Category Archives: Strategy & Behind the Scenes

Be the Change: Jeff Crouse

Posted on November 18, 2014 by
Posted in Strategy & Behind the Scenes

It’s Personal

Posted on September 1, 2014 by

It’s bound to happen. We read the numbers: 400,000 boys worldwide and 10,000 boys in the Dominican Republic. The news ticker tells about another ring that is busted. We hear of another city where sex trafficking is on the rise. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional, Strategy & Behind the Scenes | Tagged , ,

Abuela

Posted on August 11, 2014 by

The social services agency that oversees our Dominican Republic home requires an adult to sleep in the boys’ bedroom each night. Considering the abuse our boys have experienced, an adult male isn’t appropriate in that role for Blackbox. So, after … Continue reading →

Posted in Strategy & Behind the Scenes | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Five Things You Need to Know About Sex-Trafficked Boys

Posted on August 4, 2014 by

1. It happens! You may not like to think about sex trafficking or even acknowledge that it happens, but it does. Pretending and ignoring won’t change the truth. Once you know, you can’t un-know. Now, the question is yours to … Continue reading →

Posted in Strategy & Behind the Scenes | Tagged , , , ,

Hope, Healing and Art

Posted on July 27, 2014 by

When it comes to helping boys rescued from sex trafficking, counseling is key. The Blackbox team of professional therapists–Jeremey Wolfe, Peter Buckland, Whitney Nobis and others overseas–designed the first therapeutic curriculum for trafficked boys. They chose Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral … Continue reading →

Posted in Strategy & Behind the Scenes | Tagged , , , , , , , ,

Quit Feeling Helpless

Posted on July 14, 2014 by

When I hear the numbers, I get overwhelmed in a hurry. 400,000 boys are victims of sex trafficking. 60% of tourism to Costa Rica is connected to the sex industry. 15,000 boys are being trafficked in the Dominican Republic. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Strategy & Behind the Scenes, Updates

Some Realities

Posted on June 23, 2014 by

His group was there to construct a church building for the people of that country. By day, he mixed concrete and labored long hours in the hot Central American sun. But in the evenings, Jeremey’s group taxied into the city, hoping … Continue reading →

Posted in Strategy & Behind the Scenes | Tagged , , , ,