Ransomed Life

  Ransomed Life Church Presentation

Ransomed Life is a local faith-based non-profit aiming to see communities FREE from child exploitation in San Antonio through Prevention Education and Counseling Services for survivors of trafficking, at-risk youth, and their families. Sarassa Inglis, Executive Director, explains Ransomed Life started in 2015 when a 14-year old was trafficked in San Antonio and had no resources to heal. The organization began with a mentor program responsible for training volunteers to walk alongside the youth and a community awareness team informing others about the issue of trafficking. 

In 2017, they added their counseling program which now provides services to those 11-24 who have experienced sexual exploitation, or those at-risk of exploitation. Ransomed Life also provides presentations and trainings for everyone in the community - schools, churches, businesses and medical professionals that teach the reality of trafficking, exploitation, and grooming tactics. They also train parents on how to be their child’s trusted adult and how to protect their children from predators.

Ransomed Life’s youth presentation, Lures & Lies, is age-appropriate for Middle & High School youth. Brooke Becker, Ransomed Life’s Prevention Education Manager, shares a common misconception that trafficking happens in one area of town or to one group of people. However, technology has vastly changed this crime. The key is accessibility. If someone is online, they are accessible and if they are accessible, they are a potential victim. Access points to our children include social media, gaming, and online relationships. 

Ransomed Life released a map of the clients they serve and the zip codes they live in. Nearly every zip code in Bexar County reflects one or more children that was either sold for sex or exploited through pornography. They moved from an awareness campaign to prevention education, because they believe understanding the tactics of predators, how they groom our children and how they have access to our children is the key to prevention. To learn more visit www.ransomedlifetexas.org.