*Trigger Warning. This story has content that may be triggering to anyone who has suffered abuse or violence. Ultimately, it is a story of surviving and thriving and because of it thousands of lives have been saved.
Living on the streets for several years and working as a prostitute, one night Lauri Burns almost died when gang members, on a mission to rape and kill, kidnapped her.
Burns found healing through helping and to date has saved thousands of at-risk, homeless and sex trafficked young women from the streets of Los Angeles and Orange County.