Human Trafficking
question:What effects 27 million people in the world today?
answer: SLAVERY
Can we say huge? This is a HUGE problem that devastates and completely destroys lives every 30 seconds. Crazy statistic:
There are more people in slavery NOW then EVER in HISTORY!!!! MORE!
and what are we doing? Turning a blind eye? Crossing on the other side of the road to avoid seeing the truth of this?
I have been enlighted the past three weekends with the truth of this thriving business. I want to be moved with compassion not emotion (as Christine Caine said). The stories of human trafficking can leave one emotional, but what moved the Good Samaritan in Luke 10 was compassion. The Good Samaritan did not cross the road as the other two men before him did when they saw the injured man, he showed compassion in caring for him financially and physically.
More stats from A21 ministries (http://www.thea21campaign.org/)
* primary purpose: forced servitude or sexual slavery
*2nd largest global organized crime
*$12 billion generated/year
*over 25% trafficked from southern and eastern Europe
*some girls service upt o 40 men in one day
*99% of victims are never rescued
What can you do to help today?