See Something, Say Something

In Ephesians chapter 5, Paul reminds us that we are "light in the Lord." He goes on to caution us in a passage containing material referenced by a brave woman who exposed darkness she encountered in her workplace:
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.
12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.
13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.
14 Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light."

It seemed to have been a dirty little secret of the health-care industry.  But, thanks to work of brave journalists, people who have been harmed, and insider whistleblowers, the lid is coming off the hideous practice of doctors performing sex-change operations on minors and performing treatments that purport to "change" a person's gender.

Vanessa Sivadge is one of those "whistleblowers."  Until just over a month ago, she worked as a nurse at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. The Christian Post reported:

Sivadge claimed TCH fired her on Aug. 16 for exposing alleged Medicaid fraud at the country's largest children's hospital, which she said was using federal funds to cover cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for minors in violation of Texas law, according to an exclusive statement provided to journalist Christopher Rufo.

The article says that...

Sivadge came forward to Rufo last year to claim TCH was pushing "gender-affirming care" on young patients while ignoring their underlying psychological problems.

Sivadge approached Rufo following his May 2023 story about Dr. Eithan Haim, who leaked medical records suggesting that TCH continued to prescribe puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria despite claiming otherwise.

The U.S. Department of Justice slapped Haim with four felony counts in June for obtaining "personal information including patient names, treatment codes and the attending physician from Texas Children's Hospital's (TCH) electronic system without authorization," according to a DOJ press release.

Sivadge also said that she had requested and did not receive a religious accommodation to be transferred out of the wing of the hospital performing these harmful procedures. Sivadge was also visited by federal agents, and said, "I believe that the Department of Justice has been weaponized against people of faith and people who expose wrongdoing and illegal activity — not just in my case, but in many others..."

Her motivation to come forward, she relates, is spiritual, stating: "Ephesians 5 says to have nothing to do with the worthless deeds of evil and darkness but instead expose them, and that everything exposed by the light becomes visible," adding, "So that was really the foundation and the motivation for me to do what I've done, to speak out like I have."

Vanessa's GiveSendGo page states:

"My faith in Jesus compels me to speak the truth about what I've seen while having the utmost compassion and love towards children confused about their sex. I am a nurse who unapologetically believes in the beautiful design of God for our gender and sexuality as stated in Genesis 1, where "He made them male and female." I believe that human beings are made in the image of God, and the intrinsic biological differences between men and women should be affirmed, upheld, and celebrated.

The Daily Citizen published a timeline back in June of the events related to gender-change surgeries at TCH and Vanessa's actions and statements.  The article states:

The misconduct at TCH reveals the deep inroads gender ideology has made into medicine — and the lengths hospitals and doctors will go to defend it.

The legal harassment experience by Haim and Sivadge reveal the hold gender ideology has over people in charge of uncovering and prosecuting crimes.

These toxic ideas have grown under the cover of darkness, supported by citizens’ ignorance and apathy.

Now that a few brave individuals have sacrificed their personal wellbeing to bring this cancer to light, it’s time for everyday people to call gender ideology what it is — a religion that celebrates child abuse.

There are several ideas we should consider as we ponder the plight of Vanessa Sivadge.  There's an adage: "see something, say something."  Ephesians 5 was quoted by Vanessa regarding exposing works of darkness.  We should always make sure that the information we may feel led to expose is factual and that we're not just spreading gossip and slander, but as people of truth, we can help people discover what is true and what is not. 

We also should not be afraid to attach spiritual meaning to evil practices; and make no mistake, what is being done to children in these gender-change treatments and surgeries is evil - it is an affront to the divine design and nature of God Himself.  And, it seems that so many of those who embrace the LGBT agenda also have a blatant disregard for life in the womb.  If we operate in Biblical discernment, then that opens up avenues of spiritual power that can confront the evil around us: through prayer, through resisting the power of the enemy, through speaking the Word of God, by which we overcome evil, and by speaking the name of Jesus over a situation.  We should never be held back by fear of doing the right thing, depending on the power of the Spirit.