Stripping away the stigma: Christian ministries help women escape sex industry

c. 2014 Religion News Service

COLLEYVILLE, Texas (RNS) The smoke, the loud music, and the smell of perfumes trigger uncomfortable memories for Polly Wright.

But Wright ignores those reminders of her past as she and a troupe of women make their way to the strip club’s dressing room to deliver gift bags filled with fingernail polish, colorful earrings, and handwritten notes with messages such as “I’m praying for you.”