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Dear John,

-"She told me if I will not do prostitution I will not eat..." ([link removed][UNIQID]) -

Destiny was just 17 when she was trafficked from Nigeria to Moscow under the pretense of serving food at an African shop.

But through a long-term, partnered effort with organizations in Moscow and Nigeria we were able to assist her escape and help her begin a new life. ([link removed][UNIQID])

In her own words, Destiny shares:

"One week after I arrived [the madam] told me the reason why I’m here—that there’s no business here except prostitution… that I have to be in prostitution to earn money if I want to survive in this country.

At first I refused, I said, “This is not what you told me back in Nigeria! You told me I would come here to serve African food in an African shop!"...

She told me if I will not do prostitution I will not eat and I will sleep on the cold bare floor. I was so frustrated... The men would beat me, drag my hair, do all sorts of things to me...

On that fateful day [of the brothel raid] the police came to our house and they took us to court.

That’s the day I saw Helen [Exodus Cry's Director of Outreach and Intervention].

Helen gave me her number, she talked to me, she encouraged me, advised me, she [shared with me] a lot of things. I collected her number...

During that time I was so frustrated, I was so tired. But after I had that conversation with Helen and when I got home, I was thinking about what Helen said to me…

I told [the madam] that I want to go back to Nigeria, I can’t continue suffering here... She refused to let me go...

I located the nearest police station... they took me to the Nigerian embassy and when I got there I met with [Mr. K] who I recognized from the police raid with Helen. He could be trusted.

I told him everything... So [Mr. K] helped me get back my passport and bought me my ticket back to Nigeria.

When I came back… to Nigeria from Russia things were very difficult for me. I was so tired… I could hardly eat.

One day I was on Facebook and I was searching for Helen typing her name and I saw her picture and sent her a friend request...

I explained to her what happened in Russia and how I got back to Nigeria. I was so so excited to see her on Facebook...

She kept on encouraging me and giving me courage and praying for me…

She gave me [an aftercare program's] email address and I emailed them... Now they accommodate me, they help me with classes, they pay my bills, they are doing everything for me.

Thank you for the privilege, for the opportunity, and the helping hand that they give to me. I am so happy I will go to university next year.

I never expected this but thanks to God and thanks to Helen. She is indeed a sister. She is a godsend and a sister.

I appreciate her time, her effort, and everything she did for me from Moscow to now, she never turned her back on me, she was there for me.

I also want to thank God for the second chance, for the opportunity to live again. God used you to transform my life."

Read Destiny's full story here. ([link removed][UNIQID])

You can be a bridge to freedom for more girls like Destiny. Help us meet our year-end goal of $250,000 and send expertly trained outreach teams to hotbeds of commercial sexual exploitation around the world.

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