Baja’s Wounded Healer

On the Frontline of the War on Human Trafficking

Armed with little more than her own brokenness and God’s transformative power, Dorothy set out to change the lives of trafficked women in Baja California. Seven years after her program’s opening, it continues to bring hope to vulnerable women and children—and to other Christians who, at first, think they have nothing to offer in the fight against human trafficking.

Baja’s Wounded Healer tells Dorothy’s story in two parts. The first section focuses on her wounds and healing—her childhood abuse, her struggles with God, and the rocky road to opening a shelter. The second section tells the stories of women and children who have come through her program, Mujeres Nuevo Comienzo: the woman who escaped fifteen years of enslavement; the mother who came to love a baby conceived in rape; the children who, after being victimized by a pornography ring, learned about “good touch”; and several others who escaped enslavement, abuse, and addiction.

Dorothy and her program are not perfect. Baja’s Wounded Healer does not hide this fact. Yet God continues to use Dorothy and her program to transform lives. And if God can use them, then he can use anyone. Readers will be encouraged by the hope in this book and inspired to do what they can to join the fight. To that end, each chapter ends with a prompt to discuss, pray, or reflect.

Author Bio

John G. Stevens decided to write Baja’s Wounded Healer after taking a tour of a women’s shelter during a mission trip in Baja, California. John has a master’s degree in counseling psychology and a biochemistry degree from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. He is married to his best friend, Cindy, and they are parents to twins, Brenneth and Oriana. John and Cindy presently volunteer together for Global Sharing, an international missions group, as well as various other ministries they find worthwhile. They reside in Paso Robles, California.

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