Human Trafficking is one of the largest criminal activities in the world. It only falls behind drug dealing and is tied with illegal arms dealing. Here are some more statistics that you should be aware of in regards to Human Trafficking:
• An estimated 2.5 million people are in forced labor (including sexual
exploitation) at any given time as a result of trafficking.
• The majority of trafficking victims
are between 18 and 24 years of
age.
• 43% of victims are used for forced commercial sexual exploitation,
of whom 98% are women and girls
• 32% of victims are used for forced economic exploitation, of whom
56% are women and girls.
• Many trafficking victims have at
least middle-level education.
In a recent post by Grace, as a guest post on someones blog she raises awareness of the atrocities committed against young girls who are caught up in the sex slave industry through poetry. The poem is written out of real stories of girls who are slaves around the world. This post is not for the faint of heart. It is disturbing, appalling and will make you uncomfortable. But I believe sometimes we must be made to be uncomfortable so that God can move us to participate in his work of redemption and rescue. In the Old Testament we see God as a redeemer when he freed the Israelites from Egypt where they were slaves. Jesus died on the cross to free us from the enslavement of our own sins. Though the bible is complete God's work is not. He is still in the business of redemption and we are the ones he chooses to use to free those who find themselves enslaved and oppressed. I ask you to take a few moments to read this poem and I pray that it will stir in you the desire to help end slavery in our world. Click on this link to read the poem. Below are additional links of organizations that exist solely to the work to end slavery. Check them out and see how you can help with their cause. With all of us working together I believe we can and will see the end of slavery.
Thanks for sharing my link ---appreciate it! it's an important -but sad- message to share!
ReplyDeleteThank you Grace for your boldness in your poem. I believe so strongly in this because of the young girls I work with. I know that they could become statistics too. As a minister this is one of my passions in terms of bringing to the church. I believe so strongly that the only way it will end is with people of faith coming together and God working through us to free the millions of people who do not know freedom because of human trafficking.
ReplyDeleteAdele, thankful for your work and for your passions to bring it to the Church. Everyone needs a voice in it, if were ever going to make a dent in this evil system. blessings!
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