Happy Horizons Children's Ranch

Trafficking in People, especially young girls for sex is a growing problem in the Philippines. Cebu has become a major destination for in country recruitment of young children, mostly girls. It is estimated that at any time there are as many as 1000 girls locked up as “commercial sex workers” a euphemism for “sex slaves”. Happy Horizons Children’s Ranch began a ministry to these girls four years ago and is » read more.

I just received this assessment of three new young ladies we have taken into our aftercare program. Although we have changed the name of the girls and will not include pictures, it gives you some idea of the scope of the tradjedy that these young ladies have indured. Please pray with us as we seek out others who have been rescued and desperately need a new chance in life. This » read more.

Their eyes red from crying, the sat on the couch afraid and disoriented. Five little girls, all created in the image of God, but looking lost and helpless. They had just come from the girls facility run by the Social Welfare Dept here in Cebu. The DSWD turned them over to us to raise and nurture back to health. All victims of incest and rape, the youngest just a mere » read more.