Did you know?

Did you know that....


* Two million children are subjected to prostitution in the global commercial sex trade. (“Trafficking in Persons
Report.” United States Department of State. June 2010)


* 100 million additional girls will marry over the next decade. (International Center for Research on Women. 2011)

* 12.3 million adults and children in forced labor, bonded labor, and forced prostitution around the world; 56 percent of
these victims are women and girls. (“Trafficking in Persons Report 2010.” United States Department of State)

* According to ILO, there are an estimated 1.39 million victims of sex trafficking, both national and transnational
(“Trafficking in Persons Report 2009.” United States Department of State.)

Human Trafficking is happening in America (yes, you read that correctly) and all through out the world. This issue is not talked about because people are scared and don't know what to do. I went to a presentation this evening about the issues of human trafficking. There is not just sex trafficking that happens in the world. But there are other issues as well. I heard countless stories this evening about girls who were taken advantage of and who were abused by men who were sometimes 40 or 50 years their senior. One story stuck out to me.

A young girl was pregnant and she was working in the field until she went into labor. When it was time for her to deliver the baby, she went into her house and delivered the baby unassisted. A few hours later, her husband showed up to check out the sex of the child. Upon seeing that the child was a girl, he took the child and went a dug a hole for the baby. He buried her and left her to die. Thankful the grandfather of the child some how saw this going on. He dug up the child and brought her to a clinic and walked away. The nurse at the clinic heard the baby crying outside and went out to get it. She picked up the baby and upon seeing it was a girl, called a local pastor who came at got her. This little girl is now a thriving little three year old.

It breaks my heart that in other countries women are so taken advantage of. This issue of human trafficking needs to be taked about. As Christians, we need to step up to the plate and end this terrible epidemic.

All of the facts that I mentioned earlier are taken from a site called She is Safe. This organization goes into eight countries around the world and frees women and young girls from sex slavery and human trafficking. They then share the love of Christ with these girls and disciple them. The girls then have the opportunity to help others in their community gain the same freedom that they have received.

I am so thankful that God opened my eyes to this issue tonight.

If you can pray for these girls then pray that God would free them from the slavery and that they would be able to get help.

If The lord has laid it on your heart to donate then you can donate then you can do so here: She is Safe.

If you can start talking to people about the issue that is the first step. Hence why I am writing this blog.

I will continue to pray for those who are part of this human trafficking, both for the girls and the men and woman who traffic them


We need to be a voice for the voiceless.

Dear God,

I pray that you would free those who are the bondages of slavery. Break those chains and help them find help. connect them with someone from She is Safe or another Christian organization who can get them back on their feet. Help the families who are so desperate for money that they will sell their children into slavery without even knowing it. Help the families to see that when a man comes to their door and starts to talk about a better future and a job for their daughters. They would have the sense to question. Be with the She is safe staff and the field workers. Help them to be a light in the darkness. God, we pray for those who are traffickers. Those who hurt these beautiful girls and woman. I pray that you would soften their hearts and turn them toward you. Thank you for allowing me to hear this information tonight and for opening my eyes to this issue. Help me to use the information that I have gained tonight to your glory.

Amen.