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Patricia King took the time to craft a publication that will at times make you cry for grief and then for joy. For Their Tears I Died does not focus on one group of people, one country or even one crime. Instead, the book focuses on concepts of slavery and trafficking, and most importantly, on how hope can restore those crushed in its wake.

The book is sectioned into several parts. Part One deals with Children in Chains, focusing on the area of South East Asia. The first story introduces us to the trafficking of a young girl for sex. Next is the story of a young man enslaved on a fishing boat. The author then sends the reader into the world of child soldiers – boys who kill and girls who endure rape while killing.

Part Two introduces us to In The Land of the Free, where we learn what is going on in the United States. Many are still shocked that such atrocities are happening right below our noses, and so quite a few statistics are offered to help us overcome our reality issue. King follows the stories of Sarah and Josh who are both statistics of family breakdown and violence. Drawing the line between dysfunctional homes and vulnerability that often leads to trafficking, the author presents the reader with the question of what we can do to help our neighbor instead of turning a blind eye.

Part Three delves into the concept of Choices of Desperation. The reader returns to Asia to view the extreme nature of what people face day to day. We find that people will often do whatever they have to do to eat, honor their parents, or feed their children. Readers will also come into contact with the often rejected “ladyboy” and his tragic plight.

The reader might start asking herself where the hope is in all this. Part Four introduces Love War and all that is hope and protection. The stories start in Sudan with God’s protection of a small orphanage against the LRA. From there, the reader is swept away to Brazil’s dangerous streets, and then once again to Thailand. The section ends with the experience of one man, his love for God, and desire to see justice.

Patricia King does not leave the reader with grief and hope. Rather, she finishes the publication with A Call to Action. She lists a few things the reader can begin to do, followed by several prayers and prayer directives, and finally by Christian organizations who are in the direct line of fire to save these precious ones.

This was perhaps one of the first books I had ever read on human trafficking and slavery that offered me hope. So often books focus on the pain and the reality of what is happening. They seek to shock – and rightfully so. Yet what often happens is the shock wears off and the person continues to go about her business without making a difference – often because the overwhelming nature of this problem leaves people feeling distraught and without recourse.

For Their Tears I Died does not ignore the problem; nor does it soften any facts. However, it also shows the solution. King includes information after each story to help the reader choose an organization to support. More importantly, she shows how God reaches into the victim’s life and heals, supports and restores the individual to even more than she/he was before. She provides abundant divine hope that only exists in the world through those who are full of the passion and love of God.

Rachael Williams-Mejri
Editor
Grace As Justice Magazine

Patricia King took the time to craft a publication that will at times make you cry for grief and then for joy. For Their Tears I Died does not focus on one group of people, one country or even one crime. Instead, the book focuses on concepts of slavery and trafficking, and most importantly, on how hope can restore those crushed in its wake.

The book is sectioned into several parts. Part One deals with Children in Chains, focusing on the area of South East Asia. The first story introduces us to the trafficking of a young girl for sex. Next is the story of a young man enslaved on a fishing boat. The author then sends the reader into the world of child soldiers – boys who kill and girls who endure rape while killing.

Part Two introduces us to In The Land of the Free, where we learn what is going on in the United States. Many are still shocked that such atrocities are happening right below our noses, and so quite a few statistics are offered to help us overcome our reality issue. King follows the stories of Sarah and Josh who are both statistics of family breakdown and violence. Drawing the line between dysfunctional homes and vulnerability that often leads to trafficking, the author presents the reader with the question of what we can do to help our neighbor instead of turning a blind eye.

Part Three delves into the concept of Choices of Desperation. The reader returns to Asia to view the extreme nature of what people face day to day. We find that people will often do whatever they have to do to eat, honor their parents, or feed their children. Readers will also come into contact with the often rejected “ladyboy” and his tragic plight.

The reader might start asking herself where the hope is in all this. Part Four introduces Love War and all that is hope and protection. The stories start in Sudan with God’s protection of a small orphanage against the LRA. From there, the reader is swept away to Brazil’s dangerous streets, and then once again to Thailand. The section ends with the experience of one man, his love for God, and desire to see justice.

Patricia King does not leave the reader with grief and hope. Rather, she finishes the publication with A Call to Action. She lists a few things the reader can begin to do, followed by several prayers and prayer directives, and finally by Christian organizations who are in the direct line of fire to save these precious ones.

This was perhaps one of the first books I had ever read on human trafficking and slavery that offered me hope. So often books focus on the pain and the reality of what is happening. They seek to shock – and rightfully so. Yet what often happens is the shock wears off and the person continues to go about her business without making a difference – often because the overwhelming nature of this problem leaves people feeling distraught and without recourse.

For Their Tears I Died does not ignore the problem; nor does it soften any facts. However, it also shows the solution. King includes information after each story to help the reader choose an organization to support. More importantly, she shows how God reaches into the victim’s life and heals, supports and restores the individual to even more than she/he was before. She provides abundant divine hope that only exists in the world through those who are full of the passion and love of God.

Rachael Williams-Mejri
Editor
Grace As Justice Magazine