In the last month, some really exciting things have started to fall into place. A good friend and I are working really hard at trying to put together a human trafficking task force and it looks like it might actually happen. Divine appointments have been made, people are getting on board and I am on cloud nine. This is what I want to do with my life. This is my Holy Discontent.
However, it is also devastatingly heartbreaking. The more I read, the more I research, the more I talk about it, the more my heart breaks. All I want to do is stop every person I see and tell them about what is going on in this world and almost certainly in their own backyard. To think it does not happen here is foolish. To close our eyes and think we play no role is perpetuating the cycle. Because you may not be buying a girl for sex, but you may be buying a t-shirt made by a worker paid less than $.10 an hour, forced to work long hours, and probably physically, mentally, and sexually abused. Even companies who try to do the right thing, such as Knights Apparel struggle to turn a profit because for many of us, price is king. We want the most stuff at the lowest cost with no regard for human dignity.
As I reflect on the disgusting nature of women beaten and abused, and workers starved and threatened, I rest in the fact God’s heart is breaking too. He sees the enslaved and the broken and hears their cries for rescue. And He has created you and I to be part of the answer. To be the hope of rescue and redemption. Because for a victim, someone speaking up may be their only hope for rescue and redemption through the Christ is the only way to heal the wounds of slavery.
As we continue to talk and dream and plan, I believe with everything in me, God has placed us in this location at this time to do something. To start a conversation, raise awareness, and continue to fight against trafficking. If you are interested in joining us, feel free to use the Contact tab and send me an email. Our small group would love to come talk to your organization about human trafficking or get you involved in our grassroots effort!
