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Eight counts of murder. Eight. Seven women and one man lost their lives on March 16th, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. Of these horrific deaths, most victims were Asian, and mainstream news outlets everywhere declared that these deaths were due to the rise in hate crimes against Asians. According to NBC News, last year, Asian hate crimes increased by nearly 150%. Due to this suppose ...

We are excited to announce that The Samaritan Women (TSW) – Institute for Shelter Care has selected the Transformation Garden for its extensive national training program to establish best practice in helping survivors of human trafficking. “TSW’s shelter mentorship program is a rigorous, long-term commitment,” shares Kim Checkeye, Director of Shelter Mentorship for the Institut ...

“My older boyfriend is going to come to pick me up from school this Friday. He’s taking me to Memphis. It’s crazy, we met online and he has given me all sorts of gifts. I think I’m going to live with him,” a high school senior said. Her Sunday School teacher overheard this conversation and quickly jumped into action. Concerned, the teacher immediately began questioning the high ...

After graduating high school in 1996, I began nursing school with my heart set on becoming a labor and delivery nurse. Within six months of graduation, I was doing just that. It was everything I had hoped it would be. I found great joy in being able to help mothers bring their newborns into the world safely. It is a time to celebrate life and new beginnings.  Over the years, I ...

It was 2008. My husband Jeff and I had been married for a little over a year. We were serving with Friend Ships, an international disaster relief ministry based out of Lake Charles, Louisiana. When I say this nonprofit is faith-based, I don’t mean it in the typical way. It’s more than a definition identifying it as a religious organization. It is undergirded in prayer and depen ...

Transformation Garden board members traveled to one of the biggest trafficking hubs in the U.S. – Atlanta, Georgia. Though It was a long, 14-hour day together, it was not tiring in the least bit. Instead, it was invigorating. We were amazed as we walked through the “City of Refuge."  It’s a city within a city, rows of brick warehouses resembling a mini-downtown with colorful st ...