Holiday tree to draw attention to plight of victims of child sex trade
Laura Ralson (left), wife of the ministry founder Carl Ralston and Nhu Than, tree namesake, hold ornaments made by girls from Thailand for the Remember Nhu Tree of Hope. The tree is named for a ministry that prevents children from falling prey to the sex trade in Thailand. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
Laura Ralson, wife of the ministry founder Carl Ralston, holds an ornament with the word Messiah inThai, made by girls from Thailand. Marantha Bible Church is sponsoring The Remember Nhu Tree of Hope in the upcoming Akron Children's Hospital Tree Festival. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
Marantha Bible Church is sponsoring The Remember Nhu Tree of Hope in the upcoming Akron Children's Hospital Tree Festival at the John S. Knight Center. The tree is named for a ministry that prevents children from falling prey to the sex trade in Thailand. Laura Ralson, wife of the ministry founder, Carl Ralston and Nhu Than, namesake, hold ornaments made by girls from Thailand for the tree. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
Laura Ralson, wife of the ministry founder Carl Ralston, holds an ornament with the word Messiah in English on one side and Thai on the other, made by girls from Thailand. Marantha Bible Church is sponsoring The Remember Nhu Tree of Hope in the upcoming Akron Children's Hospital Tree Festival. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
The Marantha Bible Church's The Remember Nhu Tree of Hope at Akron Children's Hospital Tree Festival at the John S. Knight Center in Akron, Ohio. (Mike CardewAkron Beacon Journal)
A detail shot of the Marantha Bible Church's The Remember Nhu Tree of Hope at Akron Children's Hospital Tree Festival.. (Mike CardewAkron Beacon Journal)
