
Human Trafficking, as
seen through the eyes of
the victims. 3,000
people passed by and
read the essays which
were next to the
paintings they
described. A few of the
titles were:
-
Innocence Lost – as
seen through the eyes
of a child of nine.
-
Patterns of Lies
(people we thought we
could trust)
-
Locked Room at Noon
(images of young women
hired for sex)
-
Death Bed
Extraordinary stories of
young victims beaten,
coerced, kidnapped or
forced into the sex
trade. This is modern
day slavery. I have
started an organization
called Artists Against
Human Trafficking to
develop an effort to
raise public awareness
of the human rights
abuses associated with
trafficking girls and
young women for the
purpose of exploitation.
I created a painting
with pressed real flower
petals about Rosa, the
girl I heard about in
Washington.
It told the story about
a 14 yr old girl named
Rosa, from Vera Cruz,
Mexico, who was promised
a better way of life in
the US. She was
trucked across the
border through Houston
to a trailer park in
Orlando, Fla.
There she was made to
serve up to 30 men a
day. She turned to
drugs to numb herself
and was forced to have
abortions. Through
a miracle from God she
was able to escape.
Human Trafficking is a
horrible evil and is the
fastest growing and most
profitable market along
with drugs and arms, and
valued at around $7
billion annually.
These young girls are
around us every day, but
they are hidden.
They usually are scared
and do not speak the
language.
They need our help!
Being Communications
Coordinator, also, gave
me the opportunity to be
on Channel 8 immediately
after the Super Bowel to
debate “Indecencies
on the Airways”.
I have been involved
with lobbying in Austin
and talking about CWA on
radio.
Being involved with CWA
has made a difference in
my life. It has made me
a stronger person, and
more aware of who I am.
I have discovered what
my life stands for, and
the principals and
values that are so
important. I discovered
talents and abilities I
did not realize I
possessed. CWA and
working with victims of
human trafficking has
also helped me realize
how blessed I am as a
person, and how blessed
we are in this country. |
