In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Lisa did a read-aloud to our local toddlers group at the Lexington Public Library. Lisa is an Oglalla Sioux tribal member and she loves children. Stacey, while in the background capturing the moments to share here, also made the Fry Bread! Our friend group has decided to once again adopt a family for Christmas. Stacey and I will be using our own money this year to join them and adopt a Native American family in Lincoln, NE. We are so blessed to have friends who have giving hearts.
Please read Stacey’s gratitude post and know that we are doing what we can to help in the fight to reduce this violent crime.
“Gratitude: I’m grateful for our partnership at Traffic Stop. Traffic stop wouldn’t exist without Lisa. For our volunteers and community supporters making the fundraising efforts successful! For our husbands and family who offered encouragement and a safe place to land after a hard day. For the challenges we faced and opportunities to stretch/grow. For adversity and discourages -they was humbling and enabled us to witness how broken our culture is when it comes to sexuality, power, and control. For my dog who greeted me everyday with unconditional love and slobbery kisses. For the love of our children and Lisa’s grands and my future grands -the reason we bring this message of prevention and awareness in hopes they never experience this trauma. For all people in this world who have suffered, thank you for showing the way toward healing.”
Please contact Traffic Stop if you want more information on the Human Trafficking Drill we have created at 308.325.9078 or 308.325.1657 or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Traffic.stop.23
The day started with all volunteers and board members in prayer. The 5K was quick to follow. Please click on the link below to read more about the event.
After an anti-trafficking presentation for our 5K participants at Canyon Lakes Brewery a new crowd joined us for a Pit Master contest.
The Winners “Ron and David Mayer”, “Central Ne Human Trafficking”, and “Gustavo Ruiz & Gerardo Alonzo” we all in high spirits.
Dawn and Shawn Cromer were our professional level BBQs who served with a full heart and willingness to fight against this crime. One of the best parts of the day was having fun while discussing such a heavy topic.
“When people have many adverse child experiences (ACE Score) such as sexual, physical, and emotional abuse combined with abandonment, shame, ridicule, and tragic suffering often we are unequipped to know/sense or see red flags. These traumas make it difficult to know that we can stop or walk away from new traumatic experiences. Because our normal is tragic suffering and dysfunction, we do not know how to keep ourselves safe. Our negative experiences are higher than those who have a lower ACE score, even in adulthood. Therefore, we are flash-flooded with ‘messed-up’ experiences throughout our lifetime (it is as if our security system was not installed). Our PTSD responses compound and grow. We explain this for you to understand why we are jumping and bouncing all around in this novel. It is because of Marley’s trauma and her high ACE score. Finding a way to express this phenomenon happened after years of processing, writing, and editing this novel side by side.”
We can no longer be silent. We stand to be the voice for those entrapped by the billion-dollar Human Trafficking industry. We want parents and grandparents to keep their children close. We will research, speak out, and protect boys and girls from sexual predators who are everywhere.
We are offering educational presentationson ways to prevent & report Human Trafficking. Our informative sessions last up to 1 hour. While we are sharing up-to-date content, “Traffic Stop: Human Division” by Stacey Cahill will be available for purchase, and donations will be taken to support Missing and Murdered Indigenous People programs.
It has been a Joy Ride (also the title of Chapter 1) of the the novel Traffic Stop: Human Division by Stacey L Cahill, that is not over! https://scahilllinebywine.org. I am blessed to offer creativity and consultation to such a massive topic. I’m thankful to Tankashula (God) for the opportunity join in the efforts to Advocate against Human Trafficking. And to add my voice and suffering to Missing & Murdered Indigenous People a call for justice.