In 2010, I had heard about human trafficking for the first time and my heart broke for the victims. That was put on the backburner as I didn't think too much more about it until 2011 when I had heard about it again when I heard the voice of the Lord loud and clear.  He said, "I am calling you out of your seat, to get uncomfortable and to start something."  I had never heard the voice of the Lord the way I did that day and had no idea what to do but I did know that another organization, A21, existed so I researched and saw that you could host an awareness event in your living room through them which I did.  So, a few people came over to watch a short video on it and through that, I knew the Lord was calling me to start an organization that would fight human trafficking and sexual exploitation through awareness, prevention, demand, intervention and restoration. 

After praying and asking the Lord to bring people who would partner with me as I knew I could not do this alone, He made my path clear.  I was just a stay at home mom with no professional background nor education at this point in my life.  1 Corinthians 1:27 states, "But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty" and boy was He doing that through this. 

In August of 2012 I heard the Lord say, "Go pray over the strip clubs."  so there was a start with the three on the Eastside of town for 6 weeks.  During that time the Lord sent two lovely ladies who volunteered to pray over me and disciple me. They decided to join in on praying over the remaining strip clubs in the area.

The Lord just began connecting several people that had a heart to see this organization get birthed.  From an attorney, law enforcement officer, stay at home moms, college students, medical professionals, a pastor, and many more SWITCH was officially birthed in November of 2012.  Many have asked me how I got connected to each person and I wish I would have written out the story as it was unfolding but now 10 years later, some of it isn't as clear of a memory anymore but what I do know is the Lord did it.  He brought each person and connected each of our hearts to birth this organization and He chose to use this foolish young woman with nothing to offer to birth a vision through.  Won't HE do it every time.  Every time He asks us to do something, He promises to make a way.  

The first photo is the first leadership team of SWITCH.