Every month Elijah Rising hosts Interventions throughout Houston and surrounding counties. During Intervention, volunteers go out in teams to provide the hotline number to women trapped in exploitation. We only have a few precious minutes to spend with the women we encounter on Intervention, and it can often take years for women to make the […]
A local ER Nurse went on an Elijah Rising Van Tour and learned about sex trafficking and the red flags. While on the tour she realized any one of her patients could be in a trafficking situation. On every Elijah Rising Van Tour, we share statistics like this: A Polaris survey of survivors found that […]
Elijah Rising names Adam Chaney as new Development Director. Adam is not new to Elijah Rising. He was one of the original founding members of the ministry and we are thrilled to have him back on the team! Previously, Adam served as Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church Riesel while enrolled in seminary at Truett […]
Desirie Dougall named Restorative Care Program Director in non-profit’s efforts to provide long-term restorative care for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. HOUSTON (May 2019)—Elijah Rising, a faith-based organization with a mission to end sex trafficking through prayer, awareness, intervention, and restoration, has named Desirie Dougall Program Director for the upcoming launch of their restorative care […]
Rebekah Charleston, together with other survivors of sexual exploitation and violence created this video in response to a federal lawsuit that could help end legal brothels in Nevada! Let’s take action now and show Nevada that legal brothels are not the solution.
As a twelve-year-old young girl, I would beg for Teen Vogue magazines as I saw them in passing on the stands in the grocery stores until eventually, I got a monthly subscription from my family. I remember reading through page by page following up on the latest celebrities’ lives. After a while, the season of […]
There are not many people who can deadlift 400kg—that’s roughly equivalent to almost 900 lbs! Meet Ogden Myklebust. Ogden is a husband, father, powerlifter, he works in the oil & gas industry, and he is fighting sex trafficking! Not only is Ogden using his influence to help men in the oil & gas industry recognize […]
Thank you to everyone who helped launch the Elijah Rising Store, we are now open! The Grand Opening was a huge success, and we had a steady flow of people all throughout the day. We were a little worried when the weather forecast was 100% chance of rain during the event, but it didn’t rain nor […]
We’re Opening The Elijah Rising Store! We are excited to announce the Grand Opening of the Elijah Rising Store! We invite you to join us on Saturday, April 13th to celebrate this fantastic step forward for our social enterprise program. Stop by anytime from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and shop our products and view the new […]
Police were swarming. I stood in my Grandfather’s driveway that evening, just frozen. Not speaking or moving. My trafficker stood behind me talking with another police officer… their voices sounded muffled to me. Was this panic? My heart was pounding. Sweaty palms. Overthinking. It was panic… The Calvary was here and ready to take me […]
