Be The Safe Place

Dear Friend,

If you’ve made it through this series, I want to say this from my heart: thank you.

Thank you for leaning in when it would have been easier to look away.

Thank you for choosing to be a listener, a learner, a protector.

Thank you for carrying God’s heart into the places where pain and silence have lived too long.

We’ve walked through some heavy truths.

We’ve talked about real risks—and even deeper wounds. But we’ve also listened to God’s call for His people to rise up, speak up, and create spaces where the vulnerable are no longer left to fight alone.

And I believe… you were chosen for this.

Here’s what we’ve covered together:

Part 1: Teach the Next Generation

You learned how to talk to kids and teens about boundaries, safety, and their God-given value in age-appropriate, faith-based ways.

Part 2: Speak Up and Stay Alert

You gained the tools to recognize red flags in both kids and adults—and how to act with courage when something feels wrong.

Part 43 Walk With Survivors

You were invited to respond to disclosures of abuse with compassion, grace, and trauma-informed care that reflects the heart of Jesus.

Each of these steps matters. Each one can shift an atmosphere. Each one can change a life.

And Now—The Charge

“The Spirit of the Lord… has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives…” – Isaiah 61:1

Friend, you don’t need to be perfect to be powerful.

You don’t need to have a title to make a difference.

You just need to be present, prayerful, and willing.

You can be the adult a child runs to when something’s not right.

You can be the voice that breaks generational silence.

You can be the one who listens, believes, and protects.

You can be the safe place.

Let’s Pray:

“Lord, thank You for trusting me with this truth. I don’t want to turn away. I want to step in—with love, with boldness, and with wisdom. Use me to bring healing where there’s been harm. Show me how to build safety where fear has lived. And remind every survivor that You are their refuge. I am willing. I am available. Make me a safe place. Amen.”

Please don’t let this be the end. Let it be a beginning.

• Start a support group or healing night for survivors in your community.

• Host a “Safe Place” workshop at your church or school. Explicit Movement may be able to help with this, or point your to people who have powerul testimonies and experience.

You are not doing this alone. God is with you.

And you’re part of a growing movement of believers choosing to protect, empower, and restore.

We need you in this.

Let’s go be the safe place.

With deep gratitude and hope,

Explicit Movement Staff