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Love146 Video – Abolish Child Trafficking

I just learned how to put videos on my blog :).  This one is the Love146 video that I wrote about in another post.  Now you can watch it here . . . ...

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Hope in the LORD

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives ...

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Justice for the Oppressed

The following Psalm brings to my mind how human traffickers prey upon the poor.  They are the wicked who sit in ambush in the villages, watching for the helpless and seizing the poor, thinking that God will never see it.  Yet ...

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Abolition in the 21st Century

I just came across a couple more websites about modern-day slavery that are worth checking out.  According to their website, The A21 Campaign "stands for abolishing injustice in the 21st century. Anyone can join - everyone ...

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Oppression, Justice and Abolition

In his book Not For Sale, David Batstone writes the following: The book of Ecclesiastes is one of the extraordinary pieces of ancient wisdom literature.  The author beautifully expressed the desperation of the powerless:  “I ...

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Just Courage

Just Courage is another inspiring book by Gary Haugen, president of International Justice Mission.  He states, "Nothing presents a more compelling and authentic witness of Christian faith in this era than the struggle for ...

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Love146

Love146 is an organization that is working to abolish child slavery and exploitation through prevention and aftercare.   They quote Martin Luther King Jr. as saying, "Justice at its best is love correcting everything that ...

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Terrify No More

Terrify No More, by IJM founder and president, Gary Haugen with Gregg Hunter is the compelling true account of IJM's courageous and heroic undercover rescue of young girls held as slaves in a brothel in Cambodia.  I am not ...

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International Justice Mission

International Justice Mission is a Christian organization and, as stated on their website, "a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM ...

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Justice and Righteousness

In my research on justice, I discovered that many times throughout the Bible, when justice is mentioned, so is righteousness.  Both of these words signify acting in accordance with what is right and good.  Here are just some ...

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