In Pursuit of Love
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In Pursuit of Love

One Woman’s Journey from Trafficked to Triumphant

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

In Pursuit of Love

One Woman’s Journey from Trafficked to Triumphant

About this book

Through her own gripping story of escape from human trafficking, Rebecca Bender reveals the inner workings of the underground world of modern-day slavery and helps us learn how we can be a catalyst for change where we live.

Born and raised in a small Oregon town, all-American girl Rebecca Bender was a varsity athlete and honor roll student with a promising future. Then a predator pretending to be her boyfriend lured her into a web of lies that sent her down a path she never imagined possible.

For nearly six years, Rebecca was sold across the underground world of sex trafficking in Las Vegas. She was branded, beaten, told when to sleep and what to wear, and traded between traffickers. Forced into a dark sisterhood, Rebecca formed bonds with her trafficker and three other women, creating a false sense of family. During that time, God began revealing himself to her. And in the midst of her exploitation, she found the hope she needed to survive.

After a federal raid, Rebecca escaped. Her life was forever changed as she felt the embrace of her heavenly Father guiding her to healing and wholeness. Rebecca soon began to use her own experiences to change the lives of others as she went back into the darkest places she had known--assisting FBI, VICE, and law enforcement across the country in some of their most difficult cases.

Through Rebecca's incredible story of redemption, we remember that our past does not have to determine our destiny.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Author Note
  3. Prologue
  4. 1. Vice Night
  5. 2. The Romeo Effect
  6. 3. The Slammer
  7. 4. No Easy Exits
  8. 5. Home from Jail
  9. 6. Rock Bottom
  10. 7. Delivered
  11. 8. Choosing Up
  12. 9. Wife-in-Laws
  13. 10. Sundown to Sunup
  14. 11. A Home Divided
  15. 12. The Whale
  16. 13. Black and Blue
  17. 14. Prodigal Daughter
  18. 15. We Shall Overcome
  19. 16. Learning Curve
  20. 17. The Expert
  21. Human Trafficking Lingo
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. Appendix 1: Red Flags: Are You or Is Someone You Know Dating a Trafficker?
  24. Appendix 2: The Power of Coercion
  25. About the Benders
  26. Notes