Abandonment

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called "The Shack."

Themes: God's Nature, Suffering, Abandonment, Loss, Pain, Death, Justice, Forgiveness, Love

As Mack considers leaving, Sarayu convinces him to stick around by leading him into a beautiful forest.

Themes: God's Nature, Suffering, Abandonment, Loss, Pain, Death

Mack ultimately blames God for the supposed death of his daughter.

Themes: Guilt, Hell, Brokenness, God's Nature, Suffering, Abandonment, Loss, Pain, Death

Mack speaks with a man who encourages him to forgive, so he can overcome his bitterness and experience joy again.

Themes: God's Nature, Suffering, Abandonment, Loss, Pain, Death, Justice, Forgiveness, Love

Mack questions how God could allow his daughter to die and be distant during his suffering.

Themes: God's Nature, Suffering, Abandonment, Loss, Pain, Death

When the fall of communism left many parents unemployed and in search of work, their abandoned children were prime targets for sex traffickers.

Themes: Orphan, Corruption, Sex Trafficking, Abuse, Coercion, Social Issues, Sex, Control, Victim

When examining the path that leads girls to become prostitutes, we, as a society, should be trying to understand them as victims, not criminals.

Themes: Human Trafficking, Sex, Slavery, Trapped, Exploitation, Victim, Human Rights, Testimony, Neglect