Eden's Glory is a home fortifying survivors, educating communities, and working to end human trafficking all for the glory of God. 


We offer a Christ-centered residential and outpatient treatment program for adult women, ages 18 thru 30 who are survivors of human trafficking. We resource community members and any key leaders to prevent and intervene in human trafficking locally.


OUR CORE VALUES

  • We are committed to pursuing the glory of God in all work.
  • We are committed to strength-based, trauma-informed care.
  • We are committed to a Christ-centered approach to healing and restoration.
  • We are committed to ongoing development of community partnerships.
  • We are committed to ongoing efforts to train and equip members of society in the areas of awareness, mobilization, prevention, rescue, and restoration.


Click Here to View Our Case Statement

Who we serve

The women we serve can come from across the country or in our own neighborhood, coming out of exploitative situations where their bodies have been used and sold for the benefit and profit of others. Through lies and manipulation, beatings and abuse, loss and trauma, these women have often lost all sense of self and pride, giving up on dreams they once held for the future. They are in need of extensive medical and mental health treatment to begin the long journey of recovery. Their needs may be broad but as soon as they are willing and able, the staff at Eden’s Glory want to come alongside them in their journey and recovery.


Our women come to Eden's Glory by way of various agencies across the country: FBI; Homeland Security; rescue organizations like Out of Darkness (Atlanta) or Healing Action (St. Louis); even word of mouth from persons who know of our services.


For these women, we are offering space and unique opportunity to address the hurt and lies and see Truth instead. Our home offers space for SIX women to enter a home focused on healing in a community and family environment. We intentionally keep the environment small in reflection that Jesus too fed the 5000 but stopped and healed the individual. We dig in and deeply walk with these women so that they may fully heal in order to thrive.


What we do

The women we invite to stay at Eden's Glory are our honored guests and are invited to stay up to 2 years. Our posture is Radical Hospitality and we strive to love deeply and consistently. We are a Christ centered program, letting the residents know that healing doesn't come from us but solely through Jesus.


The two years are completely free of cost to them. We want them to focus their first year working diligently, with out distraction, on themselves: we provide space and time and guidance for them to work on their emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental health. The second year we begin to explore preparing them to succeed in pursuing their hopes and dreams.


"This isn't a program its a way of life" --Eden's Glory Resident

A Bit of our History

A team of passionate people gathered in a dining room the Fall of 2012 and began fighting modern slavery in Bond County, Illinois. Beginning with learning together about human trafficking and exploring their community they were faced with a community unaware of trafficking. This team became a Set Free Movement task force and spearheaded efforts to see a community transformed and in pursuit of a Zero Tolerance [for injustices] Community. Within three years significant engagement had taken place through the team’s effort to network, educate, and mobilize a community. The team continues to work within five primary constructs: AWARENESS, MOBILIZATION, PREVENTION, RESCUE, and RESTORATION.


While being birthed out of the Set Free Movement ethos, the work has expanded to the formation of a new organization focused as a restoration home for survivors of trafficking called Eden’s Glory. This home is the result of effective community engagement and is a Christ-centered two-year residential treatment program serving adult women, ages 18 and older. As of October 2014, Illinois only had 8 beds available to trafficking victims; Eden’s Glory initially added 4 beds to that number. Eden’s Glory is partnering with a wide variety of organizations working holistically to pave the way to hope and healing for survivors.



Click Here to View Our Case Statement