[caption id="attachment_1822" align="alignnone" width="210" caption="Who will befriend her today?"][/caption] About a year ago I spent a day learning strategies to combat human trafficking from a guy named Brad Dennis. Brad works with the Klaas Kids, the search and rescue arm of the Polly Klaas Foundation. It was one of those days I can't forget. Brad told story after story of information he had gained form talking to pimps, girls in the trafficking industry, or grieving families hoping against hope to…
I've been drifting at the edges of the human trafficking issue for a year or two now, joining my church in the Hope for Freedom cause, reading, talking, networking. I have sat with prostitutes who were trafficked into the trade by relatives and "safe" friends. I've heard their stories and seen their redemption. I've seen homes for restoring the souls of young girls. And I've read. I've read news reports of raids, successful and not. I've read books that were…
I heard a great story on Fox News yesterday morning while I was getting ready for my day. Since the story involved human trafficking, an issue that I care about deeply, I stopped what I was doing and watched. I loved what I saw! It seems that a group of nuns in Indiana is (rightly) concerned about the increased potential and reality of trafficking surrounding the Superbowl tomorrow. But these nuns didn't hold a prayer meeting or a candlelight vigil.…
What an amazing weekend! Some of the details will have to wait for another post, but I was so privileged to go and tour a completed and running safe house for girls rescued from trafficking. It is the only Christian safe house in the state of Florida. And while I was humbled at the dedication it takes to run the house, I was also overwhelmed by its simplicity. You see, this wasn't a huge home. It was pretty average. And…
My friend Macey did this video interview for a college project. It inspires me when the next generation steps up to the plate and gets involved. Thanks Macey! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3bXBRx3Mek Love146.0rg NotforSale.org International Justice Mission
Sometimes it all seems too good to be true. God takes all the crap, all the smuttiness and grittiness of life and hits the delete button for us. Wow. Stop and think about that for a moment: He turns to a fresh notebook page, writes our name across the top, and starts to fill a blank page with mercy, grace, beauty, trust. I found myself reading in Hebrews today. It was the next thing to read, but I wasn't excited…
This past weekend Christ Fellowship hosted over 400 garage sales all over the county. We did it to raise funds and awareness for the issue of human trafficking. So in our own yards, in our own neighborhoods we all did what we could. In the end we have raised thousands and thousands of dollars that are going directly to help free people kept in slavery all over the country and the world. That's pretty amazing! What amazed me more, is…
