Virgins in America: Associate Pastor J.R. Hall prays over the purity ring ceremony participants after they received their rings and "True Love Waits" commitment certificates at the Full Life Assembly of God in Franklin, TN. February 13, 2008 © Marvi Lacar

Toxic Philippines: Diane Liwanag, 12, holds on to her rosary while her mother changes her clothes. © Marvi Lacar

Salula, Escaped from Marriage: Narok, Kenya. Salula Sylvia Naingisa, 11, prays during an evening fellowship inside the girl's dorm at the Tasaru Safehouse for Girls. © Marvi Lacar

Traditional Blade: Kameli, Kenya. A Maasai villager displays the traditional blade used to circumcise young girls before the practice became illegal in Kenya. © Marvi Lacar

Halloween in Suburbia. Mateo, 2014 © Marvi Lacar

Mateo Seeks the Light. Upstate, NY © Marvi Lacar

Kaleb and his Superheroes, Maplewood, NJ © Marvi Lacar