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DAUGHTERS OF A KING 33 Fitness by Nicky Welcome to DOAK ™ Magazine Get Your Body Back Fitness consultant Nicky Brown provides strategic exercises to target the mid-section, and the best foods to detox and cleanse the body from the effects of the holidays. Jealousy Is Cruel as the Grave 35 Jealousy is a human emotion deeply rooted in fear. As daughters of God, we do not have to allow this destiny killer to have access to our lives. DAUGHTERS OF A KING [DOAK ™] MAGAZINE FOUNDER Ebony Murrell EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ebony Murrell GRAPHICS & ART DESIGN OnPath ™ Graphics CONTRIBUTING WRITERS & EDITORS Constance Owens Denise Reid Charri Wilson Nicky Brown Web: www.doakmagazine.com Email: [email protected] Daughters of a King [DOAK ™] Magazine is a Christian women’s quarterly periodical, with printed and digital publications. The mission of Daughters of a King rests on four words: VIRTUE, BEAUTY, UNITY, and POWER. Our mission is to bring keen awareness to the virtue our Heavenly Father has placed within us, through His Son, Christ Jesus. In this virtue, to recognize the inner and outer beauty possessed by every daughter created by God. In our beauty, to embrace one another in sisterhood and unity. In this unity, to stand together in authority and power, to make a difference in another person’s life. The purpose of our magazine is to inspire, uplift and inform on current events and social trends while providing written material from a faith-based foundation. Daughters of a King [DOAK ™] Magazine is owned and operated by Legacy MPM, LLC. © 2016 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, including photocopying or electronic retrieval, without written permission from Legacy MPM, LLC. Legacy Magazines, Publishing & Media, LLC Hello everyone and welcome to the second edition of our Daughters of a King [DOAK ™] Magazine, Winter 2016. This issue is dedicated to every person that has been exploited and victimized by Human Trafficking in the United States and around the world. We would like to thank Lily Pad Haven, Inc., located in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their tireless efforts in helping survivors and sharing their vision with our magazine. As I typed the words into the pages for the articles on Human Trafficking, tears flooded my eyes and I could hear God’s voice telling me that I should be doing more. So often we live our lives and go about our days, oblivious to the suffering of others around us. Human trafficking affects women, teens, and children more than we care to know and more than we could ever imagine. The level of objectification and depravity forced upon victims is incomprehensible. When you read the compiled data and learn of the number of people enslaved, the horror is overwhelming. The sheer magnitude of the injustice and suffering seems to drown out the voice of our hearts - God’s heart making it easier to just look away. Too often we wait until it happens to someone we know or love before we become concerned, but God has called us to do much more. I believe each of us carries a personal responsibility to the suffering of another person. To be Christ-like means we love the way He loves. When Jesus saw the multitude, the Bible says, “He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast like sheep without a shepherd.” - Matthew 9:36 (NAS) As the body of Christ, we are called to compassion and empowered to make a change. For those who have been trafficked, giving the best of what we have (time, prayers, donations, sponsorship) can richly bless a sur