Earlier this April, the Terebinth Refuge opened a house in Waite Park for six victims of sex trafficking. The house will hopefully be able to house eighteen people. It was created to be a transitional place for victims of sex trafficking to stay in hopes that they will be able to find somewhere else to go and not return to their old lives.

The Waite Park house had been vacant for years and was showing many signs of decay. Students, staff, and even StAT Club family members were kind enough to clean up the exterior of the house, including raking, power washing, scrubbing, digging, and much more. They redid the front patio as well as added some stone walkways. They cleaned the outside walls of the home with a power washer and eventually scrubbed the walls by hand. They worked Saturday and Sunday from 12-4, and were able to make an incredible difference in the cleanliness of the house.

The StAT club was in charge of this clean-up and has done many other incredible things to make a difference for the horrendous problem of sex trafficking. The StAT Club is always taking in new members if anyone is interested in making their mark on this prevalent issue.  Just talk with Benson, Nelson, or Schulte and they will get you more info.

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a student power washing the house