Linda Smith, former Congresswoman and founder and president of Shared Hope International, has written a heart-stirring book called From Congress to the Brothel. It is a gripping story of how God worked in her heart to reach ...
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Archive by Category | slavery
From Congress to the Brothel
Love146 – ‘Imagine’
I have written a few other posts about Love146, but I haven't shared these videos yet. Watch them to learn about the terrible reality of slavery and find out what Love146 is doing to abolish child sex slavery and ...
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Today in Abolition History
The early morning of February 24, 1807, was a great moment in history. After a long and difficult struggle to abolish the British slave trade, William Wilberforce's goal was finally realized! Here is a glimpse back into ...
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International Justice Mission Makes Another Rescue
Praise God! A team from International Justice Mission, along with local law enforcement, were able to rescue approximately 30 victims of human trafficking from brothels in South Asia this past weekend. Police were also able ...
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Stop Child Trafficking Now
Statistics say that every two minutes a child is sold into slavery for sexual exploitation. I've also read it the opposite way, that two children are trafficked every minute. Either way, that is a staggering and tragic ...
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Slavery Books for Your Library
I love reading and I try to read books about modern-day slavery to keep myself aware of what is happening around the world and keep my heart thoughtful of the people who are continually suffering in slavery. But it seems ...
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Recognizing and Identifying Victims of Human Trafficking
After my last post about reporting slavery, I thought it might be helpful to know what to look for in order to identify and report an incident of slavery. Again, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center supplies some ...
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Slavery Map & Reporting Slavery
If you suspect someone is a victim of modern-day slavery and human trafficking, you can do something about it. You can call the US Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-3737-888. This will put you in touch with the National ...
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The A21 Campaign Human Trafficking Prayer Guide
I wrote another post about praying for the abolition of modern-day slavery, and since then I have found another great resource to use. The A21 Campaign has put together a helpful human trafficking prayer guide with Scripture ...
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Freedom Sunday and The Underground Church Network
Freedom Sunday is coming on February 21, 2010. This will be a day when churches all over the world will pray for those held captive in modern-day slavery. Find out how your church can participate in Freedom Sunday as well ...
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