Ebook: From playground to prostitute : based on a true story of salvation
- Tags: Kruger Elanie -- Biography., Human trafficking -- South Africa., Prostitution -- South Africa., Human rights -- South Africa., Human trafficking -- South Africa -- Biography.
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
- Edition: 1st English ed
- Language: English, Afrikaans
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After a desperate and impoverished childhood Engela, as a rebellious teenager, becomes mixed up with Satanism, alcohol and drugs. She eventually flees to Bloemfontein because the leader of the Satanic Group 13 wants to kill her. Her path crosses with Pieter, a friend of her brother's, who turns her over to the owner of a brothel to clear his debt. There she is kept as a sex slave.
Her only wish is to escape, but how? Every night the club's doors are shuttered. Her final shot at freedom is the young student Jacques who works in the club's reception area. But then he disappears from the scene following a mysterious accident in the Drakensberg . . . In the second part of the book Elanie shares her experiences from a Christian perspective - her life as a sex slave, how she learned to cope with despair, loneliness, pain and humiliation. She reaches out to victims of sex trafficking, exploring the power of forgiveness and acceptance, and also offers essential practical advice for...