{"id":550,"date":"2013-03-04T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anniecallahan.com\/?p=550"},"modified":"2013-03-11T10:31:52","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T16:31:52","slug":"race-for-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anniecallahan.com\/race-for-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Race for Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While having a &#8216;feeling-sorry-for-myself&#8217; sort of day recently I landed on a playlist that I hadn&#8217;t listened to in awhile. I was somewhere between a jog and a power-walk on the treadmill when this song came on. Go ahead, take a listen&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K69NdzPvwj0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By the end of the song I had increased my pace by 2 minutes per mile and remembered that IT&#8217;S NOT ALL ABOUT ME! Love those reminders!<\/p>\n<p>I was also reminded WHY my sister and I started<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/race-for-freedom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Race for Freedom<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>I remembered the young girls who thought they were applying for a job that would help their families. The children sold by parents to pay a debt. The girls trapped in darkness, threatened, drugged, and forced to &#8216;serve&#8217; up to 40 men each day&#8230; with a smile on their face. And, yes, this is happening in the US. Our kids are being trafficked and sold into this dark industry.<\/p>\n<p>The line in this song that really gets me is:<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Little girl don&#8217;t cry<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">let me dry your eyes in the darkest night<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(You&#8217;re not alone)<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hold on through the storm<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You&#8217;re not on your own<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hold on, love will come<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>Hold on, love will come<\/em>. Will you let your heart be moved, stirred to love?<\/p>\n<p>I hope that you are <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>AWAKENED<\/strong><\/span> to the plight of TWENTY-SEVEN MILLION people around the world who are in slavery, many young women and children (yes, even children) forced into the sex industry.<\/p>\n<p>I hope that you are <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>INSPIRED<\/strong><\/span> to do something about it. A tea party? A fun-run\/walk? A CD project? A cupcake bake sale? Whatever you&#8217;ve got in your hands today, will you begin to use it to make a difference?<\/p>\n<p>I would also love to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>ENCOURAGE<\/strong><\/span> you!\u00a0If you&#8217;re not sure HOW to get started, or WHAT to do&#8230; let&#8217;s talk! Email, comment below, tweet, text, facebook, whatever&#8230; but let&#8217;s talk!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/race-for-freedom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Race for Freedom<\/a><\/strong> website for a race or fun run near you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While having a &#8216;feeling-sorry-for-myself&#8217; sort of day recently I landed on a playlist that I hadn&#8217;t listened to in awhile. I was somewhere between a jog and a power-walk on the treadmill when this song came on. 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