"Faith group brings hope and support to women in Indianapolis strip clubs"
Read this WTHR news story excert about a transformation story of mission partner:
"Unconditional is an organization that serves women in the adult entertainment and sex industry," said Sarah Daniel, founder and CEO of Unconditional. "We provide wrap-around support for women, no matter where they are in their journey, whether they're still in the industry or have been out 20 years."
The third Thursday of each month, volunteers prepare gift bags and visit the women who work in Indianapolis strip clubs.
"It feels good to know that I can go in and encourage ladies in a place where I've now been delivered out of," said former madam Erika Davis, who is a 2023 program graduate of Unconditional.
Davis described her childhood as rough and rocky. She was a teenager when she got started in the business.
"I danced for the first time and made $3,000 my first night, and I was hooked," Davis said.
Davis said she only danced for six months, then she got pregnant by someone who had no idea of her true life, and had a baby boy.
"I kept everything under wraps. I never danced in Indianapolis. I always traveled and danced because I felt like people would know me in the local clubs," Davis said.
Davis said she started grooming other girls to work in strip clubs.
Unconditional is an organization that serves women in the adult entertainment and sex industry.
"I was telling them how to dress, how to behave, how to make more money, how to feel more wanted by the customers and the clients that we would pull in. I would travel with them so they could go to different areas to make more money," Davis said. "Technically, I was called a madam. It's the female version of what people know as a pimp."
Four years ago, Davis met the founder of Unconditional who had a message for her.
"(Sarah Daniel) said to me, you no longer have to live with the guilt or the shame of who you used to be. But, you can be exactly who God called you to be," Davis said.
Read the full story here and learn how Davis became a part-time staff member at Unconditional.