The White Umbrella, Mary Frances Bowley
The White Umbrella, Mary Frances Bowley
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The White Umbrella
Walking with Survivors of Sex Trafficking

Author: Mary Frances Bowley

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert, Karen White

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/06/2016


Synopsis

Sex trafficking. We hear about it on the nightly news and in special interest stories from around the world, but it occurs daily in communities all around us. Every year, thousands of young women are forced into sexual exploitation. Most are under the age of eighteen. The damage this causes to their emotions and souls is immeasurable.

But they are not without hope.

The White Umbrella tells stories of survivors as well as those who came alongside to help them to recovery. It describes the pain and the strength of these young women and those who held the "white umbrella" of protection and purity over them on the road to restoration.

This book offers principles and guidance to anyone with a heart for these hurting young women and a desire to help. It is an ideal resource for individuals or organizations seeking to learn what they can do to assist these victims in becoming whole again.

About Mary Frances Bowley

Mary Frances Bowley is the founder of Wellspring Living, an organization fighting childhood sexual abuse and exploitation since 2001. She has been a leader in bringing the fight against child sex-trafficking to Atlanta and is a founding member of the Georgia Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force. Mary Frances is the author of The White Umbrella and A League of Dangerous Women. She resides in Peachtree City, Georgia, with her husband, Dick.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on November 10, 2012

This book is less about the realities of sex trafficking and the personal experiences of victims, and more focused on one particular ministry (Wellspring Living in Atlanta). Many of the stories weren't even about sex trafficking at all, but rather about women suffering from other forms of abuse and......more

Goodreads review by Yolandi on June 29, 2013

This book took me forever to read!! I was under the impression that its about sex trafficking survivors, their experiences, how they ended up in the situations, what happened to them, how they got out, ect, but 85% of the book were about other people at the clinic telling how they help survivors. I......more

Goodreads review by Megan on November 26, 2023

2.5 stars. This book, from it's cover, appears to be stories of trafficking survivors, but it is mostly employees of the Wellspring Living program talking about their experiences in the organization. I have conflicting thoughts about this book, having worked in a similar organization previously. I ca......more

Goodreads review by Leah on May 14, 2016

The White Umbrella is the memoir of a not-for-profit ministry in Georgia. It's the story of a band of women who told God they wanted to help vulnerable girls and let Him use them to create something bigger than they imagined. Each chapter explores a different facet of ministering to victims of childh......more

Goodreads review by Barnabas on September 18, 2012

This is a powerful book. Sex Trafficking has gained a ton of interest in the news, especially world wide, but two areas often get overlooked: domestic sex trafficking and what is done to help the victims after they are rescued. This book emphasizes both. And it is striking. The stories of girls who......more